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Solving real life problems can involve numbers and measures of time, length, capacity and weight. You can use all the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to help you find the right answers - you just need to work out which. Solving problems requires either multiplication, division, addition or subtraction, and possibly all of them. In real life you'll come across problems involving weights and measures - for example, how much money something costs in dollars and cents or how much it weighs in grams and kilograms. But not all problems are about measures, some are... Show more
Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Math - Elementary School - Solving Problems
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1. To bake a cake, 250g of flour is required. If a bag of flour is 1kg how much would be left after baking 3 cakes?
2. It takes Dad 45 minutes to paint 3 fence panels. How long does it take to paint one fence panel?
3. An apple weighs 25g. How much would 4 apples weigh?
4. Mark has to take 15ml of medicine twice per day for 7 days. How much medicine does he need?
5. A joint of beef requires 30 minutes per 500g cooking time plus 30 minutes. For how long does a 3.5kg joint of beef require cooking?
6. Six wooden bricks weigh 600g. What do 2 bricks weigh?
7. Two shelves measure 75cm and 83cm. What is their total length in meters?
8. A piece of string is 16cm. I cut off 7cm. How long is my string now?
9. 6 planks of wood are all 150cm long. We require a continuous run of planks for 8.75m. How much needs chopping off the last plank?
10. A baby needs to take 5ml of medicine 3 times a day. How much medicine does the baby need each day?
11. How many kilograms of sugar must be added to 2.34kg to make 6kg?
12. I think of a number, double it and add 3. The answer is 45. What was my first number?
13. A large glass holds 300ml and a small glass holds 250ml. A jug has 1 liter of juice. First I fill 1 large glass. How many small glasses can be filled with what is left in the jug?
14. Laura was playing a game. Her scores were 17, 25 and 32. What was her total score for all 3 games?
15. I think of a number and multiply it by 15. I subtract 180. The answer is 300. What was my number?
16. I think of a number and subtract 12. The answer is 15. What was my first number?
17. I have 12 oranges, all of an equal weight, with a total weight of 900g. I eat 5 oranges. What is the total weight of the remaining oranges?
18. A box of chocolates has 24 toffees, 49 soft centers and 18 nuts. If I eat 52 chocolates how many are left in the box?
19. Each jacket potato takes 6 minutes to cook in a microwave oven. How many minutes would it take for 9 jacket potatoes to cook?
20. Two pieces of string are 10cm long and three pieces of string are 6cm long. What is the total length?
21. A box holds 12 eggs. I have 136 eggs. How many boxes do I need to hold all the eggs?
22. Lamb takes 50 minutes per kg to cook plus 50 minutes. How long does it take for a 2.5kg piece of lamb to cook?
23. Mom weighed 55kg. She lost 500g when she was ill. What does she weigh now?
24. Dad is 1.83m tall. The ceiling is 28cm higher than Dad. How high is the ceiling?
25. There are 35 red balloons, 22 blue balloons and 7 white balloons. 27 balloons pop. How many balloons are left?

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