BIDMAS questions worksheet

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
BIDMAS worksheet KS3-4
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Maths
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Worksheet

BIDMAS. A worksheet featuring three set of questions to practise the order of operations (Brackets, Indices, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction, also known as BODMAS).

The exercises ask students to use BIDMAS to: calculate correct answers, insert brackets or insert brackets and mathematical operators. Questions feature addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They range from straightforward to challenging and are suitable for developing maths skills at KS3 and GCSE.

Find more BIDMAS resources here.

Sample questions from the worksheet:

Evaluate

  • 7 x 6 - 5 x 4 + 1 x 3
  • 7 x (15 - 3 x 2)

Insert the correct symbols to make each calculation correct.

  • 10   2    3   =  16
  • 18   2    4   1   6 =  8

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Looks impressive

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08/10/2020

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09/02/2021

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20/01/2021

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Looks impressive

Rajeswari Panthula

08/10/2020

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19/09/2020

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Thank you for this. My son understood BIDMAS very well after doing this exercise.

G M

11/09/2020

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27/09/2019

Thank you for your comments. The answers are on the second page of the resource.

Camilla Clarkson

11/09/2019

Looks impressive. I think this will support my teaching.

09/09/2019