This week we have been studying the order of operations. This is a tricky area of maths, but one we are doing a great job with. The acronym BODMAS (brackets, order, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction) helps us to remember the order in which to solve a problem. Can you answer this question:
12 – 3 x 3 =
What about a harder one:
(12 x 4) + (3×2) – 5 =