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.

$Robert$ is training for a marathon. On the days $he$ trains, $he$ runs $25$25km on a circuit through $his$ town, which is $5$5km long. $Robert$ trains $6$6 days a week.

Which number sentence describes the number of laps $Robert$ completes per week?
$25\div5\times6$25÷5×6
A
$25+5\div6$25+5÷6
B
$25\times5\div6$25×5÷6
C
$25-5+6$25−5+6
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Vocabulary

Another word that is sometimes used for parentheses is $brack$ $ets$

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Question 1

Find the value of $\left(6+4\right)\times\left(6+4\right)$(6+4)×(6+4).

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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.

3.09 Solving expressions using order of operations

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