6th grade order of operations worksheets

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By 6th grade, order of operations grows to include exponents: a problem like 3 + 2^2 × 5 asks your child to square first, then multiply, then add. This sheet mixes parentheses, small powers, and all four operations.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 6.EE.A.1.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Evaluate each expression. Show your work.

  1. 5 × 5 × 2

    Answer: 50

  2. 3 × 5 × 2 × 2

    Answer: 60

  3. 4 × 4 × 8 × 3

    Answer: 384

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on a 6th grade sheet

The sample sheet above has 10 problems. Its answers run from 16 to 704. On the 5th grade sample they run from 2 to 228. This sheet is aligned to 6.EE.A.1. The 5th grade sheet is aligned to 5.OA.A.1, 5.OA.A.2.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

How to teach this

Ask "what comes first?" before every problem, and have your child underline it. When a power shows up, write out what it means (2^2 is 2 × 2) before evaluating. One step per line keeps mistakes findable.

Watch for: Kids often work straight left to right, turning 7 + 2 × 5 into 45. Multiplication comes before addition, so the answer is 17. Parentheses look skippable when the numbers are small, but whatever sits inside them is always the first step.

Common questions about 6th grade order of operations

Do these problems include exponents?
On the 6th grade sheets, yes: some problems include a small power like 2^2. The 5th grade version stays with parentheses and the four operations.
How many problems are on each sheet?
Ten per print, with the answer key on its own page. Generate again and you get a fresh ten.

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Aligned to Common Core 6.EE.A.1. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated September 2026.

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