Grade 5 Math: Order of Operations
18 printable 5th Grade math worksheets on Order of Operations. The first three are free to download; All Access opens all 18.
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Teaching Order of Operations
What it is
The order of operations is the agreed sequence for evaluating an expression: parentheses first, then multiplication and division from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right.
When a child is ready
Teach it once all four operations are fluent and the child meets expressions with more than one operation.
If they struggle
Have the child underline the operation to do first before computing anything, and rewrite the expression one step at a time. Most errors come from working left to right regardless of operation.
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