Order of Operations Error Detective

Answer Key - Grade 5 Math Worksheet

A student got each answer wrong. Work the problem in the correct order and write the right answer.

1. 1.

   3 + 6 × 3. A student got 27. Right answer: 21

2. 2.

   49 − 8 × 5. A student got 205. Right answer: 9

3. 3.

   6 × (9 + 7). A student got 61. Right answer: 96

4. 4.

   3 + 8 × 3. A student got 33. Right answer: 27

5. 5.

   86 − 9 × 9. A student got 693. Right answer: 5

6. 6.

   11 × (6 + 8). A student got 74. Right answer: 154

7. 7.

   12 + 9 × 3. A student got 63. Right answer: 39

8. 8.

   33 − 3 × 9. A student got 270. Right answer: 6

9. 9.

   6 × (9 + 4). A student got 58. Right answer: 78

10. 10.

    4 + 7 × 5. A student got 55. Right answer: 39