This hard Grade 4 worksheet challenges students with multi-step expressions using all four operations and clever parentheses placement. Multiple-choice items ask which expression equals a target value, where parentheses belong to make a true equation, and which expression matches a short word problem. Fill-in items require strict PEMDAS evaluation and parentheses insertion. By completing four MC questions and five fills, Grade 4 learners gain confidence applying every operation under correct priority rules.

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Busy Bee
Order of Operations Introduction
Grade 4
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which expression equals 30?
 A) (2+3)*6
 B) 4+5*6
 C) 20-2*5
 D) (10-4)/2
2. Which expression matches 'add 6 and 4, then multiply by 5'?
 A) 6+4*5
 B) (6+4)*5
 C) 6*(4+5)
 D) 6+(4*5)
3. Where do parentheses go to make 8-3*2=10 true?
 A) 8-(3*2)
 B) 8-3*(2)
 C) (8-3)*2
 D) (8-3*2)
4. Which expression best models 'Jay has 4 boxes of 3 toys minus 2 broken'?
 A) 4+3*2
 B) (4-3)*2
 C) 4*(3-2)
 D) 4*3-2
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) Compute 2+3*4-1 = 13 following PEMDAS strictly.
2) (6+2)*3-4 equals 20 when parens are evaluated first.
3) Place parens in 4+6/2 to get 5: (4+6)/2.
4) 20-(5+3)*2 = 4 after parens, multiplication, and subtraction.
5) (12/4+1)*3 equals 12 using order of operations.
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