Numeracy 123 Problems‐6     

                                                         Name 
                                       Date started 
 

1  2  3  4 5 6 
Add and sub  Add and sub  Add and sub  Add and sub  Add and sub  Add and sub 
using place  using place  using place  using place  using place  using place 
value  value  value  value value  value
7  8  9  10 11 12
Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using 
doubles  doubles  doubles  doubles   doubles  doubles 

13  14  15  16 17 18

Don’t subtract,  Don’t subtract,  Don’t subtract,  Don’t subtract,  Don’t subtract,  Don’t subtract, 
add  add  add  add  add  add 

19  20  21  22 23 24

Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using 
tidy numbers  tidy numbers  tidy numbers  tidy numbers  tidy numbers  tidy numbers 

25  26  27  28 29 30

Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using 
rounding and  rounding and  rounding and  rounding and  rounding and  rounding and 
compensating  compensating  compensating compensating compensating  compensating
31  32  33  34 35 36
Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction 
using equal  using equal  using equal  using equal  using equal  using equal 
additions  additions   additions additions additions  additions
37  38  39  40 41 42
Subtraction using  Subtraction using  Subtraction using  Subtraction using  Subtraction using  Subtraction using 
rounding and  rounding and  rounding and  rounding and  rounding and  rounding and 
compensating  compensating compensating   compensating  
compensating compensating      
43  44  45  46 47 48
Multiplication  Multiplication  Multiplication  Multiplication  Multiplication  Multiplication 
using rounding and  using rounding and  using rounding and  using rounding and  using rounding and  using rounding and 
compensating  compensating  
compensating compensating   compensating  
compensating   
49  50  51  52 53 54
Multiplication 
using rounding and 
Division  Division  Division  Division  Division 
compensating  
55  56  57  58 59 60
Division  Division  Fractions  Fractions  Fractions  Fractions 

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
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halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-1
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1 Simon had $243 in his bank account. His brother Peter had $124. How much
money did the boys have altogether?

2 One day we counted 572 bats in a cave. How many bats had flown out if the
next day we counted 389?

3 A ship had 94 cars on its deck. In a bad storm how many cars were washed
overboard, for it to arrive in the port with only 23 left?

4 I got $55 for my birthday and $39 for Christmas. What was the total
amount of money I had been given?

5 There were 53 cars in the stock car race. How many cars didn’t finish the
race if 28 cars did?

6 There were 82 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 49. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

7 There were 59 penguins on one iceberg and 59 on another. How many

penguins were there altogether?

8 One day Ben caught 69 tadpoles and Jerry caught 56. How many tadpoles did
the boys catch altogether?

9 In my town there are 261 adults and 99 of them work at the local cheese
factory. How many adults don’t work at the cheese factory?

10 A pop band played two concerts. 2998 watched on the first night and 2999
on the second. What was the total number that attended?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
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halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-2
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1 My friend and I threw a tennis ball to each other 263 times. How many times
did we drop the ball if we caught it 229 times?

2 The library had 565 books but there were only 214 on the shelves. How many
books had been taken out?

3 Max was on a cruise ship. The ship travelled 34 kilometres one day and 59
the next. What was the total distance the ship had travelled?

4 There were 61 turkeys in a field. How many did the farmer take to market if
he left 35 turkeys behind?

5 There were 75 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 39 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

6 The aviary at the zoo held 695 birds. The zoo keeper left the door open.
How many birds flew away for there to be 124 left?

7 159 people entered the fun park in the morning and 64 in the afternoon.
What was the total number of visitors in the day?

8 We needed some actors for our school production. 645 auditioned but only
99 got parts. How many children didn’t get a part?

9 There were 49 pink flamingos in one lake and 49 in another. What was the
total number of flamingos?

10 853 marathon runners started a race. How many finished the race if 188
retired before the end?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-3
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1 The school had 19 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 4 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

2 One day we counted 243 bats in a cave. How many bats had flown out if the
next day we counted 89?

3 Sarah had saved $24 towards her holiday flight which cost $69. How much
more did she have to save?

4 The bee keeper had two hives. He had 479 bees in one hive and 182 in the
other. What was the total number of bees he had?

5 A farmer had 248 apple trees in one orchard and 249 in another. What was
the total number of apple trees?

6 Jane had $73 in her bank account and withdrew $49 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

7 There were 72 cars in the stock car race. How many cars didn’t finish the
race if 38 cars did?

8 399 joggers each paid $3 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run
raise?

9 There were 29 penguins on one iceberg and 28 on another. How many

penguins were there altogether?

10 At the school fair 225 children arrived on foot and 49 came on the bus.
What was the total number of children at the fair?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-4
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1 Ella bought 18 biscuits to share equally between 3 dogs. How many biscuits
did each dog get?

2 There were 55 turkeys in a field. How many did the farmer take to market if
he left 27 turkeys behind?

3 David had saved $184 in his piggy bank and took out $39 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

4 A cruise liner had 212 passengers aboard but when it was full it held 579.
How many more passengers could it hold?

5 This year we bought 29 new lights for our Christmas tree. It now has 84
lights on it. How many lights did it have last year?

