Ratio (age 11+)
Mathematics · Multiplication & Division · conceptual
Use conventional notation for the priority of operations including brackets, powers, roots, and reciprocals; apply BIDMAS/BODMAS consistently to evaluate complex numerical expressions
What mastery looks like
- Evaluate expressions involving brackets, indices, and all four operations in the correct order
- Explain why the order of operations is necessary to avoid ambiguity
- Use the reciprocal of a number and understand that a number multiplied by its reciprocal gives 1
Check your understanding
Can Ratio (age 11+) evaluate a complex expression like '5 + 2³ ÷ 4' correctly — applying the right order of operations, handling the power before the division and division before the addition?
Prerequisites
Required first