Please read each question carefully so you understand fully what is being asked of you and the type of operation which should be used.

Each answer should show all workings and include a sentence answer. This task should be completed and returned to school by Friday.

Work It Out!

Word Problems

1. Every weekend Mirren goes to her acting classes to practice for her upcoming pantomime.  She needs to pay £4.50 for each rehearsal. How much will Mirren have paid after 4 weeks?

2. Chloe S paid 75p for a packet of crisps at the Co-op. If she buys another 6 packets to share with her friends, how much will she have paid in total?

3. Heather has 72 mini mars bars and shares them equally between herself, Finlay, Olivia and Cameron H. How many will each of them receive?

4. If we bought 100 new books for our class library and each book cost £11, what would the total cost be?

5. Ewan baked some cakes for school. He had to weigh out 272 grams of flour and 175 grams of sugar. What was the combined weight of the flour and sugar?

6. Lewis saved up £55.75 of his pocket money. He decided to spend £13.45 on some lego for his brother. How much money did Lewis have left?

7. Lucy L got some new Doc Marten boots for her birthday. They cost £55.00. She decided she wanted to buy another 9 pairs in different colours. How much would all 10 pairs of Doc martens cost?

8.  Challenge Question:  Whenever Aiden passes Costcutters he buys a packet of Pokemon cards. Each packet has 8 cards in it. If Aiden has 168 Pokemon cards, how many packets has he bought in total?