BODMAS worksheets

About this worksheet

When a sum has more than one operation, the order matters: 4 + 3 × 5 is 19, not 35. BODMAS is the order: Brackets, Orders (powers) or "Of", Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction. Division and multiplication rank equally and are done from left to right; so do addition and subtraction.

All sums on these sheets come out as whole numbers, so a fraction in the answer means a step went wrong.

Tips for parents and teachers

• Rewrite the sum after each step, one line per step. Doing it in the head is where mistakes come from.
• Underline the part you will do next.
• Remember that subtraction and addition are done left to right: 10 − 4 + 3 is 9.

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• BODMAS without brackets Class 5
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