GCSE · Integers, powers & roots

Negatives and the order of operationsExam-style questions

Why the order of operations exists, why −3² and (−3)² are different numbers, and how the sign rules for negatives follow from what multiplication means.

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13 questions · GCSE (Higher) level · mark scheme and worked solution on each · no sign-up to try

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  1. 1
    Work out −4×(−3)2+5×(−2)-4 \times (-3)^2 + 5 \times (-2) (2 marks)
    Level 1 · 2 marksTry it
  2. 2
    Use your calculator to work out 5.42−2.76.25\dfrac{5.4^2 - 2.7}{\sqrt{6.25}}

    Write down all the figures on your calculator display. [2]
    Level 1 · 2 marksTry it
  3. 3
    Work out 3.6×0.243.6 \times 0.24 [2]
    Level 1 · 2 marksTry it