Order of operations with exponents
This Grade 6 worksheet practices order of operations with exponents (Common Core 6.EE.A.1, 6.EE.A.2c; Alberta Algebra 1).
12 Grade 6 order of operations questions, two of them finding the mistake, with an answer key.
12 problems · answer key on the last page · each version has different numbers · Print from the browser
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On this sheet
- 5 × 4² = ? — answer: 80
- 6² + 5² = ? — answer: 61
- 5 × 5² = ? — answer: 125
How to teach it
- Work out what is inside the brackets first.
- Then the exponents (powers).
- Then multiply and divide, from left to right, whichever comes first.
- Then add and subtract, from left to right, whichever comes first.
Questions teachers ask
- How many problems are on this worksheet?
- 12 on one page, with the answer key on the last page.
- What grade and standard is it for?
- Grade 6. Common Core: 6.EE.A.1, 6.EE.A.2c. Alberta: Algebra 1.
- Can I print more than one version?
- Yes. Every version has different numbers and its own answer key. Use “Make another version” for a new one; the same version always prints the same.
- Is it BEDMAS or PEMDAS?
- Both name the same rule. Canadian classrooms say BEDMAS: brackets, exponents, division and multiplication, addition and subtraction. US classrooms say PEMDAS: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction. Multiplying and dividing are done together from left to right, and so are adding and subtracting.
- What grade learns the order of operations?
- Brackets come in around Grade 5, exponents in Grade 6, and integers in Grade 7. In Alberta, Grade 6 evaluates expressions with brackets and powers, and Grade 7 uses positive decimals.
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