MathsYears 7–9Number
BIDMAS / Order of operations
Apply the correct order of operations (brackets, indices, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction)
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine a robot that follows orders in a special sequence — BIDMAS tells us the order! 🧱
- 2
Which comes first in BIDMAS? 🧠
- 3
Let's work out 3 + 2 × 5 together. 🧮
- 4
Use the number line to find 4 × 2 + 1 — remember, multiply first! 🐸
- 5
What is 10 − 3 × 2? 🧪
- 6
Now with brackets: (3 + 4) × 2. 🔍
- 7
What is (6 + 2) ÷ 2? 🎯
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