What is the answer?
Where do the brackets go to make the equation true?
Pick the right question
What is the answer?
100

3 × 5 + 8 – 4 × 2

15

100

3 × 5 + 8 – 4 × 2 = 54

3 × (5 + 8 – 4) × 2

100

Which question has the answer 30? 

A) 4 × 6 + 6

B) 7 × (4 + 2)

C) 6 × (7 – 4) × 3

D) 8 × (4 – 2) × 1

A) 4 × 6 + 6

100

4 × 6 + 10 – 2 × 3

28

200

8 + 4 × 3 – 2 × 6

8

200

8 + 4 × 3 – 2 × 6 = 24

(8 + 4) × 3 – 2 × 6

200

Which calculation has the answer 24?

A) 4 × 5 + 4
B) 6 × (3 + 1)
C) 8 × (5 – 2)
D) 9 × (4 – 1)

B) 6 × (3 + 1) = 6 × 4 = 24

200

7 + 5 × 4 – 3 × 6


9

300

3 + 15 – 2 × 4 – 1

9

300

3 + 15 – 2 × 4 – 1 = 12

3 + 15 – 2 × (4 – 1)

300

Which calculation has the answer 36?

A) 6 × 4 + 12
B) 8 × (5 – 1)
C) 9 × (6 – 2)
D) 3 × (4 + 2) × 2


D) 3 × (4 + 2) × 2 = 3 × 6 × 2 = 36

300

9 + 12 – 3 × 5 – 2


4

400

3 × (5 + 8) – 4 × 2

31

400

8 – 2 × 9 – 1 = 48

(8 – 2) × (9 – 1) = 48

400

Which calculation has the answer 60?

A) 5 × (6 + 2) × 2
B) 10 × (4 + 2)
C) 6 × (5 + 5)
D) 3 × (4 + 6) × 2

D) 3 × (4 + 6) × 2 = 3 × 10 × 2 = 60

400

2 × (6 + 7) – 3 × 4


14

500

(3x5)-(5x2)+13x2

31

500

6 × 4 + 12 – 3 × 2 = 30

6 × (4 + 12 – 3) × 2

500

Which calculation has the answer 72?
A) 6 × (4 + 2 × 2)
B) 8 × (3 + 3) × 2
C) 9 × (5 + 3)
D) 4 × (6 + 6) × 2

C) 9 × (5 + 3) = 9 × 8 = 72

500

5 × (4 + 6) + 8 – 3 × 2


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