BEDMAS Pyramid
B — Brackets (Parentheses)
E — Exponents (optional in Gr. 6)
D & M — Division & Multiplication (left to right)
A & S — Addition & Subtraction (left to right)
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This mini-chart shows how often each operation appears across today’s challenges.
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Basic (10 questions)
- 6 + 4 × 2
- 9 − 3 + 5
- 8 ÷ 2 × 3
- 5 + 6 × 2
- 12 − 4 ÷ 2
- 7 + 3 × 4
- 18 ÷ 3 + 2
- 10 − 2 × 3
- 15 ÷ 5 + 6
- 4 + 8 ÷ 2
Game • Pick the First Operation
Drag the correct operation to solve first (according to BEDMAS).
Word Problems (10)
Q1. Liam buys 3 packs of stickers. Each pack has 8 stickers. Then he gives 5 to a friend. How many are left?
Q2. A class has 24 pencils. They are shared equally among 6 students, then each student finds 2 more pencils. How many pencils does each student have?
Q3. Maya walks 2 km to school each day for 5 days, then takes a 3 km field trip on Friday. How many km total?
Q4. A baker makes 4 trays of muffins with 6 muffins each, then 7 muffins burn. How many good muffins remain?
Q5. There are 18 apples split into 3 baskets. Then 4 more apples are added to each basket. How many apples in one basket?
Q6. A toy car costs $7. Ben buys 3 of them and then uses a $5 coupon. How much does he pay?
Q7. Sami reads 9 pages each day for 4 days, then re-reads 6 pages. How many pages total did Sami read?
Q8. A rope is 50 m. It is cut into 5 equal pieces, then 3 m is cut off one piece. How long is that piece now?
Q9. A jar has 35 candies. 5 friends share them equally, then the teacher adds 2 candies to the jar. How many candies per friend now?
Q10. Sam collects 12 shells, then doubles his collection next week and gives 4 to his sister. How many does he have?
Intermediate (10 questions)
- (5 + 3) × 2
- 12 ÷ (2 + 1)
- 9 − (4 − 1)
- (10 − 4) × 3
- 18 ÷ (3 × 2)
- (6 + 2) × 5
- 20 − (6 ÷ 3)
- (8 + 7) − 4
- 16 ÷ (2 + 2)
- 3 × (2 + 5)
Game • Add the Missing Parentheses
Click to insert parentheses to make the target value.
Target:
Word Problems (10)
Q1. A theme park ticket is $12. A family buys 3 tickets and a $5 snack. What do they pay?
Q2. A coach orders 5 boxes of 8 cones each and keeps 6 cones for practice. How many cones to distribute?
Q3. There are 42 markers split equally among 6 teams. Each team loses 3 markers. How many markers per team now?
Q4. A pizza shop makes (6 + 4) pizzas each morning for 3 days. How many pizzas total?
Q5. The library receives 30 books, then gives (4 + 2) books to class A each day for 3 days. How many books left?
Q6. A runner jogs (2 + 3) km each day for 4 days, then walks 5 km. Total distance?
Q7. A teacher packs 4 bags with (6 − 2) markers and then finds 8 more markers. How many markers total?
Q8. A baker uses 5 trays with (9 − 3) cupcakes on each tray. Then 6 cupcakes are eaten. How many left?
Q9. A store sells (16 ÷ 2) toys each day for 3 days, then restocks 5. How many toys sold before restock?
Q10. A gardener plants (4 + 4 + 2) flowers in each of 3 rows and adds 5 more. How many flowers total?
Advanced (10 questions)
- 6 × (4 + (2 + 1))
- (8 − 2) × (3 + 1)
- 24 ÷ (3 × (2 + 1))
- (12 − (5 − 2)) × 2
- 9 + (3 × (4 − 1))
- (18 ÷ (3 + 3)) × 4
- 7 × (2 + (3 + 1))
- (20 − (6 ÷ 3)) × 2
- ((5 + 1) × 2) + 3
- (16 ÷ (2 × 2)) + 5
Game • Solve in Steps
Click the part to compute next. Finish all steps in the correct order.
Word Problems (10)
Q1. A school sells snack boxes: each box has (3 + 2) cookies and (4 − 1) crackers, and they sell 6 boxes. How many items in total?
Q2. A robot builds stacks: each stack has (2 × (3 + 1)) blocks. It builds 5 stacks then removes 6 blocks. How many blocks remain?
Q3. A farmer picks 48 apples and packs them into (3 + 3) crates, then sells 2 crates. How many apples remain?
Q4. A movie marathon lasts (2 + 1) hours each day for 4 days and has breaks of (15 × 2) minutes per day. What's total time in minutes?
Q5. A tank fills at (6 × 3) liters per hour for 2 hours, then drains 7 liters. How much water is in the tank now?
Q6. Two teams score: Team A scores (5 × 3) + 4 points; Team B scores (7 × 2) + 1 points. What's the difference?
Q7. Leo reads (8 + 4) pages, then doubles what he read, and later reads 6 more pages. Total pages?
Q8. A bakery packs 72 cookies into bags of (3 × 2). Then 2 bags are eaten. How many cookies remain?
Q9. A game awards (4 + 3) points per level for 5 levels, then halves the total due to a penalty. Final points?
Q10. A train travels (20 + 10) km, then (30 − 5) km, then triples that total distance. Final distance?