6th Grade Math - Order of Operations and Prime Factorization

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 6.7A:

generate equivalent numerical expressions using order of operations, including whole number exponents and prime factorization

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Instruction

Prime factorization is a key skill students learn in the sixth grade.

The order of operations help students simplify larger expressions.

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STAAR Practice

Between 2016 and 2025 (including redesign practice), this readiness standard has been tested 15 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining the problems can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here. The videos below are linked to the questions in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.

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