5th Grade Order of Operations: All Four Operations Worksheet
Evaluate expressions that combine all four operations with parentheses, one careful step at a time.
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- Grade
- 5th Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Order of Operations
- Topic
- order of operations with all four operations
- Difficulty
- Challenge
- Time
- 18 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
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Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will evaluate expressions that mix all four operations and parentheses using the order of operations.
- Doing parentheses first
- Multiplying and dividing before adding and subtracting
- Working left to right within a step
Inside This Printable
Student directions: Evaluate each expression. Parentheses first, then multiply and divide, then add and subtract. Work left to right within a step.
Worked example
6 + 8 ÷ 4: divide first (8 ÷ 4 = 2), then add -> 6 + 2 = 8.
Sample questions
- 6 + 8 ÷ 4 =
- 3 × 4 − 2 =
- (12 − 4) × 2 ÷ 4 =
The PDF contains 8 practice questions plus 2 challenge questions.
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When all four operations meet
Once expressions mix addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and parentheses, the order of operations does the heavy lifting of telling everyone how to evaluate them consistently: parentheses, then × and ÷, then + and −, always left to right within a step.
How to use it
The best habit for harder expressions is to rewrite the whole expression after each step, doing just one operation at a time, rather than juggling several in your head. This is the natural extension of order of operations with parentheses.
👩🏫 Teacher note
These expressions mix +, −, ×, ÷, and parentheses. Have students rewrite the expression after each step rather than trying to do several at once.
🏠 Parent note
Do parentheses first, then × and ÷ (left to right), then + and − (left to right). Take one step at a time.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Doing addition before multiplication or division
- Not working left to right within the same step
Answer Key
Each answer shows the final value.
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