Order of Operations Error Detective

Answer Key - Grade 5 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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

1. 1.

   9 + 3 × 5. A student got 60. Right answer: 24

2. 2.

   48 − 5 × 8. A student got 344. Right answer: 8

3. 3.

   7 × (9 + 2). A student got 65. Right answer: 77

4. 4.

   9 + 8 × 2. A student got 34. Right answer: 25

5. 5.

   40 − 9 × 4. A student got 124. Right answer: 4

6. 6.

   5 × (3 + 2). A student got 17. Right answer: 25

7. 7.

   9 + 2 × 9. A student got 99. Right answer: 27

8. 8.

   15 − 2 × 5. A student got 65. Right answer: 5

9. 9.

   4 × (8 + 4). A student got 36. Right answer: 48

10. 10.

    5 + 5 × 2. A student got 20. Right answer: 15