Grade 5 Math · Order of Operations: Introduction
Build Grade 5 Math skills with five 10-question practice tests introducing parentheses, multiplication and division priority, left-to-right evaluation, and real-world expressions.
These Grade 5 Math practice tests introduce the order used to evaluate numerical expressions. Students practice grouping symbols, multiplication and division before addition and subtraction, left-to-right evaluation for operations with equal priority, and translating word problems into expressions.
Mark the grouping symbols first, then complete multiplication or division, and finish with addition or subtraction. Write each intermediate result so you can check whether the expression was evaluated in the intended order.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 5 Math practice test introducing the order of operations, parentheses, multiplication and division priority, left-to-right evaluation, and word problems.
Evaluate grouping symbols first, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction. Work left to right when operations share the same priority.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 14.
Addition and subtraction have the same priority, so work left to right: 12 + 5 = 17, then 17 − 3 = 14.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 17.
Multiply first: 2 × 5 = 10, then 7 + 10 = 17.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is 10.
Complete division and multiplication first: 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 3 × 2 = 6; then 4 + 6 = 10.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 3.
Add inside the parentheses: 6 + 2 = 8, then 24 ÷ 8 = 3.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 19.
Evaluate 3 + 2 = 5, multiply 4 × 5 = 20, then subtract 1 to get 19.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 20.
Multiply first inside the parentheses: 2 × 3 = 6; 4 + 6 = 10; 30 − 10 = 20.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is 4.
Add 8 + 4 = 12, then divide 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 8.
Multiply inside the parentheses: 3 × 2 = 6; 18 ÷ 6 = 3; then 5 + 3 = 8.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 13.
Subtract 7 − 3 = 4, multiply 2 × 4 = 8, then add 5 to get 13.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is They can make an addition or subtraction happen before multiplication or division..
Grouping symbols identify the part that must be evaluated first.
Evaluate grouping symbols first, then multiplication and division, and finally addition and subtraction. Work left to right when operations have the same priority.
Parentheses group an operation so that it is completed before the operations outside the parentheses.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Order of Operations questions in total.
