6 + 17 × 2 =
Order of operations.
Apply multiplication before addition in a mixed expression.
Order of operations
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Apply multiplication before addition in a mixed expression.
12 + 20 × 6 =
2 + 9 × 7 =
6 + 2 × 6 =
8 + 3 × 4 =
18 + 14 × 2 =
Order of operations
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Apply multiplication before addition in a mixed expression.
6 + 17 × 2 =
12 + 20 × 6 =
2 + 9 × 7 =
6 + 2 × 6 =
8 + 3 × 4 =
18 + 14 × 2 =
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The skill behind this activity
Apply multiplication before addition in a mixed expression.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 6 → Number → Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Carry out multiplication before addition in this expression. Then combine the resulting values.
A common slip
Working only from left to right can ignore the order of operations.
1 + 6 × 7 =
Carry out multiplication before addition in this expression. Then combine the resulting values.