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1-4 Study Guide and Intervention

Order of Operations
Order of Operations
1. Simplify the expressions inside grouping symbols, like parentheses.
2. Find the value of all powers.
3. Multiply and divide in order from left to right.
4. Add and subtract in order from left to right.

Example 1 Find the value of 48 ⴜ (3 ⴙ 3) ⴚ 22.

48 ⫼ (3 ⫹ 3) ⫺ 22 ⫽ 48 ⫼ 6 ⫺ 22 Simplify the expression inside the parentheses.

⫽ 48 ⫼ 6 ⫺ 4 Find 22.
⫽ 8⫺4 Divide 48 by 6.
⫽ 4 Subtract 4 from 8.

Example 2 Write and solve an expression to find the total cost of planting
flowers in the garden.
Item Cost Per Item Number of Items Needed
pack of flowers $4 5
bag of dirt $3 1
bottle of fertilizer $4 1

Words cost of 5 flower packs plus cost of dirt plus cost of fertilizer
Expression 5 ⫻ $4 ⫹ $3 ⫹ $4

5 ⫻ $4 ⫹ $3 ⫹ $4 ⫽ $20 ⫹ $3 ⫹ $4
⫽ $23 ⫹ $4
⫽ $27
The total cost of planting flowers in the garden is $27.

Exercises
Find the value of each expression.
1. 7 ⫹ 2 ⫻ 3 2. 12 ⫼ 3 ⫹ 5 3. 16 ⫺ (4 ⫹ 5)

4. 8 ⫻ 8 ⫼ 4 5. 10 ⫹ 14 ⫼ 2 6. 3 ⫻ 3 ⫹ 2 ⫻ 4

7. 80 ⫺ 8 ⫻ 32 8. 11 ⫻ (9 ⫺ 22) 9. 25 ⫼ 5 ⫹ 6 ⫻ (12 ⫺ 4)

10. GARDENING Refer to Example 2 above. Suppose that the gardener did not
buy enough flowers and goes back to the store to purchase four more
packs. She also purchases a hoe for $16. Write an expression that shows
the total amount she spent to plant flowers in her garden.

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1-4 Practice
Order of Operations
Find the value of each expression.
1. 34 ⫹ 17 ⫺ 5 2. 25 ⫺ 14 ⫹ 3 3. 42 ⫹ 6 ⫼ 2

4. 39 ⫻ (15 ⫼ 3) ⫺ 16 5. 48 ⫼ 8 ⫹ 5 ⫻ (7 ⫺ 2) 6. 64 ⫼ (15 ⫺ 7) ⫻ 2 ⫺ 9

7. (3 ⫹ 7) ⫻ 6 ⫹ 4 8. 9 ⫹ 8 ⫻ 3 ⫺ (5 ⫻ 2) 9. 72 ⫹ 6 ⫻ 2

10. 34 ⫺ 82 ⫼ 4 11. 45 ⫼ 3 ⫻ 23 12. 4 ⫻ (52 ⫺ 12) ⫺ 6

13. 78 ⫺ 24 ⫼ (14 ⫺ 6) ⫻ 2 14. 9 ⫹ 7 ⫻ (15 ⫹ 3) ⫼ 32 15. 13 ⫹ (43 ⫼ 2) ⫻ 5 ⫺ 17

16. Using symbols, write the product of 18 and 7 plus 5.

ART For Exercises 17 and 18, use the following information.

An art supply store sells posters for $9 each and picture frames for $15 each.

17. Write an expression for the total cost of 6 posters and 6 frames.

18. What is the total cost for 6 framed posters?

19. SCIENCE There are 24 students in a science class. Mr. Sato will give each
pair of students 3 magnets. So far, Mr. Sato has given 9 pairs of students
their 3 magnets. How many more magnets does Mr. Sato need so that
each pair of students has exactly 3 magnets?

