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Year 8 BIDMAS Review

Question 1
Skill involved: E103: Understand the order in which operators in an expression are evaluated
according to BIDMAS.

Work out

4 ×8−10 ÷2

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Question 2
Skill involved: K103a: Evaluate calculations with two operations.

Work out

2−7 × 2

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Question 3
Skill involved: K103b: Evaluate calculations with three operations.

Work out
2
6−6 ×3

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Question 4
Skill involved: K103c: Evaluate calculations with brackets.

Calculate

( 1 ÷1−8 ) + ( 5−3× 8 )

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Question 5
Skill involved: E103: Understand the order in which operators in an expression are evaluated
according to BIDMAS.

Which answer is the largest number?

1+2+3 [ ]

1 ×2+3 [ ]

1+2−3 [ ]
1
×3 [ ]
2
2 ×3+1 [ ]

Question 6
Skill involved: K103a: Evaluate calculations with two operations.

Calculate

1−16 ÷ 8

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Question 7
Skill involved: K103b: Evaluate calculations with three operations.

Evaluate
2
3 +2 ×9

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Question 8
Skill involved: K103c: Evaluate calculations with brackets.

Calculate

( 10 ×5−10 )−( 5 2−6 )

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Mark scheme
Question 1
27

Question 2
-12

When there are more than one operation in a calculation, they need to be evaluated in the
following order:

B - brackets
I - indices (powers)
DM - division and multiplication
AS addition and subtraction

You need to calculate 7 ×2 first which is equal to 14

2−7 × 2∧¿ 2−14

¿=−12

Question 3
-48

When there are more than one operation in a calculation, they need to be evaluated in the
following order:

B - brackets
I - indices (powers)
DM - division and multiplication
AS addition and subtraction

You need to calculate 32 and 6 ×3 2 first.

2
6−6 ×3 ∧¿ 6−6× 9
¿=−48

Question 4
-26

When there are more than one operation in a calculation, they need to be evaluated in the
following order:

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B - brackets
I - indices (powers)
DM - division and multiplication
AS addition and subtraction

You need to calculate the brackets first.

¿ ( 1 ÷1−8 ) + ( 5−3× 8 )
¿=( 1−8 ) + ( 5−3 × 8 )
¿=(−7 ) + ( 5−3× 8 )
¿=(−7 ) + ( 5−24 )
¿=(−7 ) + (−19 )
¿=−26

Question 5
2 ×3+1

Question 6
-1

When there are more than one operation in a calculation, they need to be evaluated in the
following order:

B - brackets
I - indices (powers)
DM - division and multiplication
AS addition and subtraction

You need to calculate 16 ÷ 8 first which is equal to 2

1−16 ÷ 8∧¿ 1−2

¿=−1

Question 7
27

When there are more than one operation in a calculation, they need to be evaluated in the
following order:

B - brackets
I - indices (powers)
DM - division and multiplication
AS addition and subtraction

You need to calculate 32 and 2 ×9 first.

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2
3 +2 ×9∧¿ 9+18
¿=27

Question 8
21

When there are more than one operation in a calculation, they need to be evaluated in the
following order:

B - brackets
I - indices (powers)
DM - division and multiplication
AS addition and subtraction

You need to calculate the brackets first.

¿ ( 10 ×5−10 )−( 5 2−6 )

¿=( 50−10 )−( 5 −6 )
2

¿= ( 40 )− ( 52−6 )
¿=( 40 )−( 25−6 )
¿=( 40 )−( 19 )
¿=21

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