Word Problems
Word Problems
I think of a number and divide it by 15.
The answer is 20. What was my number?
? ÷ 15 = 20
20 x 15 = ?
300
Word Problems
A bus seats 52 people. No standing is
allowed. 17 people get off a full bus. How
many are left on?
52 -17 = 35
Word Problems
Kobi saved 15p a week for one year. How
many pounds did he save?
15p x 52
= 780p
Then change it into £ = £7.80
Word Problems
a)
Four people paid £72 for tickets to a
football match.
What was the cost of each ticket?
How much change did they get from £100
£72 ÷ 4 = £18
£100 - 72 = £28
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Petrol costs 71.2p per litre. How much do you
pay to fill a 5 litre can?
71.2p x 5 = 356p
Then change to £ = £3.56
Word Problems
There is 365ml of milk in a jug. Another
450ml is added. How much milk is there in
the jug now?
365 + 450 = 815ml
Word Problems
A football club has 400 litres of soup for its
fans. One cup holds 250ml of soup. How
many fans can have a cup of soup?
First change the 400 litres to ml or the 250ml to l
(400 x 1000) ÷ 250 = 1600
400 ÷
0.250
= 1600
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A full bucket holds 5 1/2 litres of water. A full
jug holds 1/2 litre of water. How many jugs
of water will it take to fill the bucket?
How many 1/2 litres in 5 1/2 litres?
5.5 ÷
0.5
= 11 jugs
Word Problems
Dad bought a 2kg bag of carrots. He used
400grams to make a carrot cake. How
many grams of carrots were left.
Change the Kg to grams
(2 x 1000) - 400
= 1600
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Word Problems
I have read 134 of the 512 pages of my book.
How many more pages must I read to reach
the middle?
Step 1 Find half of 512
250
6
256
Step 2 256 - 134 = 122
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There are eight shelves of books. Six of the
shelves hold 25 books each. Two of the
shelves hold 35 books. How many books are
there altogether.
Step 1 6 x 25
= 150
Step 2 2 x 35
= 70
Step 3 150 + 70 = 220
Word Problems
I think of a number, subtract 17 and divide by
6. The answer is 20. What was the number?
Step 1 ? - 17 ÷ 6 = 20
Step 2 turn it around the other way
Step 3 20 x 6 + 17 = 137
Word Problems
You start to read a book on Thursday. On
Friday you read ten more pages than on
Thursday to reach page 60. How many pages
did you read on Thursday?
Step 1 (2 x Thursday) + 10 = 60
Step 2 (60 - 10) /2
= 25
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Ravi bought a pack of 30 biscuits. He ate one
fifth of them on Thursday. He ate one eighth of
the remaining biscuits on Friday. How many did
he have left?
Step 1
1/
5
of 30
Step 2 30 - 6
Step 3
1/
8
of 24
Step 4 24 - 3
= 6
= 24
=3
= 21
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There is space in a multi storey car park for 15
rows of cars of 12 cars on each floor. There are
ten floors. How many cars can the car park
hold?
Step 1 15 x 12
Step 2 180 x 10
= 180
= 1 800 cars
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I think of a number, subtract 11 and divide by 2.
The answer is 20. What was my number?
Step 1 (? - 11) ÷ 2
Step 2 (20 x 2) + 11
= 20
= 51
Word Problems
Joan opened a packet of sweets and found
that there were 12 in a packet. She had bought
6 packets. How many could she and her three
friends have?
Step 1 12 x 6
Step 2 72 ÷ 3
= 72
= 24 sweets
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In a school survey of pets, it was found that of
the 96 children in Y6, three quarters had pets.
45 children have a dog. 21 have a cat. How
many children have other kinds of pets.
Step 1
3/
4
of 96
Step 2 72 - 45
Step 3 27 - 21
= 72
= 27
= 6 other kinds
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I bought two CD racks that could hold 35 CDs.
I have 87 CDS. How many would not fit in the
racks? The racks cost £19.99 each. How much
would it cost to buy enough racks for all my
CDs
Step 1 (35 x 2)
Step 2 87 - 70
= 70
= 17 would not fit
Step 3 3 racks needed
= £59.97
Step 4 £19.99 x 3