Problem Solving

1:

Sam bought 15 packets of pencils, each packet contains 18 pencils.
How many pencils does Sam have in total?

  
2:
Samantha planted 12 rows of tomato plants, there are 15 in a row.
How many did Samantha plant?

  

3:
An owner of a vineyard employed fifteen people to pick bunches of grapes. 
How many can be picked in one hour if each person picks 65 per hour?

  

4:
 
Tim has a bag with 35 lollypops.
He divided them with his 3 friends and himself.

(a)    How many lollypops will each of them get?   
(b)    How many lollypops will Tim have left?   
5:
A large dam was leaking water at a rate of 550 litres per hour, how long would it take to leak 6600 litres of water?    

hours  

6:
 
Bob drove for 3½ hours on Monday, he drove 4½ hours Tuesday, 1½ hours Wednesday, 2 hours Thursday and 4 hours Friday. How many hours did he drive that week?
Give a fractional answer.

km.  

7:
Mr. Stevens went to Australia for holidays and paid $70 for a pair of jeans and also bought three shirts for $14·95 each.
He gave the shopkeeper $120. How much change did he receive?

  

8:
A cleaner wanted to do the housework in 3 hours. She worked 1¼ hours in the morning and returned after lunch to complete the work in 1¾ of an hour. Did she meet her goal?
Yes or No  
9:
Mr. Jones the mechanic took 3¼ hours, 4½ hours and ¾ hour to complete 3 car repairs.
How long did he work in total?

Hours  

10:
 
Daniel should arrive at work 9:30 a.m. It takes him ½ an hour to dress, eat breakfast and ¾ of an hour to ride to work. What's the latest time he should wake up?

  

11:
12 eggs fit in one egg-carton, how many egg-cartons are needed for 180 eggs?

  

12:

A rectangle's side is 4.5 cm long and its width is 2.5 cm.
What is the area of the rectangle?

cm    



 

    

 


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