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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. Two pieces of string are 10cm long and three pieces of string are 6cm long. What is the total length?
2. How many kilograms of sugar must be added to 2.34kg to make 6kg?
3. Dad is 1.83m tall. The ceiling is 28cm higher than Dad. How high is the ceiling?
4. Richard went jogging at 3:30. He jogged for 30 minutes, walked for 10 minutes then jogged again. He arrived home at 4:20. How long was his second jog?
5. It takes Dad 45 minutes to paint 3 fence panels. How long does it take to paint one fence panel?
6. 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?
7. A box holds 12 eggs. I have 136 eggs. How many boxes do I need to hold all the eggs?
8. It takes 30cm of ribbon to make a bow. How many bows can be made from a 2m long ribbon?
9. I think of a number and multiply it by 15. I subtract 180. The answer is 300. What was my number?
10. Mark has to take 15ml of medicine twice per day for 7 days. How much medicine does he need?
11. Two shelves measure 75cm and 83cm. What is their total length in meters?
12. Each jacket potato takes 6 minutes to cook in a microwave oven. How many minutes would it take for 9 jacket potatoes to cook?
13. Six wooden bricks weigh 600g. What do 2 bricks weigh?
14. A piece of string is 16cm. I cut off 7cm. How long is my string now?
15. There were three jugs; one held 0.75 liters, another held 400ml and the other held 350ml. How much did the jugs hold altogether?
16. There are three glasses of water containing 350ml, 250ml and 400ml. When pouring the water into a bowl, half of it is spilt. How much water is left?
17. 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?
18. A baby needs to take 5ml of medicine 3 times a day. How much medicine does the baby need each day?
19. Amy drives 13 miles to her grandmother's and then 8 miles to the shops. How many miles has Amy driven?
20. 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?
21. I have four ribbons measuring 34mm, 55mm, 87mm and 123mm. What is their total length in cm?
22. I think of a number, double it and add 3. The answer is 45. What was my first number?
23. There are 25ml of medicine in a bottle. A teaspoon holds 5ml. How many teaspoons of medicine are in the bottle?
24. A car uses 1.2 liters of fuel for every 5 miles. The car has 20 liters of fuel in the tank. How much fuel will be left after the car has traveled 60 miles?
25. Laura was playing a game. Her scores were 17, 25 and 32. What was her total score for all 3 games?

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