6 A ship had 157 cars on its deck. In a bad storm how many cars were washed
overboard, for it to arrive in the port with only 36 left?

7 My friend and I threw a tennis ball to each other 321 times. How many times
did we drop the ball if we caught it 208 times?

8 29 children each brought 2 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

9 A shepherd had 429 sheep in one field and 429 in another. How many sheep
did he have altogether?

10 On our journey to the beach we have travelled 34 kilometres. How much

further do we need to go if the total journey is 93 kilometres?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-5
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1 The school library had 29 books on each shelf and there were 5 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

2 Simon had $415 in his bank account. His brother Peter had $361. How much
money did the boys have altogether?

3 346 cups of coffee were served in the café in one day. How many of these
cups were white if 78 were black?

4 At the bakery there were 27 biscuits to be put into packs of 3. How many
packs did this make?

5 There were 39 penguins on one iceberg and 39 on another. How many

penguins were there altogether?

6 A box arrived at the tennis club containing 149 new balls. In total now we
have 223 balls. How many did we have before the box came?

7 The book shop had 253 magazines on its shelf, of which 28 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

8 The aviary at the zoo held 836 birds. The zoo keeper left the door open.
How many birds flew away for there to be 623 left?

9 I got $45 for my birthday and $29 for Christmas. What was the total
amount of money I had been given?

10 There were 92 cars in the stock car race. How many cars didn’t finish the
race if 67 cars did?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
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halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-6
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1 There were 84 turkeys in a field. How many did the farmer take to market if
he left 39 turkeys behind?

2 Max was on a cruise ship. The ship travelled 23 kilometres one day and 69
the next. What was the total distance the ship had traveled?

3 The library had 398 books but there were only 156 on the shelves. How many
books had been taken out?

4 415 marathon runners started a race. How many finished the race if 269
retired before the end?

5 There were 63 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 29. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

6 A ship had 86 cars on its deck. In a bad storm how many cars were washed
overboard, for it to arrive in the port with only 54 left?

7 One day Ben caught 89 tadpoles and Jerry caught 63. How many tadpoles did
the boys catch altogether?

8 Nikita had 20 mice in a cage. She needed to give 3/4 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

9 Two schools got together for an athletics day. One school had 1999
spectators and one had 1997. How many watched the athletics?

10 In my town there are 342 adults and 99 of them work at the local cheese
factory. How many adults don’t work at the cheese factory?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-7
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1 18 children at school each paid $4 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

2 A pop band played two concerts. 3029 watched on the first night and 3029
on the second. What was the total number that attended?

3 At the school fair 342 children arrived on foot and 29 came on the bus.
What was the total number of children at the fair?

4 Sarah had saved $35 towards her holiday flight which cost $87. How much
more did she have to save?

5 423 cups of coffee were served in the café in one day. How many of these
cups were white if 57 were black?

6 There were 81 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 69 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

7 There were 51 cars in the stock car race. How many cars didn’t finish the
race if 29 cars did?

8 We needed some actors for our school production. 246 auditioned but only
97 got parts. How many children didn’t get a part?

9 There were 79 pink flamingos in one lake and 78 in another. What was the
total number of flamingos?

10 549 people entered the fun park in the morning and 53 in the afternoon.
What was the total number of visitors in the day?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-8
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 299 joggers each paid $5 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run
raise?

2 A farmer had 199 apple trees in one orchard and 199 in another. What was
the total number of apple trees?

3 The school had 39 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 5 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

4 544 marathon runners started a race. How many finished the race if 378
retired before the end?

5 A cruise liner had 341 passengers aboard but when it was full it held 857.
How many more passengers could it hold?

6 Jane had $83 in her bank account and withdrew $28 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

7 There were 67 turkeys in a field. How many did the farmer take to market if
he left 48 turkeys behind?

8 On our journey to the beach we have travelled 25 kilometres. How much

further do we need to go if the total journey is 73 kilometres?

9 There were 89 penguins on one iceberg and 90 on another. How many

penguins were there altogether?

10 The bee keeper had two hives. He had 389 bees in one hive and 236 in the
other. What was the total number of bees he had?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-9
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1 59 children each brought 8 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

2 There were 83 cars in the stock car race. How many cars didn’t finish the
race if 49 cars did?

3 Simon had $146 in his bank account. His brother Peter had $412. How much
money did the boys have altogether?

4 This year we bought 18 new lights for our Christmas tree. It now has 62
lights on it. How many lights did it have last year?

5 David had saved $171 in his piggy bank and took out $59 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

6 A shepherd had 352 sheep in one field and 348 in another. How many sheep
did he have altogether?

7 Nikita had 25 mice in a cage. She needed to give 3/5 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

8 614 cups of coffee were served in the café in one day. How many of these
cups were white if 389 were black?

