Preview: Find the Missing Operation
🧮 Find the Missing Operation
PEMDAS! Parentheses → Exponents → Multiply/Divide → Add/Subtract. Always work left to right within each step.
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About This Find the Missing Operation — Order of Operations
This free printable find the missing operation worksheet helps students apply the order of operations — parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction — correctly. Mixed practice builds the habit of reading an expression before computing.
What Students Will Learn
Students learn to evaluate expressions in the correct order and understand why the rules exist: so that everyone gets the same answer. They practice with parentheses, exponents, and all four operations, preparing them for algebra.
How Teachers Can Use This Worksheet
- PEMDAS anchor chart: Display a PEMDAS or GEMS chart and work through examples step by step, verbalizing each choice.
- Same numbers, different order: Show how 3 + 4 × 2 differs from (3 + 4) × 2 — a vivid proof that order matters.
- Error finding: Give students expressions with a common mistake and ask them to find and explain the error.
How Parents and Homeschoolers Can Use This Worksheet
Point out order-of-operations moments in daily math, like totaling a bill with tax or splitting a restaurant check. Encourage your child to write each step rather than doing it mentally. Praise careful step-by-step work over speed.
Skills Covered
PEMDAS · order of operations · grouping symbols · exponents · arithmetic fluency