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Grade 6 Math · Chapter 5 · Lesson 1

Practice Worksheet

Exponents and Order of Operations

Which part of an expression happens first.

10 problems · about 17 minutes · 6.EE.A.1

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Figure — use these to answer the problems

A square number is literally a square. Set both sides the same.

5 × 5 = 25

Rows5
In each row5
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Distance on the Coordinate Plane”

    Distance from (−3, 2) to (5, 2)?

    Answer

  2. From “Ordering Negative Numbers”

    Which is smaller, −7 or −4?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

4 problems

  1. What is 5 + 2 × 3²?

    Answer

  2. What happens first in 4 × (2 + 1)²?

    • The brackets.
    • The multiplication.

  3. What is 3²?

    Answer

  4. What is 2⁴?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

  1. What is (2 + 3)²?

    Answer

  2. What is 20 − 2 × 3²?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

  1. The Power

    What is 4³?

    Answer

  2. In Order

    What is 2 + 3 × 4²?

    Answer