9 The aviary at the zoo held 586 birds. The zoo keeper left the door open.
How many birds flew away for there to be 74 left?

10 I got $54 for my birthday and $19 for Christmas. What was the total
amount of money I had been given?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-10
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1 At the bakery there were 36 biscuits to be put into packs of 9. How many
packs did this make?

2 There were 68 penguins on one iceberg and 69 on another. How many

penguins were there altogether?

3 A box arrived at the tennis club containing 219 new balls. In total now we
have 351 balls. How many did we have before the box came?

4 The library had 476 books but there were only 241 on the shelves. How many
books had been taken out?

5 The book shop had 291 magazines on its shelf of which 69 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

6 There were 75 turkeys in a field. How many did the farmer take to market if
he left 19 turkeys behind?

7 Max was on a cruise ship. The ship travelled 42 kilometres one day and 49
the next. What was the total distance the ship had traveled?

8 A ship had 175 cars on its deck. In a bad storm how many cars were washed
overboard, for it to arrive in the port with only 34 left?

9 The school library had 69 books on each shelf and there were 3 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

10 381 marathon runners started a race. How many finished the race if 127
retired before the end?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-11
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1 In my town there are 515 adults and 98 of them work at the local cheese
factory. How many adults don’t work at the cheese factory?

2 Two schools got together for an athletics day. One school had 999
spectators and the other had 998. How many watched the athletics?

3 There were 94 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 48. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

4 One day Ben caught 89 tadpoles and Jerry caught 65. How many tadpoles did
the boys catch altogether?

5 Sarah had saved $17 towards her holiday flight which cost $87. How much
more did she have to save?

6 My friend and I threw a tennis ball to each other 154 times. How many times
did we drop the ball if we caught it 98 times?

7 Nikita had 40 mice in a cage. She needed to give 5/8 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

8 At the school fair 414 children arrived on foot and 49 came on the bus.
What was the total number of children at the fair?

9 A farmer had 128 apple trees in one orchard and 129 in another. What was
the total number of apple trees?

10 721 cups of coffee were served in the café in one day. How many of these
cups were white if478 were black?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-12
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1 At the bakery there were 42 biscuits to be put into packs of 7. How many
packs did this make?

2 There were 69 pink flamingos in one lake and 69 in another. What was the
total number of flamingos?

3 On our journey to the beach we have travelled 14 kilometres. How much

further do we need to go if the total journey is 62 kilometres?

4 58 children at school each paid $5 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

5 One day we counted 425 bats in a cave. How many bats had flown out if the
next day we counted 348?

6 A cruise liner had 124 passengers aboard but when it was full it held 638.
How many more passengers could it hold?

7 229 people entered the fun park in the morning and 76 in the afternoon.
What was the total number of visitors in the day?

8 There were 92 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 48 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

9 A shepherd had 248 sheep in one field and 249 in another. How many sheep
did he have altogether?

10 We needed some actors for our school production. 834 auditioned but only
97 got parts. How many children didn’t get a part?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using tidy numbers or doubles * add or subtract using
  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-13
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1 199 joggers each paid $4 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run raise?

2 A pop band played two concerts. 4119 watched on the first night and 4119 on
the second. What was the total number that attended?

3 I got $63 for my birthday and $39 for Christmas. What was the total
amount of money I had been given?

4 Simon had $502 in his bank account. His brother Peter had $225. How much
money did the boys have altogether?

5 556 cups of coffee were served in the café in one day. How many of these
cups were white if 468 were black?

6 The school had 49 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 6 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

7 The bee keeper had two hives. He had 759 bees in one hive and 234 in the
other. What was the total number of bees he had?

8 A ship had 196 cars on its deck. In a bad storm how many cars were washed
overboard, for it to arrive in the port with only 83 left?

9 At the bakery there were 35 biscuits to be put into packs of 5. How many
packs did this make?

10 Jane had $93 in her bank account and withdrew $58 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-14
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1 Ella bought 48 biscuits to share equally between 6 dogs. How many biscuits
did each dog get?

2 My friend and I threw a tennis ball to each other 205 times. How many times
did we drop the ball if we caught it 87 times?

3 David had saved $161 in his piggy bank and took out $49 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

4 This year we bought 49 new lights for our Christmas tree. It now has 93
lights on it. How many lights did it have last year?

5 The library had 857 books but there were only 542 on the shelves. How
many books had been taken out?

6 Nikita had 45 mice in a cage. She needed to give 4/5 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

7 672 marathon runners started a race. How many finished the race if 486
retired before the end?

8 Max was on a cruise ship. The ship travelled 44 kilometres one day and 59
the next. What was the total distance the ship had travelled

9 The aviary at the zoo held 478 birds. The zoo keeper left the door open.
How many birds flew away for there to be 45 left?

10 79 children each brought 7 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-15
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1 446 sunflowers grew in a field. In a storm 199 of them were blown over. How
many sunflowers were left standing?

