Finding First Expression - Determine the first expression to evaluate

Sep 30, 2026

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Worksheets and an answer key for evaluating the first expression to simplify in each math problem. Each section provides multiple numbered algebraic number-sentence tasks using parentheses, multiplication, division, and addition/subtraction, with an example illustrating the expected starting sub-expression. The corresponding answer pages list the correct “first expressions” to evaluate for problems 1 through 20, supporting classroom practice and step-order reasoning.

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Determine the first expression to evaluate

Example and Problems 1-20

Answers and Answer Key

Finding First Expression Name: Determine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Ex) (9+12-7)+9+17-9 1) 10(2×4)+6-3 2) (7+10)×5+12-7 3) 5+48÷6(15-6+18-10) 4) 10+56÷8(9-4+7) 5) 5+9÷3(12÷3+14÷7) 6) 4+8(5+11-4) 7) 7(5+16÷8)+16-10 8) (6+30÷5)×4+4 9) 9(24÷8×3)+20÷10 Answers Ex. 9+12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10) 6(×3×8)+15-6 11) 8(30÷3+2)×10 12) 6(10+64÷8)×10 13) (6+7)+35÷5×6 14) 5+7(21÷7×8) 15) (3+15-6)+12÷6+2 16) (5×4)+14-10+8 17) (6+8)×7+11-9 18) (2×10)+5+8 19) 9+70÷10(49÷7+7) 20) 6(×3+6)+8-6 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Math [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) 1 1-10 11-20 95 45 90 40 85 35 80 30 75 25 70 20 65 15 60 10 55 5 50 0 Finding First Expression Name: Answer Key Determine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Ex) (9+12-7)+9+17-9 1) 10(2×4)+6-3 2) (7+10)×5+12-7 3) 5+48÷6(15-6+18-10) 4) 10+56÷8(9-4+7) 5) 5+9÷3(12÷3+14÷7) 6) 4+8(5+11-4) 7) 7(5+16÷8)+16-10 8) (6+30÷5)×4+4 9) 9(24÷8×3)+20÷10 10) 6(×3×8)+15-6 11) 8(30÷3+2)×10 12) 6(10+64÷8)×10 13) (6+7)+35÷5×6 14) 5+7(21÷7×8) 15) (3+15-6)+12÷6+2 16) (5×4)+14-10+8 17) (6+8)×7+11-9 18) (2×10)+5+8 19) 9+70÷10(49÷7+7) 20) 6(×3+6)+8-6 Answers Ex. 9+12 1. 2×4 2. 7+10 3. 15-6 4. 9-4 5. 12÷3 6. 5+11 7. 16÷8 8. 30÷5 9. 24÷8 10. 3×8 11. 30÷3 12. 64÷8 13. 6+7 14. 21÷7 15. 3+15 16. 5×4 17. 6+8 18. 2×10 19. 49÷7 20. 3+6 Math [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) 1 1-10 11-20 95 45 90 40 85 35 80 30 75 25 70 20 65 15 60 10 55 5 50 0 Finding First Expression Name: Determine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Answers 2×4 12÷3 24÷8 6+7 64÷8 16÷8 9-4 15-6 Ex. 9+12 30÷3 5+11 3×8 30÷5 7+10 1. Ex) (9+12-7)+9+17-9 2. 1) 10(2×4)+6-3 3. 4. 2) (7+10)×5+12-7 5. 3) 5+48÷6(15-6+18-10) 6. 4) 10+56÷8(9-4+7) 7. 5) 5+9÷3(12÷3+14÷7) 8. 9. 6) 4+8(5+11-4) 10. 7) 7(5+16÷8)+16-10 11. 8) (6+30÷5)×4+4 12. 9) 9(24÷8×3)+20÷10 13. 10) 6(×3×8)+15-6 11) 8(30÷3+2)×10 12) 6(10+64÷8)×10 13) (6+7)+35÷5×6 www. CoMommi[eSheets.com](eSheets.com 1 111--1103)[ 1](eSheets.com 1 111--1103)[ 111--1103](eSheets.com 1 111--1103) 92 85 7715 8 0 69 62 54 46 38 31 23 Math Finding First Expression Name: Determine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Ex) (2+9-4)×9+9÷3 1) 3(×6+2)+28÷7 2) 6+5(2+6) 3) 9+4(2+17-9) 4) (8+2)+10+14-5 5) (3+2)×4+54÷9 6) 3×6(5-2+9) 7) 5+56÷7(×5+8) 8) 6(×9+10)+16-8 9) 6×10(6+6-4) Answers Ex. 2+9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10) 8(6+14÷2)×6 11) 2×5(2+3) 12) 10+6(56÷8+9-7) 13) (7+4)+6+8 14) 5×9(×4+6-2) 15) 9+2(5+10-9) 16) 8(13-4+17-8)×2 17) 10(5+10)+6-2 18) 3(7+12÷6)+18÷3 19) 8+80÷10(10×2) 20) 10(20÷4+2)+2 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Math [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) 2 1-10 11-20 95 45 90 40 85 35 80 30 75 25 70 20 65 15 60 10 55 5 50 0 Finding First Expression Name: Answer Key Determine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Ex) (2+9-4)×9+9÷3 1) 3(×6+2)+28÷7 2) 6+5(2+6) 3) 9+4(2+17-9) 4) (8+2)+10+14-5 5) (3+2)×4+54÷9 6) 3×6(5-2+9) 7) 5+56÷7(×5+8) 8) 6(×9+10)+16-8 9) 6×10(6+6-4) 10) 8(6+14÷2)×6 11) 2×5(2+3) 12) 10+6(56÷8+9-7) 13) (7+4)+6+8 14) 5×9(×4+6-2) 15) 9+2(5+10-9) 16) 8(13-4+17-8)×2 17) 10(5+10)+6-2 18) 3(7+12÷6)+18÷3 19) 8+80÷10(10×2) 20) 10(20÷4+2)+2 Answers Ex. 2+9 1. 6+2 2. 2+6 3. 2+17 4. 8+2 5. 3+2 6. 5-2 7. 5+8 8. 9+10 9. 6+6 10. 14÷2 11. 2+3 12. 56÷8 13. 7+4 14. 4+6 15. 5+10 16. 13-4 17. 5+10 18. 12÷6 19. 10×2 20. 20÷4 Math [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) 2 1-10 11-20 95 45 90

FAQs

What does “Finding First Expression” mean on these worksheets?

It asks for the first expression to evaluate when simplifying each problem, based on the given parentheses and operations.

How are the problems structured?

Each problem is a numbered expression using parentheses plus operations like multiplication and division alongside addition and subtraction.

Where can the correct first expressions be found?

The document includes an “Answer Key” section listing the correct first expressions for each numbered problem (1 through 20).

Is an example included to show the expected method?

Yes. Each set includes an “Ex.” line demonstrating how to choose the first expression for evaluation.

Sep 30, 2026

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