order of operation
What is the value of 86 + (27 × 4)?
27 × 4 = 108; 86 + 108 = 194
A delivery truck traveled 4,368 miles in 14 days. It traveled the same number of
miles each day. How many miles did it travel each day?
4,368 ÷ 14 = 312 miles per day.
A printing company prints 624 flyers each day for 36 days. How many flyers
does the company print altogether?
624 × 36 = 22,464 flyers.
The sum of 21 and 4, doubled
(21+4) x 2
A farmer sells baskets of peaches for $14.35 each. How much do 6 baskets
cost?
$14.35 × 6 = $86.10.
A tower is 6 feet taller than three times the height of a 14-foot-tall tree. Which
expression represents the height of the tower in feet?
Three times the tree's height, plus 6 feet: 42 + 6 = 48 feet.
A teacher has 527 beads to share equally among 32 students. Each student
receives as many beads as possible. How many beads will be left over?
527 ÷ 32 = 16 R15. Each student gets 16 beads; 15 beads remain.
A school orders 216 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 24 pencils. How many
pencils does the school order altogether?
216 × 24 = 5,184 pencils.
5 times the sum of 7 and 23
(7+23) x 5
A teacher buys 6 rolls of ribbon. Each roll contains 2.75 yards of ribbon. How
many yards of ribbon does the teacher buy altogether?
2.75 × 6 = 16.50 yards.
Maya had 45 stickers. She gave away 18 stickers, then bought 9 more. Which
expression represents how many stickers Maya has now?
Subtract the stickers given away, then add those purchased: 36 stickers.
There are 287 students going on a field trip. Each bus can hold 24 students.
What is the fewest number of buses needed to transport all the students?
287 ÷ 24 = 11 R23. The remaining 23 students need a twelfth bus.
A group of 102 students each raised $48 for a fundraiser. How much money did
the students raise altogether?
102 × $48 = $4,896.
2 times the difference between 49.5 and 37.5
(49.5-37.5) x 2
Jordan buys 2 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas, 8 oranges, and 1 pound of grapes. Use the prices below to find the total cost before tax.
Fruit Price
Apples $1.65 per pound
Bananas $0.58 per pound
Oranges 4 for $3.00
Grapes $2.45 per pound
Apples: $3.30; bananas: $1.74; oranges: $6.00; grapes: $2.45.
Total: $3.30 + $1.74 + $6.00 + $2.45 = $13.49.
10 x (2.5 + 13.5)
160
1432/4
358
511x82
42,394
The sum of 3 fifteens and 4 twos
(3x15)+(4x2)
Kaitlyn loves to roller skate. She goes every weekend and skates as much as she can. Since she skated so much, she decided to buy her own skates. She looked at several stores and found a pair she liked for $74.79. She has $193.42 in her savings account. If she takes out the money to buy the skates, how much money will be left in her savings account? If she wants to buy a helmet for 120.43, will she have enough? Not not how much more money will she need?
118.63, No because she will need 1.80 more
(98-78) x 11
220
91/7
13
902 x 78
70,356
The difference between 9 thirty-sevens and 8 thirty-sevens
9/37 - 8/37
Brady enjoys spending money at the hardware store. He gets along wonderfully with the owner. He bought a wrench for $9.63, a nail gun for $28.01, and a dozen nails for $2.49 each. He gave the owner a hundred-dollar bill. How much change did Brady get?
32.48