Order of Operations Quiz

Grade 5 · Math · Quiz

Test your knowledge of PEMDAS and how to evaluate math expressions step by step.

Questions

1. What does the 'P' in PEMDAS stand for?

   1. Plus
   2. Parentheses
   3. Product
   4. Power
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   Answer: Parentheses

   PEMDAS stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.

2. What is the value of 3 + 4 × 2?

   1. 14
   2. 11
   3. 10
   4. 24
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   Answer: 11

   Multiplication comes before addition: 4 × 2 = 8, then 3 + 8 = 11.

3. In the expression 5 + 3 × 4, you should add 5 and 3 first.

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   Answer: False

   Multiplication is done before addition. Compute 3 × 4 = 12 first, then add 5 to get 17.

4. What is the value of (6 + 2) × 3?

   1. 12
   2. 24
   3. 20
   4. 18
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   Answer: 24

   Parentheses first: 6 + 2 = 8, then multiply: 8 × 3 = 24.

5. What is the value of 20 ÷ 4 + 3 × 2?

   1. 13
   2. 11
   3. 16
   4. 7
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   Answer: 11

   Division and multiplication first: 20 ÷ 4 = 5 and 3 × 2 = 6, then add: 5 + 6 = 11.

6. In PEMDAS, the letter 'E' stands for ___.

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   Answer: exponents

   PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.

7. What is the value of 2 + 3² × 4?

   1. 100
   2. 38
   3. 44
   4. 20
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   Answer: 38

   Exponents first: 3² = 9. Then multiply: 9 × 4 = 36. Then add: 2 + 36 = 38.

8. Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction in the order of operations.

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   Answer: True

   According to PEMDAS, multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction, working left to right.

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