2 A shepherd had 349 sheep in one field and 352 in another. How many sheep
did he have altogether?

3 At sea world the trainer had 38 fish to share equally between 4 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

4 A box arrived at the tennis club containing 359 new balls. In total now we
have 534 balls. How many did we have before the box came?

5 The book shop had 266 magazines on its shelf of which 29 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

6 Sarah had saved $43 towards her holiday flight which cost $568. How much
more did she have to save?

7 At the bakery there were 64 biscuits to be put into packs of 8. How many
packs did this make?

8 At the school fair 153 children arrived on foot and 29 came on the bus.
What was the total number of children at the fair?

9 Two schools got together for an athletics day. One school had 997
spectators and the other had 999. How many watched the athletics?

10 The school library had 89 books on each shelf and there were 4 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-16
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1 Nikita had 30 mice in a cage. She needed to give 4/6 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

2 A farmer had 139 apple trees in one orchard and 139 in another. What was
the total number of apple trees?

3 On our journey to the beach we have travelled 42 kilometres. How much

further do we need to go if the total journey is 81 kilometres?

4 My friend and I threw a tennis ball to each other 382 times. How many times
did we drop the ball if we caught it 347 times?

5 There were 71 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 19. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

6 One day Ben caught 89 tadpoles and Jerry caught 83. How many tadpoles did
the boys catch altogether?

7 A cruise liner had 536 passengers aboard but when it was full it held 997.
How many more passengers could it hold?

8 In my town there are 214 adults and 97 of them work at the local cheese
factory. How many adults don’t work at the cheese factory?

9 A pop band played two concerts. 3038 watched on the first night and 3039
on the second. What was the total number that attended?

10 49 oranges were packed into bags of 5. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

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 I am learning to: add using tidy numbers or doubles * add or subtract using
  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-17
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1 We needed some actors for our school production. 424 auditioned but only
98 got parts. How many children didn’t get a part?

2 The aviary at the zoo held 359 birds. The zoo keeper left the door open.
How many birds flew away for there to be 54 left?

3 259 people entered the fun park in the morning and 134 in the afternoon.
What was the total number of visitors in the day?

4 The factory had 28 ice creams to pack into boxes of 3. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

5 Simon had $331 in his bank account. His brother Peter had $416. How much
money did the boys have altogether?

6 There were 84 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 28 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

7 Two schools got together for an athletics day. One school had 998
spectators and the other had 1001. How many watched the athletics?

8 I got $36 for my birthday and $49 for Christmas. What was the total
amount of money I had been given?

9 One day we counted 142 bats in a cave. How many bats had flown out if the
next day we counted 69?

10 38 children at school each paid $2 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

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 I am learning to: add using tidy numbers or doubles * add or subtract using
  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-18
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1 499 joggers each paid $6 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run
raise?

2 There were 58 pink flamingos in one lake and 59 in another. What was the
total number of flamingos?

3 At sea world the trainer had 34 fish to share equally between 6 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

4 Max was on a cruise ship. The ship travelled 35 kilometres one day and 49
the next. What was the total distance the ship had traveled?

5 Jane had $86 in her bank account and withdrew $28 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

6 The library had 684 books but there were only 243 on the shelves. How
many books had been taken out?

7 The bee keeper had two hives. He had 649 bees in one hive and 274 in the
other. What was the total number of bees he had?

8 The school had 29 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 3 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

9 A shepherd had 418 sheep in one field and 419 in another. How many sheep
did he have altogether?

10 At the bakery there were 56 biscuits to be put into packs of 7. How many
packs did this make?

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Problems 6-19
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1 287 sunflowers grew in a field. In a storm 198 of them were blown over. How
many sunflowers were left standing?

2 A pop band played two concerts. 2019 watched on the first night and 2018
on the second. What was the total number that attended?

3 David had saved $173 in his piggy bank and took out $28 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

4 This year we bought 38 new lights for our Christmas tree. It now has 81
lights on it. How many lights did it have last year?

5 Ella bought 32 biscuits to share equally between 8 dogs. How many biscuits
did each dog get?

6 At the school fair 334 children arrived on foot and 39 came on the bus.
What was the total number of children at the fair?

7 Sarah had saved $52 towards her holiday flight which cost $495. How much
more did she have to save?

8 50 oranges were packed into bags of 7. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

9 A farmer had 219 apple trees in one orchard and 219 in another. What was
the total number of apple trees?

10 89 children each brought 3 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

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Problems 6-20
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1 At the bakery there were 42 biscuits to be put into packs of 6. How many
packs did this make?

2 Two schools got together for an athletics day. One school had 1002
spectators and the other had 999. How many watched the athletics?

3 The school library had 49 books on each shelf and there were 8 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

4 A box arrived at the tennis club containing 168 new balls. In total now we
have 425 balls. How many did we have before the box came?

