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Order of Operations
See how brackets and powers change expressions, then apply BODMAS accurately one step at a time.
Curriculum rangeYears 5–9
3
4
2
3 + 4 × 2
Multiplication happens before addition, even though the addition is written first.
Step 1: 4 × 2 = 8
Step 2: 3 + 8 = 11
BODMAS order: Brackets, Orders (powers/roots), Division and Multiplication (left to right), then Addition and Subtraction (left to right).