Missing Factors

This worksheet challenges students to find missing factors within four-step expressions. To determine the missing number, students must evaluate the rest of the equation using order-of-operations rules and reason backward. Problems include combinations of parentheses, multiplication, and addition/subtraction. This activity develops algebraic thinking and deepens understanding of how operations interact. It encourages persistence, reverse reasoning, and conceptual clarity.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Mathematics – Solving for Unknown Values

Mathematics – Order of Operations

Mathematics – Algebraic Reasoning Foundations

Mathematics – Multi-Step Equation Structure

This worksheet is part of our 4-Step Order of Operations Worksheets collection.