Order of Operations: Multiply or Divide First Worksheets for 3rd Grade
Multiply or divide before you add or subtract. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.
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Order of Operations: Multiply or Divide First: what children learn
Without parentheses, multiplication and division are done before addition and subtraction. This is a rule people agreed on so that everyone gets the same answer to the same problem.
Order of Operations: Multiply or Divide First: worked example
3 + 4 × 2 = ? 11
Multiply first: 4 × 2 = 8. Then add: 3 + 8 = 11.
Order of Operations: Multiply or Divide First: a common mistake to watch for
Kids often work strictly from left to right and get 14 for 3 + 4 × 2. The right answer is 11.
Order of Operations: Multiply or Divide First: how to help at home or in class
Turn the expression into a story. Write 3 + 4 × 2 and explain that you have 3 stickers and buy 4 packs with 2 stickers in each. Act it out, packs first. Then give your child an expression and ask for a story to match. Before solving, have them say aloud which part comes first. Once that is automatic, longer problems with all four operations are ready.
What is on these Order of Operations: Multiply or Divide First worksheets
This set has 15 different worksheets for 3rd grade, with 16 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Multiply or divide first. Then add or subtract.”
Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:
- 22 + 8 × 4 =54
- 58 + 5 × 6 =88
- 21 - 9 × 2 =3
- 38 - 2 × 9 =20
- 30 + 9 × 5 =75
- 43 + 6 × 9 =97
- 7 + 4 × 4 =23
- 49 + 2 × 2 =53
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