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1-4 Skills Practice

Order of Operations
Find the value of each expression.
1. 7 ⫺ 6 ⫹ 5 2. 31 ⫹ 19 ⫺ 8

3. 64 ⫺ 8 ⫹ 21 4. 17 ⫹ 34 ⫺ 2

5. 28 ⫹ (89 ⫺ 67) 6. (8 ⫹ 1) ⫻ 12 ⫺ 13

7. 63 ⫼ 9 ⫹ 8 8. 5 ⫻ 6 ⫺ (9 ⫺ 4)

9. 13 ⫻ 4 ⫺ 72 ⫼ 8 10. 16 ⫼ 2 ⫹ 8 ⫻ 3

11. 30 ⫼ (21 ⫺ 6) ⫻ 4 12. 6 ⫻ 7 ⫼ (6 ⫹ 8)

13. 88 ⫺ 16 ⫻ 5 ⫹ 2 ⫺ 3 14. (2 ⫹ 6) ⫼ 2 ⫹ 4 ⫻ 3

15. 43 ⫺ 24 ⫼ 8 16. 100 ⫼ 52 ⫻ 43

17. 48 ⫼ 23 ⫹ 25 ⫻ (9 ⫺ 7) 18. 45 ⫼ 9 ⫹ 8 ⫺ 7 ⫹ 2 ⫻ 3

19. 18 ⫹ 72 ⫻ (8 ⫺ 2) ⫼ 3 ⫹ 8 20. (52 ⫹ 33) ⫻ (81 ⫹ 9) ⫼ 10

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1-4 Word Problem Practice

Order of Operations
MONEY For Exercises 1–3, use the table that shows the price of
admission to a movie theater.

Movie Theater Admission

Adults: $8
Children (under 13): $5
Matinee (before 6 P.M.): $3

1. Janelle (age 12) and her cousin, 2. Jan takes her three children and two
Marquita (age 14), go to a 7:00 P.M. neighbor’s children to a matinee. All of
show. Write an expression for the total the children are under age 13. Write
cost of admission. What is the total an expression for the total cost of
cost? admission. How much in all did Jan
pay for admission?

3. Connor (age 13), his sister (age 7), and 4. SOCCER Eduardo is 16. Eduardo’s dad
Connor’s parents go to a movie on takes him and his younger sister to a
Saturday night. Write an expression for soccer match. Tickets are $17 for adults
the total cost. What is the total cost? and $13 for children (18 and under).
Write an expression for the total cost of
the tickets. What is the total cost of the
tickets?

5. MONEY Frankie orders two 6. MONEY A store sells barrettes for $2

hamburgers and a soda for lunch. A each and combs for $1. Shelby buys
hamburger is $3 and a soda is $1.00. 3 barrettes and a comb. Kendra buys
Write an expression to show how much 2 barrettes and 4 combs. Write an
he paid for lunch. Then find the value expression for the amount the two girls
of the expression. spent all together. Find the total
amount spent.

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 Order of Operations: Exponents
Solve.

1) 6 – 12 ÷ 4 + 92 × 2 2) 53 – 30 ÷ 3 + 42

Ans = Ans =

3) 18 ÷ 6 + 82 × 3 + 25 4) 48 ÷ 2 × 5 + 72 – 3

Ans = Ans =

5) 4 × 5 + 33 – 15 ÷ 5 6) 9 × 32 ÷ 9 – 4

Ans = Ans =

7) 44 + 11 – 24 ÷ 23 × 3 8) 8 × 4 + 102 ÷ 5

Ans = Ans =

9) 32 + 28 ÷ 4 × 32 – 95 10) 63 – 52 + 9 × 3

Ans = Ans =
 Order of Operations: Exponents
Solve.

1) 43 – 80 ÷ 10 + 2 2) 7 – 64 ÷ 24 + 9 × 3

Ans = Ans =

3) 7 + 62 + 23 × 4 ÷ 8 4) 60 ÷ 10 × 33 + 6

Ans = Ans =

5) 15 × 7 + 42 – 6 6) 82 + 12 ÷ 3 – 52 + 2

Ans = Ans =

7) 102 + 12 – 23 ÷ 8 × 4 8) 6 + 72 × 3 – 94

Ans = Ans =

9) 4 + 45 ÷ 32 + 2 × 25 10) 43 – 21 + 3 × 6

Ans = Ans =
 Order of Operations: Exponents
Solve.

1) 3 × 23 + 83 ÷ 4 – 71 2) 25 + 2 – 43 ÷ 8 + 2

Ans = Ans =

3) 20 ÷ 5 + 34 × 2 4) 8 + 62 ÷ 12 – 5 × 3

Ans = Ans =

5) 10 × 23 + 72 – 9 + 8 6) 6 × 5 + 92 – 5

Ans = Ans =

7) 24 + 102 – 84 ÷ 2 8) 33 × 5 + 18 ÷ 6

Ans = Ans =

9) 50 – 35 + 44 ÷ 11 – 42 10) 43 + 8 + 35 ÷ 9

Ans = Ans =