The four operations

Evaluate the expression $12 - 6 \div 3 + 4$.

May/June 2016

For the grids shown below, each square contains the sum of the two numbers directly beneath it. One grid has already been finished for you. Complete the two grids below.

May/June 2019

Calculate it.

May/June 2021

A harbour's water level is recorded. In the morning, it measures $5\text{ m}$. By afternoon, it is $-2\text{ m}$. Work out the difference between the morning level and the afternoon level.

May/June 2021

The table gives the mean monthly temperatures, in $^{\circ}\text{C}$, at Vladivostok.

May/June 2022

To make the calculation correct, place one pair of brackets: $3 + 5 \times 2 - 7 = 9$.

May/June 2023

Calculators are not permitted in this paper.

May/June 2025

Calculate $12 + 6 \div 3 + 1 \times 5$.

Oct/Nov 2015

Calculate $-8 + 7 \times (-5)$.

Oct/Nov 2021

The temperature was $-2\,^{\circ}\text{C}$. It then falls by $8\,^{\circ}\text{C}$. Find the temperature after the change.

Oct/Nov 2022

Insert a single pair of brackets into this calculation so that it becomes correct: $4 + 4 \times 4 - 4 = 4$.

Oct/Nov 2022

Calculate $6 + 4 \div 2$.

Oct/Nov 2023

Find the temperature that is $20$ degrees above $-12^\circ\text{C}$.

Oct/Nov 2023

At midday, the temperature reads $-2\degree\text{C}$. By 6 pm, it has risen to $4\degree\text{C}$.

Oct/Nov 2024

At midnight, the temperature is $-7^{\circ}\text{C}$. By 11 am the following day, the temperature has risen to $12^{\circ}\text{C}$.

Oct/Nov 2024

Find $2\frac{2}{3}+3\frac{3}{4}$. Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Oct/Nov 2025

Find the value.

Oct/Nov 2025

Carry out the calculation.

Oct/Nov 2025

Add a single pair of brackets so that the calculation becomes correct: $4.2-3\times5+1.2=7.2$.

Oct/Nov 2025

Work out $\frac{75.66-40.23}{2.19}$. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

Oct/Nov 2025