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Taken from Learning Maths Book 6B

Challenging Word Problems

Do the word problem. Show your working clearly in the space provided.

Brendahadsomesweets.Ifshegaveeachfriend8sweets,shewouldneedanother44sweets.Ifshegaveeachfriend16sweets,shewouldneedanother220sweets.Howmanyfriendsdidshegivethesweetsto?

16units–8units→220–448units→1761unit→176÷8=22

Shegavethesweetsto22friends.

Solutions:

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Taken from Learning Maths Book 6B

Challenging Word Problems

Do the word problem. Show your working clearly in the space provided.

Lorraineboughtsomestationery.Theratioofthenumberofpenstothenumberofpencilstothenumberoferaserswas6:13:4.Shethengaveawaysomepensandpencils.Theratioofthenumberofpenstothenumberofpencilstothenumberoferasersleftwas4:17:7.IfLorrainehad91pencilsatfirst,howmanypensandpencilsdidshegiveaway?

Beforegivingawaysomepensandpencils,pens:pencils:erasers

6:13:442:91:28

×7 7××7

Aftergivingawaysomepensandpencils,pens:pencils:erasers

4:17:716:68:28

×4 4××4

(42+91)–(16+68)=49Shegaveaway49pensandpencils.

Solutions:

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Taken from Learning Maths Book 6B

Challenging Word Problems

Do the word problem. Show your working clearly in the space provided.

MrsRobinsonboughtsomechocolatesandlollipopsintheratio7:4.Thepriceofallchocolatestothepriceofalllollipopswasintheratio5:2.Shespent$127.40inall.Ifeachlollipopcost15¢lessthaneachchocolate,howmanylollipopsdidshebuy?

chocolates:lollipops5:25+2units→$127.401unit→$127.40÷7=$18.205×$18.20=$91Allchocolatescost$91.2×$18.20=$36.40Alllollipopscost$36.40.chocolates:lollipops7:4$91÷7=$13Eachunitofchocolatesis$13.$36.40÷4=$9.10Eachunitoflollipopsis$9.10.$13–$9.10=$3.90Thepricedifferencebetweeneachunitofchocolates

Solutions:

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Taken from Mental Mathematics Book 6

Mental Maths: GENERAL REVISION 12

Do these sums mentally.

1. 2.5%of68=

2. 722=

3. 1122=

4. 1+3+5+7+9+11+...+29=

5. 56×125=

6. 54÷1 1__2 =

7. 33 1__3 %of96=

8. √_____

8281 =

9. Findthedayof17February2005.

10. 84×715=

Solutions:1.1.72.51843.125444.2255.70006.367.328.919.Thursday10.60060