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Level 3-4 Algebra - BODMAS Otherwise Known as BIDMAS

'Order' and 'Index' mean the same thing. (They are sometimes known as exponents too)

Level 3-4 Algebra - BODMAS Otherwise Known as BIDMAS

The rules of BODMAS (otherwise known as BIDMAS) in Maths are fairly easy to remember but all too easy to forget! The 'O' in BODMAS stands for 'Order' and the 'I' in BIDMAS stands for 'Index'. 'Order' and 'Index' mean the same thing.

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. What is the correct sequence for mathematical operations?

  2. 'Order' and 'Index' mean the same thing - they are the small numbers to the upper right of other numbers. What other name is sometimes given to these small numbers?

  3. What is the value of 2 + 3 x 5?

  4. What is the value of 2 x 3 + 5?

  5. What is the value of 3x2 when x = 2?

  6. What is the value of (3x)2 when x = 2?

  7. What is the value of (3 + a)(4 + a) when a = 4?

  8. If x = 5, which of these calculations is correct?

  9. What is the value of 2a3 - a, when a = 4?

  10. What is the value of x3 / (4y - 7), when x = 5 and y = 8?

Quiz written by Colin King

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