Simple Steps (no brackets)
What is 4 + 3 × 2?
10
What is (5 + 3) × 2?
16
What is 8 + 6 × 2 − 4?
16
You buy 3 packs of gum with 5 pieces each, then add 2 extra. How many pieces total?
You would have 17 pieces of gum in total.
What should you do first in 6 + (8 − 3) × 2?
(8 - 3)
What is 20 − 6 ÷ 3?
18
What is 9 − (4 + 2)?
3
What is 10 − 2 × 3 + 4?
8
A baker makes 6 trays with 8 cookies each, then eats 10 cookies. How many are left?
There are 38 cookies left.
What is wrong with solving 10 + 5 × 2 = 30?
Addition was done before subtraction
What is 8 × 2 + 5?
21
What is (6 × 3) − 8?
10
What is (7 + 5) × 2 − 9?
15
There are 4 boxes with 9 pencils each. You add 12 more pencils. How many pencils are there now?
There are 48 pencils.
Write an expression for: “Double 6, then add 4.”
(6 x 2) + 4 or 6 x 2 + 4
What is 15 + 6 × 3 − 4 ÷ 2?
31
What is (18 − 6) ÷ (3 + 3) × 4?
8
What is (20 ÷ 4) + (3 × 6) − 5?
18
A coach gives each of 7 players (3 water bottles + 1 towel). How many total items?
Between water bottles and towels, there are 28 in total.
Which has the greater value: 3 × (4 + 6) or (3 × 4) + 6?
3 × (4 + 6) = 30 > (3 x 4) + 6 = 18
What is 48 ÷ 4 + 6 × 3 − 5?
25
What is (12 − 3) × (4 + 5) − 6?
75
What is 8 × (9 − 6) + 24 ÷ (8 − 4)?
30
A cafeteria makes (8 tables × 6 trays each) + (3 extra trays for staff) − 7 broken trays. How many trays total?
There are 44 trays in total in the cafeteria.
True or False: 1+(8 + 4) ÷ 2 × 3 = 18. Explain your reasoning.
False, 1+(8 + 4) ÷ 2 × 3 = 19