5 The factory had 42 ice creams to pack into boxes of 5. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

6 There were 38 pink flamingos in one lake and 39 in another. What was the
total number of flamingos?

7 The book shop had 374 magazines on its shelf of which 39 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

8 A cruise liner had 415 passengers aboard but when it was full it held 768.
How many more passengers could it hold?

9 On our journey to the beach we have travelled 24 kilometres. How much

further do we need to go if the total journey is 82 kilometres?

10 One day we counted 314 bats in a cave. How many bats had flown out if the
next day we counted 259?

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Problems 6-21
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1 The surf rescue club sold 199 raffle tickets at $2 each. How much money
did they collect altogether?

2 One day Ben caught 79 tadpoles and Jerry caught 54. How many tadpoles did
the boys catch altogether?

3 483 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 49
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

4 Ella bought 54 biscuits to share equally between 6 dogs. How many biscuits
did each dog get?

5 I got $72 for my birthday and $29 for Christmas. What was the total
amount of money I had been given?

6 At sea world the trainer had 58 fish to share equally between 7 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

7 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 38. There were 3 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

8 Nikita had 48 mice in a cage. She needed to give 3/8 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

9 There were 85 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 59. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

10 28 children at school each paid $6 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

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Problems 6-22
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1 At the bakery there were 56 biscuits to be put into packs of 8. How many
packs did this make?

2 529 people entered the fun park in the morning and 125 in the afternoon.
What was the total number of visitors in the day?

3 69 oranges were packed into bags of 8. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

4 98 children at school each paid $3 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

5 Nikita had 24 mice in a cage. She needed to give 2/3 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

6 687 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 69
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

7 Max was on a cruise ship. The ship travelled 63 kilometres one day and 39
the next. What was the total distance the ship had traveled?

8 The surf rescue club sold 699 raffle tickets at $4 each. How much money
did they collect altogether?

9 There were 64 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 19 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

10 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 18. There were 5 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-23
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1 Ella bought 45 biscuits to share equally between 9 dogs. How many biscuits
did each dog get?

2 The bee keeper had two hives. He had 439 bees in one hive and 245 in the
other. What was the total number of bees he had?

3 553 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 48
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

4 The factory had 39 ice creams to pack into boxes of 7. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

5 580 racing pigeons were released and by the following morning 197 had found
their way home. How many were still on their way home?

6 Nikita had 21 mice in a cage. She needed to give 4/7 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

7 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 58. There were 2 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

8 Jane had $62 in her bank account and withdrew $39 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

9 At the school fair 423 children arrived on foot and 59 came on the bus.
What was the total number of children at the fair?

10 The school had 59 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 7 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-24
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1 69 children each brought 7 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

2 This year we bought 59 new lights for our Christmas tree. It now has 94
lights on it. How many lights did it have last year?

3 David had saved $154 in his piggy bank and took out $19 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

4 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 28. There were 6 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

5 Nikita had 15 mice in a cage. She needed to give 2/5 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

6 On our journey to the beach we have travelled 35 kilometres. How much

further do we need to go if the total journey is 74 kilometres?

7 At sea world the trainer had 45 fish to share equally between 8 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

8 894 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 59
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

9 A fishing boat caught 473 fish in its net but had to throw 297 back that
were too small. How many fish were they allowed to keep?

10 799 joggers each paid $2 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run
raise?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-25
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1 The school library had 59 books on each shelf and there were 5 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

2 A box arrived at the tennis club containing 258 new balls. In total now we
have 512 balls. How many did we have before the box came?

3 33 oranges were packed into bags of 4. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

4 536 sunflowers grew in a field. In a storm 199 of them were blown over. How
many sunflowers were left standing?

5 The teacher had 32 counters. She shared them equally between the 4
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

6 The book shop had 247 magazines on its shelf, of which 38 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

7 Nikita had 24 mice in a cage. She needed to give 2/6 of them away. How
many mice did Nikita give away?

8 Ella bought 30 biscuits to share equally between 6 dogs. How many biscuits
did each dog get?

9 860 racing pigeons were released and by the following morning 298 had
found their way home. How many were still on their way home?

10 472 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 49
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-26
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1 There were 18 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 2/3
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

2 In my town there are 221 adults and 97 of them work at the local cheese
factory. How many adults don’t work at the cheese factory?

3 785 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 38
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

4 The factory had 59 ice creams to pack into boxes of 8. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

5 470 racing pigeons were released and by the following morning 395 had
found their way home. How many were still on their way home?

6 The surf rescue club sold 499 raffle tickets at $3 each. How much money
did they collect altogether?

7 The school canteen sold 10/4 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/4’s would this be?

8 There were 43 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 18. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

9 One day Ben caught 69 tadpoles and Jerry caught 43. How many tadpoles did
the boys catch altogether?

10 The teacher had 21 counters. She shared them equally between the 7
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-27
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1 At sea world the trainer had 39 fish to share equally between 5 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

2 We needed some actors for our school production. 347 auditioned but only
99 got parts. How many children didn’t get a part?

