Problem Solving
Sam bought 15 packets of pencils, each packet contains 18 pencils. How many pencils does Sam have in total?
Samantha planted 12 rows of tomato plants, there are 15 in a row. How many did Samantha plant?
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?
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?
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
hours
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.
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?
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
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
Hours
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?
12 eggs fit in one egg-carton, how many egg-cartons are needed for 180 eggs?
A rectangle's side is 4.5 cm long and its width is 2.5 cm. What is the area of the rectangle? cm
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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