Stories can help us to understand the operations that need to happen, in order to solve a problem. Have a look at this story, to remember how to write a number sentence to represent the story.

$Ursula$ collected sticks at the park and laid them on the ground in $$2 groups with $$2 sticks in each group.

$John$ also collected sticks and laid them on the ground in $$5 groups with $$3 sticks in each group.

$Ursula$ :

$John$ :

Which number sentence matches the total number of sticks?
$$2+2×5+3
A
$$2+2+5+3
B
$$2×2+5×3
C

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Question 1

Write the number sentence described as:

Multiply $$2 less than $$7 with $$2 less than $$9.

Question 2

At a self-serve checkout, a couple is sorting their groceries into plastic-free bags. They have a total of $$77 items and place $$7 items aside to carry on their own. The remaining $$70 items are evenly separated into their bags, with $$14 items in each bag.

Which number sentence describes the amount of bags and items they have to carry?
$$70÷14+7
A
$$70×14+7
B
$$70+14÷7
C
$$70+14×7
D

Remember!

The order of operations:

Solve anything inside grouping symbols ( $brack$ $ets$ ).
Solve any multiplication or division, including powers, working from left to right.
Solve any addition or subtraction, working from left to right.

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3.08 Writing expressions using order of operations

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