3 The school canteen sold 19/4 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/4’s would this be?

4 There were 56 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 29 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

5 48 children at school each paid $7 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

6 There were 30 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 2/5
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

7 650 racing pigeons were released and by the following morning 297 had
found their way home. How many were still on their way home?

8 461 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 29
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

9 648 people entered the fun park in the morning and 264 in the afternoon.
What was the total number of visitors in the day?

10 The teacher had 80 counters. She shared them equally between the 8
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-28
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1 The school had 29 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 6 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

2 Wayne had 123 stickers in his sticker book. How many more does he need to
collect if the book holds 181 when full?

3 The school canteen sold 13/4 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/4’s would this be?

4 Jane had $74 in her bank account and withdrew $48 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

5 The bee keeper had two hives. He had 569 bees in one hive and 382 in the
other. What was the total number of bees he had?

6 The teacher had 54 counters. She shared them equally between the 9
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

7 There were 32 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 3/8
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

8 592 crickets were chirping at the park. When the children came to play 38
of them stopped. How many crickets were still chirping?

9 A fishing boat caught 615 fish in its net but had to throw 398 back that
were too small. How many fish were they allowed to keep?

10 41 oranges were packed into bags of 6. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-29
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1 The teacher had 35 counters. She shared them equally between the 7
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

2 A fishing boat caught 347 fish in its net but had to throw 198 back that
were too small. How many fish were they allowed to keep?

3 There were 45 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 4/5
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

4 David had saved $182 in his piggy bank and took out $39 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

5 This year we bought 28 new lights for our Christmas tree. It now has 73
lights on it. How many lights did it have last year?

6 49 children each brought 9 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

7 The factory had 45 ice creams to pack into boxes of 6. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

8 The school canteen sold 37/4 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/4’s would this be?

9 1000 racing pigeons were released and by the following morning 197 had
found their way home. How many were still on their way home?

10 78 children at school each paid $9 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-30
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1 The surf rescue club sold 299 raffle tickets at $5 each. How much money
did they collect altogether?

2 The school canteen sold 18/4 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/4’s would this be?

3 344 sunflowers grew in a field. In a storm 299 of them were blown over. How
many sunflowers were left standing?

4 At sea world the trainer had 46 fish to share equally between 7 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

5 A box arrived at the tennis club containing 179 new balls. In total now we
have 432 balls. How many did we have before the box came?

6 The book shop had 382 magazines on its shelf of which 59 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

7 The teacher had 27 counters. She shared them equally between the 9
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

8 There were 50 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 3/5
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

9 Wayne had 144 stickers in his sticker book. How many more does he need to
collect if the book holds 192 when full?

10 The school library had 99 books on each shelf and there were 7 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

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Problems 6-31
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1 The ranger planted 438 new trees. In total the forest had 614 trees. How
large was the forest before the new trees were planted?

2 There were 48 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 4/6
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

3 900 racing pigeons were released and by the following morning 396 had
found their way home. How many were still on their way home?

4 68 oranges were packed into bags of 7. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

5 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 48. There were 8 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

6 Amanda needed 10 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/3’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/3’s of cakes would Amanda need?

7 There were 54 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 28. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

8 699 joggers each paid $5 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run
raise?

9 In my town there are 563 adults and 98 of them work at the local cheese
factory. How many adults don’t work at the cheese factory?

10 The teacher had 18 counters. She shared them equally between the 6
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-32
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1 Ella bought 40 biscuits to share equally between 8 dogs. How many biscuits
did each dog get?

2 The school canteen sold 20/8 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/8’s would this be?

3 We needed some actors for our school production. 272 auditioned but only
98 got parts. How many children didn’t get a part?

4 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 68. There were 9 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

5 510 people applied for jobs at the council but only 199 people were given one.
How many people didn’t get a job?

6 Amanda needed 16 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/3’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/3’s of cakes would Amanda need?

7 The teacher had 45 counters. She shared them equally between the 5
children in the group. How many counters did each child get?

8 Wayne had 264 stickers in his sticker book. How many more does he need to
collect if the book holds 293 when full?

9 The factory had 87 ice creams to pack into boxes of 9. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

10 There were 95 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 38 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-33
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1 599 joggers each paid $4 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run
raise?

2 There were 27 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 2/3
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

3 The ranger planted 379 new trees. In total the forest had 562 trees. How
large was the forest before the new trees were planted?

4 Jane had $94 in her bank account and withdrew $28 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

5 The zoo keeper had 15 bananas and had to share them equally between 5
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

6 701 people applied for jobs at the council but only 396 people were given one.
How many people didn’t get a job?

7 Amanda needed 28 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/3’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/3’s of cakes would Amanda need?

8 The school had 79 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 8 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

9 A fishing boat caught 534 fish in its net but had to throw 297 back that
were too small. How many fish were they allowed to keep?

10 At sea world the trainer had 47 fish to share equally between 9 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-34
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1 76 oranges were packed into bags of 9. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

2 A fishing boat caught 781 fish in its net but had to throw 396 back that
were too small. How many fish were they allowed to keep?

