Intro to Parentheses - Compare With and Without - Part A Same Numbers, Different Grouping

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Intro to Parentheses - Compare With and Without uses guided practice to help learners understand order of operations in number sentences. Part A compares expressions that use the same numbers but different grouping with parentheses, asking students to circle which answer is greater. Part B focuses on identifying what to do first, then calculating values. Part C tests whether changing grouping with parentheses changes the final answer by solving two related expressions for word problems.

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Part A – Same Numbers, Different Grouping

Compare which answer is greater

Part B – What Do You Do First?

Circle the part to do first

Part C – Does It Change the Answer?

Compare Expression A and Expression B

Name: _________________________________________ Intro to Parentheses – Compare With and Without Parentheses ( ) tell you what to do first in a number sentence. Part A – Same Numbers, Different Grouping For each pair, solve both expressions. Then circle which answer is greater, or write “same” if the answers are equal. 1.) a) 3 + 4 x 2 = b) (3 + 4) x 2 = Which is greater? a b or same → 2.) a) 8-2 + 5 = b) 8 –(2 + 5) = Which is greater? a b or same → 3.) a) 6 + 3 x 2 = b) (6 + 3) x 2 = Which is greater? a b or same → 4.) a) 15-4 + 3 = b) 15- (4 + 3) = Which is greater? a b or same → 1 Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) Part B – What Do You Do First? For each expression: Circle the part you should do first. Then find the value. 5. 2 + (5 + 4) = 8. 7 + 3 x 2 = 6. (9-3) + 2 = 9. (8 – 2) x 3 = 7. 4 x (2 + 3) = 10. 10-4 + 2 = Part C – Does It Change the Answer? For each problem: • Fill in the two expressions. • Solve both. • Decide if the answers are the same or different. 11. ) Lena has 3 bags of marbles. Each bag has 4 marbles. Then she gets 2 more marbles. • Expression A (3 bags of 4, then + 2): 3 x 4 + 2 = • Expression B (3 times the total of 4 + 2): 3 x (4 + 2) = Are the answers the same or different? → 12. ) A class has 5 groups of 3 students. Then 4 more students join the class. • Expression A (5 groups of 3, then + 4): 5 x 3 + 4 = • Expression B (5 times the total of 3 + 4): 5 x (3 + 4) = Are the answers the same or different? → 2 Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) ANSWER KEY Part A – Same Numbers, Different Grouping 1.) • a) 11 • b) 14 • Greater: b 2.) • a) 11 • b) 1 • Greater: a 3.) • a) 12 • b) 18 • Greater: b 4.) • a) 14 • b) 8 • Greater: a Part B – What Do You Do First? 5. 11 6. 8 7. 20 8. 13 9. 18 10. 8 Part C – Does It Change the Answer? 11.) • Expression A: 14 • Expression B: 18 • Same or different? different 12.) • Expression A: 19 • Expression B: 35 • Same or different? different Mashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com) 3

FAQs

What do parentheses help you do in a number sentence?

Parentheses tell you what to do first in a number sentence.

How does Part A differ between the two expressions?

Part A uses the same numbers but changes how they are grouped with parentheses, then asks which answer is greater.

In Part C, how should you decide whether the answers are the same or different?

Solve both expressions, then determine if the final answers match or differ.

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