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Lesson 3: Order of Operations — Practice Questions

  1. 1. Following the order of operations, what is the value of the numeric expression $15 + 4 \cdot 5$? The value is ___.

  2. 2. What is the value of the numeric expression $(8 + 4) \cdot 3$?

    • A. 36
    • B. 20
    • C. 24
    • D. 15
  3. 3. Which of the following numeric expressions is equivalent to $5 \cdot (10 + 4)$?

    • A. $5 \cdot 10 + 4$
    • B. $5 + 10 \cdot 4$
    • C. $5 \cdot 10 + 5 \cdot 4$
    • D. $(5 + 10) \cdot 4$
  4. 4. Evaluate the numeric expression $4 \cdot (3 + 5) - 2$. The value is ___.

  5. 5. Maria bought 3 boxes of crayons for 4 dollars each and 5 notebooks for 2 dollars each. Which pair of expressions represents the total cost?

    • A. $3 \cdot 4 + 5 \cdot 2$ and $4+4+4 + 2+2+2+2+2$
    • B. $(3+5) \cdot (4+2)$ and $3 \cdot 4 + 5 \cdot 2$
    • C. $3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5 \cdot 2$ and $4+4+4 + 2+2+2+2+2$
    • D. $3 \cdot (4+5) + 2$ and $3 \cdot 4 + 5 \cdot 2$
  6. 6. Evaluate the expression: $18 + 7 - 10$. The result is ___.

  7. 7. Which expression shows the correct first step to evaluate $30 - 12 - 5$ according to the left-to-right rule?

    • A. (30 - 12) - 5
    • B. 30 - (12 - 5)
    • C. 30 - (12 + 5)
    • D. (30 - 5) - 12
  8. 8. What is the value of the expression $24 \div 6 \times 2$? The value is ___.

  9. 9. Evaluate the expression: $36 \div 6 \times 2$.

    • A. 12
    • B. 3
    • C. 72
    • D. 18
  10. 10. Calculate the value of the expression $25 - 10 + 4$. The value is ___.