Order of Operations Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. The product of 4 and 5 is subtracted from 30, and the resulting quantity is then divided by 2. What is the final value?
20
10
5
25
2. A bakery packs 6 muffins in each box and adds 2 loose muffins to an order of 4 boxes. Which calculation gives the total number of muffins?
Four groups of six, plus two: 4 × 6 + 2
Four groups of eight: 4 × (6 + 2)
Twice the sum of four and six: 2 × (4 + 6)
Six groups of six: 6 × (4 + 2)
3. Jordan evaluates 42 − 18 ÷ 3 and gets 8 by subtracting before dividing. Which assessment is correct?
Divide 18 by 3 first, then subtract: 42 − 6 = 36.
Subtract 18 from 42 first, then divide: 24 ÷ 3 = 8.
Divide 42 by 18 first, then subtract 3.
Work strictly from left to right because subtraction and division have equal priority.
4. What is 5 + 2³ × 3?
21
39
11
29
5. What is the value of 6 − 2 × (5 − 8)?
0
12
4
18
6. Evaluate 2³ + 3² × 2.
121
34
22
26
7. A game score starts at 20 points, loses 6 points, and then gains 2 points. What is the value of 20 − 6 + 2?
12
16
18
14
8. A student says 2 + 3 × 4 equals 20 because they added before multiplying. Which assessment is correct?
The student is correct because addition always comes before multiplication.
The student is incorrect because every expression must be solved strictly from right to left.
The student is incorrect; multiply 3 by 4 first, then add 2, giving 14.
The student is correct because multiplication and addition have equal priority.
9. Three notebooks cost $4 each, and two pens cost $1.50 each. What total is represented by 3 × 4 + 2 × 1.50?
$15.00
$27.00
$13.50
$18.00
10. Using the standard order of operations, what is 8 + 3 × 4?
23
44
32
20
11. A supply calculation is written as 36 ÷ (3 × 2) + 4. What result does it produce?
28
6
10
16
12. What is 100 ÷ (5² − 5)?
−1
20
25
5
13. There are 3 equal groups of tiles, and each group contains 5 blue tiles and 3 white tiles. Which calculation correctly gives the total number of tiles?
Multiply 5 by 3, then add 3: 3 × 5 + 3.
Add 5 and 3 within each group, then multiply by 3: 3 × (5 + 3).
Combine 3 and 5, then double the result: (3 + 5) × 2.
Add 3 to the product of 3 and 5: 3 + 3 × 5.
14. A square garden has side length 6 − 2 meters. Four such gardens have a combined area represented by 4 × (6 − 2)². What is that combined area?
32 square meters
16 square meters
64 square meters
256 square meters
15. While simplifying 7 + 24 ÷ (2 × 3), which line correctly shows the expression after the grouped multiplication and division have been completed?
7 + 4
31 ÷ 6
7 + 24 ÷ 2 × 3
7 + 12 × 3
16. Multiplication and division have equal priority and are handled from left to right. What is 18 ÷ 3 × 2?
3
12
6
36