3 The zoo keeper had 70 bananas and had to share them equally between 7
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

4 Amanda needed 12 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/5’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/5’s of cakes would Amanda need?

5 David had saved $143 in his piggy bank and took out $29 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

6 Wayne had 124 stickers in his sticker book. How many more does he need to
collect if the book holds 172 when full?

7 The surf rescue club sold 599 raffle tickets at $4 each. How much money
did they collect altogether?

8 The school canteen sold 27/8 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/8’s would this be?

9 902 people applied for jobs at the council but only 298 people were given
one. How many people didn’t get a job?

10 99 children each brought 4 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

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fraction problems.

Problems 6-35
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1 At the bakery there were 48 biscuits to be put into packs of 6. How many
packs did this make?

2 853 sunflowers grew in a field. In a storm 296 of them were blown over. How
many sunflowers were left standing?

3 The book shop had 294 magazines on its shelf, of which 68 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

4 There were 16 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 5/8
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

5 The ranger planted 589 new trees. In total the forest had 743 trees. How
large was the forest before the new trees were planted?

6 The factory had 77 ice creams to pack into boxes of 8. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

7 The school library had 79 books on each shelf and there were 9 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

8 Amanda needed 22 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/5’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/5’s of cakes would Amanda need?

9 Katie had made 23 cupcakes for her wedding. How many more does she need
to make so all of her 82 guests can have one each?

10 The zoo keeper had 36 bananas and had to share them equally between 4
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

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Problems 6-36
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1 The zoo keeper had 56 bananas and had to share them equally between 8
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

2 There were 36 flowers in the garden. Rebecca picked 19. How many flowers
were left in the garden?

3 Amanda needed 44 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/5’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/5’s of cakes would Amanda need?

4 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 88. There were 7 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

5 Katie had made 45 cupcakes for her wedding. How many more does she need
to make so all of her 93 guests can have one each?

6 At sea world the trainer had 51 fish to share equally between 6 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

7 The ranger planted 468 new trees. In total the forest had 825 trees. How
large was the forest before the new trees were planted?

8 The school canteen sold 51/8 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/8’s would this be?

9 811 people applied for jobs at the council but only 497 people were given one.
How many people didn’t get a job?

10 The surf rescue club sold 399 raffle tickets at $6 each. How much money
did they collect altogether?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
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halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-37
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1 57 oranges were packed into bags of 6. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

2 There were 72 berries on the tree. The birds flew down and ate 28 of them.
How many berries were left on the tree?

3 The zoo keeper had 48 bananas and had to share them equally between 8
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

4 Wayne had 126 stickers in his sticker book. How many more does he need to
collect if the book holds 194 when full?

5 Amanda needed 15 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/6’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/6’s of cakes would Amanda need?

6 The gardener planted cabbages in rows of 78. There were 4 rows. How many
cabbages were there in the garden?

7 Katie had made 63 cupcakes for her wedding. How many more does she need
to make so all of her 91 guests can have one each?

8 There were 20 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 3/5
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

9 615 people applied for jobs at the council but only 496 people were given one.
How many people didn’t get a job?

10 899 joggers each paid $2 to enter a fun run. How much did the fun run
raise?

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halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-38
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1 The factory had 60 ice creams to pack into boxes of 9. How many boxes
would that make and how many ice creams would be left over?

2 662 people applied for jobs at the council but only 596 people were given
one. How many people didn’t get a job?

3 The school canteen sold 35/8 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/8’s would this be?

4 The school had 69 boxes of chocolates to sell. Each box had 5 bars in it. How
many bars of chocolate did the school have to sell?

5 Katie had made 44 cupcakes for her wedding. How many more does she need
to make so all of her 82 guests can have one each?

6 The surf rescue club sold 799 raffle tickets at $3 each. How much money
did they collect altogether?

7 Amanda needed 26 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/6’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/6’s of cakes would Amanda need?

8 Jane had $76 in her bank account and withdrew $59 to buy a dress. How
much money did she have left in the bank?

9 The ranger planted 559 new trees. In total the forest had 734 trees. How
large was the forest before the new trees were planted?

10 The zoo keeper had 28 bananas and had to share them equally between 7
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-39
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1 79 children each brought 6 cupcakes for the scouts cake stall. How many
cupcakes did the cake stall have?

2 Wayne had 235 stickers in his sticker book. How many more does he need to
collect if the book holds 293 when full?

3 At sea world the trainer had 84 fish to share equally between 9 seals. How
many fish did each seal get and how many were left over?

4 68 children at school each paid $8 for a stationery pack. What was the total
amount of money they paid?

5 Amanda needed 37 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/6’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/6’s of cakes would Amanda need?

6 David had saved $195 in his piggy bank and took out $48 to buy a new
skateboard. How much did he have left in his piggy bank?

7 Katie had made 64 cupcakes for her wedding. How many more does she need
to make so all of her 93 guests can have one each?

