MA3-MR-02, Order of operations
Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) · Mathematics · Multiplicative relations
Builds and completes number sentences involving multiplication and division, applying the order of operations to calculations.
MA3-MR-02 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Stage 3 spans Years 5 and 6, the worksheets below come from Year 5 and Year 6. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.
Teaching guide
Builds and completes number sentences involving multiplication and division, applying the order of operations to calculations.
Teach the agreed order (brackets, then × and ÷ left to right, then + and - left to right) and why it removes ambiguity, with worked contrasts.
Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.
Working strictly left to right and doing addition before multiplication.
Order of Operations worksheets
All order of operations worksheets →Mixed Operations worksheets
All mixed operations worksheets →NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.