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Ex) (9+12-7)+9+17-9  \n1) 10(2×4)+6-3  \n2) (7+10)×5+12-7  \n3) 5+48÷6(15-6+18-10)  \n4) 10+56÷8(9-4+7)  \n5) 5+9÷3(12÷3+14÷7)  \n6) 4+8(5+11-4)  \n7) 7(5+16÷8)+16-10  \n8) (6+30÷5)×4+4  \n9) 9(24÷8×3)+20÷10  \nAnswers  \nEx. 9+12  \n1.  \n2.  \n3.  \n4.  \n5.  \n6.  \n7.  \n8.  \n10) 6(×3×8)+15-6  \n11) 8(30÷3+2)×10  \n12) 6(10+64÷8)×10  \n13) (6+7)+35÷5×6  \n14) 5+7(21÷7×8)  \n15) (3+15-6)+12÷6+2  \n16) (5×4)+14-10+8  \n17) (6+8)×7+11-9  \n18) (2×10)+5+8  \n19) 9+70÷10(49÷7+7)  \n20) 6(×3+6)+8-6  \n9.  \n10.  \n11.  \n12.  \n13.  \n14.  \n15.  \n16.  \n17.  \n18.  \n19.  \n20.  \nMath  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n1  \n1-10 11-20  \n95  \n45  \n90  \n40  \n85  \n35  \n80  \n30  \n75  \n25  \n70  \n20  \n65  \n15  \n60  \n10  \n55  \n5  \n50  \n0  \nFinding First Expression  \nName: Answer Key  \nDetermine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Ex) (9+12-7)+9+17-9  \n1) 10(2×4)+6-3  \n2) (7+10)×5+12-7  \n3) 5+48÷6(15-6+18-10)  \n4) 10+56÷8(9-4+7)  \n5) 5+9÷3(12÷3+14÷7)  \n6) 4+8(5+11-4)  \n7) 7(5+16÷8)+16-10  \n8) (6+30÷5)×4+4  \n9) 9(24÷8×3)+20÷10  \n10) 6(×3×8)+15-6  \n11) 8(30÷3+2)×10  \n12) 6(10+64÷8)×10  \n13) (6+7)+35÷5×6  \n14) 5+7(21÷7×8)  \n15) (3+15-6)+12÷6+2  \n16) (5×4)+14-10+8  \n17) (6+8)×7+11-9  \n18) (2×10)+5+8  \n19) 9+70÷10(49÷7+7)  \n20) 6(×3+6)+8-6  \nAnswers  \nEx. 9+12  \n1. 2×4  \n2. 7+10 3. 15-6 4. 9-4  \n5. 12÷3  \n6. 5+11  \n7. 16÷8  \n8. 30÷5  \n9. 24÷8  \n10. 3×8  \n11. 30÷3  \n12. 64÷8  \n13. 6+7  \n14. 21÷7  \n15. 3+15  \n16. 5×4  \n17. 6+8  \n18. 2×10  \n19. 49÷7  \n20. 3+6  \nMath  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n1  \n1-10 11-20  \n95  \n45  \n90  \n40  \n85  \n35  \n80  \n30  \n75  \n25  \n70  \n20  \n65  \n15  \n60  \n10  \n55  \n5  \n50  \n0  \nFinding First Expression  \nName:  \nDetermine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Answers  \n2×4 12÷3 24÷8 6+7  \n64÷8 16÷8 9-4 15-6 Ex. 9+12  \n30÷3 5+11 3×8 30÷5  \n7+10 1.  \nEx) (9+12-7)+9+17-9 2.  \n1) 10(2×4)+6-3 3.  \n4.  \n2) (7+10)×5+12-7  \n5.  \n3) 5+48÷6(15-6+18-10)  \n6.  \n4) 10+56÷8(9-4+7) 7.  \n5) 5+9÷3(12÷3+14÷7) 8.  \n9.  \n6) 4+8(5+11-4)  \n10.  \n7) 7(5+16÷8)+16-10  \n11.  \n8) (6+30÷5)×4+4 12.  \n9) 9(24÷8×3)+20÷10 13.  \n10) 6(×3×8)+15-6  \n11) 8(30÷3+2)×10  \n12) 6(10+64÷8)×10  \n13) (6+7)+35÷5×6  \nwww. 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  \nMath  \nFinding First Expression  \nName:  \nDetermine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Ex) (2+9-4)×9+9÷3  \n1) 3(×6+2)+28÷7  \n2) 6+5(2+6)  \n3) 9+4(2+17-9)  \n4) (8+2)+10+14-5  \n5) (3+2)×4+54÷9  \n6) 3×6(5-2+9)  \n7) 5+56÷7(×5+8)  \n8) 6(×9+10)+16-8  \n9) 6×10(6+6-4)  \nAnswers  \nEx. 2+9  \n1.  \n2.  \n3.  \n4.  \n5.  \n6.  \n7.  \n8.  \n10) 8(6+14÷2)×6  \n11) 2×5(2+3)  \n12) 10+6(56÷8+9-7)  \n13) (7+4)+6+8  \n14) 5×9(×4+6-2)  \n15) 9+2(5+10-9)  \n16) 8(13-4+17-8)×2  \n17) 10(5+10)+6-2  \n18) 3(7+12÷6)+18÷3  \n19) 8+80÷10(10×2)  \n20) 10(20÷4+2)+2  \n9.  \n10.  \n11.  \n12.  \n13.  \n14.  \n15.  \n16.  \n17.  \n18.  \n19.  \n20.  \nMath  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n2  \n1-10 11-20  \n95  \n45  \n90  \n40  \n85  \n35  \n80  \n30  \n75  \n25  \n70  \n20  \n65  \n15  \n60  \n10  \n55  \n5  \n50  \n0  \nFinding First Expression  \nName: Answer Key  \nDetermine the first expression to evaluate in each problem. Ex) (2+9-4)×9+9÷3  \n1) 3(×6+2)+28÷7  \n2) 6+5(2+6)  \n3) 9+4(2+17-9)  \n4) (8+2)+10+14-5  \n5) (3+2)×4+54÷9  \n6) 3×6(5-2+9)  \n7) 5+56÷7(×5+8)  \n8) 6(×9+10)+16-8  \n9) 6×10(6+6-4)  \n10) 8(6+14÷2)×6  \n11) 2×5(2+3)  \n12) 10+6(56÷8+9-7)  \n13) (7+4)+6+8  \n14) 5×9(×4+6-2)  \n15) 9+2(5+10-9)  \n16) 8(13-4+17-8)×2  \n17) 10(5+10)+6-2  \n18) 3(7+12÷6)+18÷3  \n19) 8+80÷10(10×2)  \n20) 10(20÷4+2)+2  \nAnswers  \nEx. 2+9  \n1. 6+2  \n2. 2+6  \n3. 2+17  \n4. 8+2  \n5. 3+2 6. 5-2  \n7. 5+8  \n8. 9+10  \n9. 6+6  \n10. 14÷2  \n11. 2+3  \n12. 56÷8  \n13. 7+4  \n14. 4+6  \n15. 5+10  \n16. 13-4  \n17. 5+10  \n18. 12÷6  \n19. 10×2  \n20. 20÷4  \nMath  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n2  \n1-10 11-20  \n95  \n45  \n90  \n","cbCaijsGkIaKqvwd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijsGkIaKqvwd","pdf",465665,"English","# Determine the first expression to evaluate\n## Example and Problems 1-20\n## Answers and Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What does “Finding First Expression” mean on these worksheets?\",\"answer\":\"It asks for the first expression to evaluate when simplifying each problem, based on the given parentheses and operations.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the problems structured?\",\"answer\":\"Each problem is a numbered expression using parentheses plus operations like multiplication and division alongside addition and subtraction.\"},{\"question\":\"Where can the correct first expressions be found?\",\"answer\":\"The document includes an “Answer Key” section listing the correct first expressions for each numbered problem (1 through 20).\"},{\"question\":\"Is an example included to show the expected method?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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