Instructions
Read each story problem carefully. Decide which operation (+, -, ×, ÷) you need to use to solve it. Some problems may require more than one step. Show your working in the space provided.
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A library has 1,245 fiction books and 876 non-fiction books. How many books do they have in total?
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A plane is flying at an altitude of 8,500 metres. To avoid turbulence, it descends by 1,250 metres. What is its new altitude?
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A school buys 12 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 144 pencils. How many pencils did the school buy altogether?
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A baker bakes 348 cookies. She wants to put them into bags with 6 cookies in each bag. How many full bags of cookies can she make?
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On Monday, a farmer picked 450 apples. He sold 175 of them. On Tuesday, he picked another 200 apples. How many apples does the farmer have now?
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There are 8 classes in a school, and each class has 30 students. The students need to be put into teams of 5 for sports day. How many teams will there be in total?
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Cinema tickets cost £9 each. A family of 4 goes to the cinema and they pay with a £50 note. How much change will they get?
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A teacher has 125 stickers to share equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get, and how many stickers are left over?
Answer Key
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1,245 + 876 = 2,121 books
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8,500 - 1,250 = 7,250 metres
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12 × 144 = 1,728 pencils
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348 ÷ 6 = 58 bags
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Step 1: 450 - 175 = 275 apples
Step 2: 275 + 200 = 475 apples -
Step 1: 8 × 30 = 240 students
Step 2: 240 ÷ 5 = 48 teams -
Step 1: 4 × £9 = £36
Step 2: £50 - £36 = £14 change -
125 ÷ 8 = 15 with a remainder of 5.
Each student gets 15 stickers, and there are 5 stickers left over.