Grade 4 students translate stories into expressions on this medium sheet, using parentheses to control operation order and mixed operations to find totals. Fill-in items walk through realistic situations like rows of seats, snack costs, and shared apples. The matching task connects four scenarios to the right expression, deepening understanding of how parentheses change meaning. With nine fills and four matches, learners build confident expression-writing and value-computing skills for upcoming mastery.
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Order of Operations Introduction
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Sara reads 3 books with 20 pages each, then 5 more pages: 3*20+5.
2. (8+2)*4 equals 40 when parentheses are honored first.
3. A box has (12-4) apples shared by 4 kids; each gets 2 apples.
4. Liam has 5 bags of 3 marbles plus 4 loose: 5*3+4 = 19.
5. (20-5)/3 equals 5 after subtraction and division steps.
6. Each of 4 rows has 7 seats, with 3 empty: 4*7-3.
7. (15+5)/4 equals 5 after addition then division.
8. A snack pack costs 6, and Jay buys 3 packs minus a $2 coupon: 6*3-2.
9. (9-3)*2 equals 12 once you handle parentheses correctly.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Three rows of 8 desks plus 2 extra
→ 3*8+2
3*8+2
Subtract 5 from 20, then divide by 3
→ (20-5)/3
(20-5)/3
Add 6 and 4, then triple the sum
→ (6+4)*3
(6+4)*3
Twelve apples split among 4 friends with 2 left
→ 12/4-2
12/4-2
Order of Operations Introduction
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Sara reads 3 books with 20 pages each, then 5 more pages: 3*20+5.
2) (8+2)*4 equals 40 when parentheses are honored first.
3) A box has (12-4) apples shared by 4 kids; each gets 2 apples.
4) Liam has 5 bags of 3 marbles plus 4 loose: 5*3+4 = 19.
5) (20-5)/3 equals 5 after subtraction and division steps.
6) Each of 4 rows has 7 seats, with 3 empty: 4*7-3.
7) (15+5)/4 equals 5 after addition then division.
8) A snack pack costs 6, and Jay buys 3 packs minus a $2 coupon: 6*3-2.
9) (9-3)*2 equals 12 once you handle parentheses correctly.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Three rows of 8 desks plus 2 extra
→ 3*8+2
3*8+2
Subtract 5 from 20, then divide by 3
→ (20-5)/3
(20-5)/3
Add 6 and 4, then triple the sum
→ (6+4)*3
(6+4)*3
Twelve apples split among 4 friends with 2 left
→ 12/4-2
12/4-2
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