Money
Inverse Operations
Levelling
Algorithm
Worded Problems
100

$1 + $4.50 

$5.50

100

Fact family for 2 x 6

2 x 6 = 12

6 x 2 = 12

12 / 6 = 2

12 / 2 = 6

100

22 + 46 =

22 + 46 = 

-2    +2

20 + 48 = 68

100

Use an algorithm for 22 + 34 

22 +

34

____

56

100

A sports club had 25 soccer balls. They donated 18 balls to another school. How many soccer balls do they have left?

25 + 18 = 43

200

$10 - $4.50

$5.50

200

Fact Family for 5 x 6

5 x 6 = 30

6 x 5 = 30

30 / 6 = 5

30 / 5 = 6

200

45 + 112 = 

45 + 112 =

+2     -2

47 + 110 = 157

200

Use an Algorithm for 128 + 61

128 +

  61

_____

189

200

The school library has 248 fiction books and 175 non-fiction books. How many books are there altogether?

248 + 175 = 423

300

Mia has $12.50 and her mum gives her another $8.75
How much money does Mia have altogether?

$21.25

300

Fact family for 12 x 8

12 x 8 = 96

8 x 12 = 96

96 / 8 = 12

96 /12 = 8

300

634 + 356 =

634 + 356 =

-4      +4

630 + 360 = 990


300

Use an algorithm for 84 + 178

1  1

178

  84

______

 262

300

There are 7 teams competing in a school carnival. Each team has 24 students. How many students are competing altogether?

7 x 24 = 168

400

Ava has $30. She buys a notebook for $6.50 and a packet of pencils for $4.75.
How much money does Ava have left?

$6.50 + $4.75 = $11.25

$30 - $11.25 = $18.75


400

There are 6 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?

6 x 8 = 48

8 x 6 = 48

48 / 6 = 8

48 / 8 = 6

400

Sarah is redecorating her bedroom. She has already spent $574 on new furniture. She also bought some decorations for $88. How much has Sarah spent in total on her bedroom redecorating?

$574 + 88 =

-$2    +$2

$572 + $90 = $662

400

Use an algorithm for 8394 - 3791

71

8394 -

3791

_____

4603

400

The school library received 156 new books. The librarian put 48 books in the Year 3 section and 37 books in the Year 4 section. The remaining books were placed in the general section.
How many books were placed in the general section?

48 + 37 = 85

156 - 85 = 71

500

A teacher buys 4 boxes of cupcakes for a class party. Each box costs $6.50. She also buys a large bottle of juice for $4.80.

  • How much does she spend altogether?
  • If she pays with $50, how much change does she receive?

4 x $6.50 = $26

$26 + $4.80 = $30.80


$50 - $30.80 = $19.20

500

A teacher has 144 stickers and wants to share them equally between 12 students. How many stickers will each student receive?

12 x 12 = 144

144 / 12 = 12

500

Olivia is buying furniture for her new apartment. She spent $1,256.75 on a lounge and $849.50 on a dining table. How much has Olivia spent in total on her furniture?

$1256.75 + $849.50

+ $3.25.      - $3.25

$1260 + $846.25 = $2106.25

500

Use an Algorithm for 1973 - 689

8 16 1

1973 -

  689

____

1284

500

A class of 28 students is going on an excursion. Each student needs to pay $12 for the bus and $8 for entry.
How much money will the class need altogether?

$12 + $8 = $20

$20 x 28 = $560