Exponents and order of operations

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Bo folds a paper strip in half 5 times, so it has 2^5 layers (one very squished strip). 2^5 means 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2. How many layers is that?

   32
2. 2.

   Milo has 7 star stickers and finds 2 packs of 4 stickers each. The bar shows a part of 7 and 2 bars of 4. What is 7 + 2 × 4?

   15
3. 3.

   Ren sketches a bar of 18 with a piece of 4 bars of 2 taken off. What is 18 − 4 × 2?

   10
4. 4.

   Tala cuts a piece of 8 ÷ 4 off a bar of 20. What is 20 − 8 ÷ 4?

   18
5. 5.

   Zee draws a bar of 24 on paper and cuts off a piece of 6 ÷ 2. What is 24 − 6 ÷ 2?

   21
6. 6.

   Ari reads a clue from left to right: first 24 ÷ 4. What is 24 ÷ 4 × 2?

   12
7. 7.

   Bo follows a map clue from left to right: first 36 ÷ 6. What is 36 ÷ 6 × 3?

   18
8. 8.

   Esme solves a puzzle under the lamp. The power comes first: 3^2 means 3 × 3. What is 2 × 3^2?

   18
9. 9.

   Kira bundles two parts in parentheses: 3 + 2 is one bar. What is (3 + 2) × 4?

   20
10. 10.

    Luz packs 3 boxes of pencils. The parentheses bundle one box: 6 red and 2 blue. How many pencils are there, (6 + 2) × 3?

    24