L.O. To use all four operations to solve problems involving measures.
* work
Measures word problems
Before you solve these problems, take a coloured pencil and
underline all the most important parts. Remember to use the units
in your answer.
1. At the weekend I walked 2km. My Dad walked 500m further
than me. How far did he walk?
2. Two shelves are 75cm and 87cm long. What is their total
length?
3. A family sets off to drive 524km. after 267km, how much
further do they have to go?
4. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 9cm. How long is
each side?
L.O. To use all four operations to solve problems involving measures.
* work
Measures word problems
Before you solve these problems, take a coloured pencil and
underline all the most important parts. Remember to use the units
in your answer.
1. At the weekend I walked 2.5km. My Dad walked 200m further
than me. How far did he walk?
2. Farmer Brendan has just bought a new herd of cows, and needs
to fence off one of his fields for them to live in. The field is
square and one side of the field measures 450m. What distance
of fencing does he need to buy?
3. I am 86cm tall. My brother is twice as tall as me. How tall is
he?
4. I am wrapping christmas presents. I have 2m of ribbon, and I
need 25cm for each present. How many presents will I be able to
wrap?
5. The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 36cm. How long is each
side?
L.O. To use all four operations to solve problems involving measures.
* work
Measures word problems
Before you solve these problems, take a coloured pencil and
underline all the most important parts. Remember to use the units
in your answer.
1. At the weekend I walked 2.5km. My Dad walked 1.6km further
than me. How far did he walk?
2. Farmer Brendan has just bought a new herd of cows, and needs
to fence off one of his fields for them to live in. The field is
octagonal and one side of the field measures 450m. What
distance of fencing does he need to buy?
3. I am 86cm tall. My brother is two and a half times taller than
me. How tall is he?
4. I am wrapping christmas presents. I have 2.7m of ribbon, and I
need 33cm for each present. How many presents will I be able to
wrap? How much ribbon will I have left over?
5. The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 48cm. How long is each
side?