Worded problems 2
The school cafeteria sold 467 lunches on Monday and 289 lunches on Tuesday. How many lunches did they sell in total over the two days?
756
If I did 14 push ups a day for two week straight, how many push ups would I have done at the end of of the 2 weeks
196
Mum set off at 3:45pm. She arrived at her destination at 5.32pm. Mum had estimated that
the journey would take her 2 hours and 10 minutes.
What is the difference between her estimated and actual travel time?
23 minutes
Actual time 1 hour and 47 minutes
estimated time 2 hours 10 minutes
difference = 23 minutes
Emma had $35.85 in her wallet. She spent $17.50 on a book and $8.95 on lunch. How much money does she have left?
$9.40
One watch costs $1.35 and I bought six.
If I had paid with a $20 note, how much change would I have received?
$11.90
Sally bought 3 photograph frames, each costing $7.50. She paid with $30.00.
How much change did she get?
$7.50
Jake's weekly allowance is $18.50. He earned an extra $5.75 from mowing the lawn but spent $7.90 on a toy. How much money does he have now?
$4.85
There are 672 students in a school. If they need to be divided into equal groups for a field trip, and each group can have 8 students, how many groups will there be?
84
I walk 6km every day.
How many days would it take me to walk 276km?
46 days
Sarah walked 3/4 of a kilometer to the park and then walked another 2/4 of a kilometer around the park.
How many metres did she walk in total?
1250m
I need to buy enough whiteboards for 273 students and there are 25 whiteboards that come into a pack. How many packs will I need to buy?
11 packs
If you did 342 sit ups for 65 days how many sit ups will you have done after the 65 days?
22 230
2.5 kilograms of apples, which cost $3.50 per kilogram. 1.75 kilograms of bananas, which cost $2.80 per kilogram. 0.4 kilograms of grapes, which cost $5.60 per kilogram.She also bought a loaf of bread for $2.25 and a carton of milk for $1.50.
How much did Maria spend in total on her groceries?
$15.65
The perimeter of a rectangle is 32 meters. If the length of the rectangle is 3 times its width, what is the measurement of the length and width?
Length = 12
Width = 4
A rectangular room measures 4.5 meters in length and 3.8 meters in width. What is the area of the room in square meters?
17.1