Transcript Miscellaneous Problem solving Word Problems Bob is decorating the hallway. One wall measures 2m by 3m.

Miscellaneous
Problem solving
Word Problems
Bob is decorating the hallway. One wall measures
2m by 3m. The other wall measures 2m by 2m.
What is the total area he will have to paint?
 Each tin of paint covers 2m². How many tins does
Bob need to buy?
 Bob has a ten pound note. Each tin of paint costs
£2.99. Can he afford to paint the whole hallway?
Explain your answer.
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Word Problems Cont.
Mr Kipling opened a packet of sweets to decorate
his cake with. He found 3 red sweets, 2 blue and 5
green sweets. What percentage are red?
 What is the ratio of blue to green sweets?
 Mr Kipling ate a green sweet. What is the ratio of
blue to green sweets now?
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Word Problems Cont.
Mr Wonka’s chocolatastic cake for four people
needs 200g of chocolate. How much chocolate
would he need if he made the cake for eight
people?
 Grandpa Joe makes up the recipe for four people
with 50g of raisins and 150g of chocolate. How
many grams of raisins will he need in a cake for
eight people?
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Word Problems Cont.
 Robbie Williams is paid £175 for appearing
in an advert. He shares this equally with his
mum. How much does she get? What
percentage is this?
Word Problems Cont.
Bart visits the Kwik-E-Mart to buy a super
squishee. They usually cost £1.00 but Apu has
reduced them by 20%.
 How much does he pay for his super squishee?
 How much change would he get from £5 note?
 Apu gives Bart £3.20 change and a lollipop
costing 20p. Is this fair? Explain your answer.
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Word Problems Cont.
 On June 26th I posted a letter to Belgium. It
arrived 5 days later. On what date did it
arrive?
 The school bus weighs 2000kg and took 1 ¼
hours to travel 80 km. How far did it travel in
2½ hours?
Miscellaneous Problems
 20 sweets in a bag. Tom eats ½ of the
sweets.
 How many are left?
 How many sweets did he eat?
Miscellaneous Problems
 In one football season, the referee gave out
43 red cards and 27 yellow cards. What is
the difference between the number of red
cards and the number of yellow cards?
Miscellaneous Problems
 I have 5 pencils in each packet,
if I have 45
pencils altogether how many packets
would I have?
 A box holds 6 eggs. If there are 50 eggs how
many boxes will I have?
Miscellaneous Problems
 I have 50 football stickers. I give 6 stickers
to a friend. In return she gives me 11
different stickers. How many stickers do I
have now?
 By how many has the sticker collection
increased?
Miscellaneous Problems
 I want to buy some 99p jelly babies and a
37p Mars Bar. I have £1.50. Do I have enough
money to buy the sweets that I want?
 I have £4.30. How many creme eggs can I
buy if they cost 30p each?
Miscellaneous Problems
 My dance class starts at 2:30pm. There are
18 dancers. How many rows of 3 dancers
will there be?
 It takes me 25minutes to walk to school. If I
arrive at 8:50am what time did I leave
home?
 If I left 10mins later what time would I arrive
in school?
Miscellaneous Problems
 If a coat has 5 buttons and I have 8 coats,
how many buttons are there altogether?
 If I have 3 silver coins in my pocket, what
could they be?