Printable Order of Operations Word Problems Worksheets
Printable order of operations word problems worksheets for 4th and 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 3 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as word problems.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Order of Operations Word Problems
What this skill is
Order of operations word problems present real-world scenarios requiring students to write numerical expressions with parentheses and solve using PEMDAS.
When children learn it
Order of operations word problems are practiced in 4th and 5th grade, aligned to 5.OA.A.1 and 5.OA.A.2.
Teaching Tips
- Use parentheses to group story steps that must be completed first.
- Write out numerical expressions before evaluating step-by-step.
Common Mistakes
- Forgetting parentheses around addition steps that must happen before multiplication in story contexts.
- Calculation slips in multi-step expressions.