Brackets in Expressions
Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions and evaluate expressions containing these grouping symbols
How to tell they’ve got it
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Try this together
Can your child look at '3 × (4 + 5)' and work out the brackets first — getting '3 × 9 = 27' — rather than just multiplying left to right?
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Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 1 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
find unknown values in numerical equations involving brackets and combinations of arithmetic operations, using the properties of numbers and operations
create and use algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions that use rules to generate sets of numbers; identify, interpret and explain emerging patterns
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.