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

DifficultyAll Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

1
Work out

(a) $-7 + 12$

(b) $-3 - 8$

(c) $(-4) \times (-6)$
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