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Order of operations.

Apply multiplication before addition in a mixed expression.

Numihana · England Year 6

Order of operations

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Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Apply multiplication before addition in a mixed expression.

1

6 + 17 × 2 =

Answer: ________________
2

12 + 20 × 6 =

Answer: ________________
3

2 + 9 × 7 =

Answer: ________________
4

6 + 2 × 6 =

Answer: ________________
5

8 + 3 × 4 =

Answer: ________________
6

18 + 14 × 2 =

Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6 · Order of operations
Numihana · England Year 6

Order of operations

Answer key

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Apply multiplication before addition in a mixed expression.

1

6 + 17 × 2 =

Answer: 40
2

12 + 20 × 6 =

Answer: 132
3

2 + 9 × 7 =

Answer: 65
4

6 + 2 × 6 =

Answer: 18
5

8 + 3 × 4 =

Answer: 20
6

18 + 14 × 2 =

Answer: 46
Numihana · England Year 6 · Order of operations

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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.

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Worked example

1 + 6 × 7 =

Answer: 43

Carry out multiplication before addition in this expression. Then combine the resulting values.