Understanding which operations have equal priority

Understanding which operations have equal priority

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be looking at addition and subtraction problems and multiplication and division problems and exploring whether changing the order of operations affects the outcome.

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5 Questions

Q1.
True or False? 130 - 26 + 14 = 130 + 14 - 26
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
True or False. 130 - 26 + 14 = 130 -14 + 26
Correct answer: False
True
Q3.
True or False. 45 ÷ 9 x 3 = 45 x 3 ÷ 9
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
Use your knowledge of operations with equal priority to solve the equation efficiently. What is 32 + 17 - 12 + 3 - 8?
22
28
Correct answer: 32
33
Q5.
Use your knowledge of operations with equal priority to solve the equation efficiently. What is 14 x 8 ÷ 2 x 10
420
450
Correct answer: 560
600

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UnitMaths / Calculation problems