Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Review • Choose a strategy for each problem. Explain or check your thinking where requested.

Sample questions

1. Jo evaluates 8 + 3 × 2² from left to right and gets 44. Identify the first operation that should be performed and correct the result.
2. Evaluate 6 + 4 × 2². Show the order in which you evaluate operations.
3. Write a numerical expression for “5 plus 3 times the square of 3.” Evaluate it and explain why the addition is last.
4. Compare 7 + 5 × 3² and (7 + 5) × 3². Explain how parentheses change the value.
5. Write a numerical expression for “9 plus 4 times the square of 3.” Evaluate it and explain why the addition is last.
6. Compare 3 + 4 × 3² and (3 + 4) × 3². Explain how parentheses change the value.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.EE.A.1, 6.EE.A.2c. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.EE.A.1 — Write and evaluate numerical exponents
• 6.EE.A.2 — Write, read, evaluate expressions with letters

Bring it into your lesson

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