Printable Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Worksheets
Order of operations worksheets teach 4th and 5th grade students to solve expressions using PEMDAS rules with parentheses and exponents. These printable practice pages feature step-by-step tracks and answer keys.
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Two operations, no parentheses
Follow the order, no parentheses
Two operations, no parentheses
Step by step
Two operations, no parentheses
Two-Operation order of operations stories
Add and multiply mixed
Addition and multiplication mixed
Add and multiply mixed
Two ways to solve
Add and multiply mixed
Addition and multiplication stories
With parentheses
Order of operations
With parentheses
Step by step
With parentheses
Parentheses in word problems
Three or four operations
Three and four operations mixed
Three or four operations
Step by step
Three or four operations
Write the number sentence, then solve
Nested parentheses
Nested parentheses and brackets
Nested parentheses
Nested grouping: step by step
Nested parentheses
Nested grouping word problems
With exponents
Order of operations
With exponents
Repeated multiplication and evaluation
With exponents
Exponents in real-world contexts
About Order of Operations (PEMDAS)
What this skill is
Order of Operations (PEMDAS) establishes the universal hierarchy for evaluating numerical expressions: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (left-to-right), Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right).
When children learn it
Using parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions and evaluating them is a cornerstone 5th grade standard (CCSS 5.OA.A.1).
Teaching Tips
- Write PEMDAS with partner brackets: P | E | [M - D] | [A - S]. Remind your child that M & D are partners (whichever comes first on the left wins!), and A & S are partners. Rewrite the expression row by row like a funnel.
Common Mistakes
- Believing multiplication ALWAYS comes before division, rather than evaluating them left-to-right as equal partners.
- Believing addition ALWAYS comes before subtraction.
- Solving operations outside parentheses before completing inside operations.
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- How to Teach Order of Operations (PEMDAS) to Your Child
Order of operations is the set of rules that says which part of a math expression to solve first. Parentheses come first, then exponents, then multiplication and division from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right. Teach it with a short routine on paper, and use printable order of operations worksheets once your child can explain why the rules exist.
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