8 The zoo keeper had 24 bananas and had to share them equally between 6
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

9 There were 56 horses at the circus and the ringmaster wanted to give 6/8
of them away. How many horses did he give away?

10 A fishing boat caught 814 fish in its net but had to throw 497 back that
were too small. How many fish were they allowed to keep?

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  place value or rounding and compensating * subtract using equal additions or
 
‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply using rounding and compensating, doubling and
 
halving or my knowledge of zero numbers * divide using reversing * solve
fraction problems.

Problems 6-40
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1 The ranger planted 639 new trees. In total the forest had 825 trees. How
large was the forest before the new trees were planted?

2 50 oranges were packed into bags of 8. How many bags were there and how
many oranges were left over?

3 725 sunflowers grew in a field. In a storm 298 of them were blown over. How
many sunflowers were left standing?

4 The school canteen sold 75/8 of pizza at lunchtime. How many whole pizzas
and 1/8’s would this be?

5 The zoo keeper had 72 bananas and had to share them equally between 9
monkeys. How many bananas did each monkey get?

6 The school library had 89 books on each shelf and there were 6 shelves. How
many books were there in the library?

7 Amanda needed 59 pieces of cake for a picnic. Each cake was cut into 1/6’s.
How many whole cakes and 1/6’s of cakes would Amanda need?

8 The book shop had 365 magazines on its shelf, of which 49 were sold. How
many magazines were there left on the shelf?

9 Katie had made 25 cupcakes for her wedding. How many more does she need
to make so all of her 84 guests can have one each?

10 At the bakery there were 63 biscuits to be put into packs of 9. How many
packs did this make?

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 Addition, subtraction Subtraction – equal
– place value additions
Addition - doubles Subtraction – round &
compensate
Don’t subtract - add Multiplication – round
& compensate
Addition – tidy Division

Problems 6 Answers
numbers
Addition – round & Fractions
compensate

6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-10

1 243 + 124 =
367
263 – 34 =
229
19 x 4 = 76 18 ÷ 3 = 6 29 x 5 = 145 84 – 45 = 39 18 x 4 = 72 299 x 5 =
1495
59 x 8 = 472 36 ÷ 9 = 4

2 572 – 183 =
389
565 – 214 =
351
243 – 154 =
89
55 – 28 = 27 415 + 361 =
776
23 + 69 = 92 3029 + 3029
= 6058
199 + 199 =
398
83 – 34 = 49 68 + 69 =
137

3 94 – 71 = 23 34 + 59 = 93 24 + 45 = 69 184 – 39 =
145
346 – 268 =
78
398 – 156 =
242
342 + 29 =
371
39 x 5 = 195 146 + 412 =
558
132 + 219 =
351

4 55 + 39 = 94 61 – 26 = 35 479 + 182 =
661
212 + 367 =
579
27 ÷ 3 = 9 415 – 146 =
269
35 + 52 = 87 544 – 166 =
378
44 + 18 = 62 476 – 241 =
235

5 53 – 25 = 28 75 – 39 = 36 248 + 249=
497
55 + 29 = 84 39 + 39 = 78 63 – 29 = 34 423 – 366 =
57
341 + 516 =
857
171 – 59 =
112
291 – 69 =
222

6 82 – 49 = 33 695 – 571 =
124
73 – 49 = 24 157 – 121 =
36
74 + 149 =
223
86 – 32 = 54 81 – 69 = 12 83 – 28 = 55 352 + 348 =
700
75 – 56 = 19

7 59 + 59 =
118
159 + 64 =
223
72 – 34 = 38 321 – 113 =
208
253 – 28 =
225
89 + 63 =
152
51 – 22 = 29 67 – 19 = 48 3/5 of 25 =
15
42 + 49 = 91

8 69 + 56 =
125
645 – 99 =
546
399 x 3 =
1197
29 x 2 = 58 836 – 213 =
623
3/4 of 20 =
15
246 – 97 =
149
25 + 48 = 73 614 – 225 =
389
175 – 141 =
34

9 261 – 99 =
162
49 + 49 = 98 29 + 28 = 57 429 + 429 =
858
45 + 29 = 74 1999 + 1997
= 3996
79 + 78 =
157
89 + 90 =
179
586 – 512 =
74
69 x 3 = 207

10 2998 + 2999
= 5997
853 – 665 =
188
225 + 49 =
274
34 + 59 = 93 92 – 25 = 67 342 – 99 =
243
549 + 53 =
602
389 + 236 =
625
54 + 19 = 73 381 – 254 =
127
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appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
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 Addition, subtraction Subtraction – equal
– place value additions
Addition - doubles Subtraction – round &
compensate
Don’t subtract - add Multiplication – round
& compensate
Addition – tidy Division

Problems 6 Answers
numbers
Addition – round & Fractions
compensate

6-11 6-12 6-13 6-14 6-15 6-16 6-17 6-18 6-19 6-20

1 515 – 98 =
417
42 ÷ 7 = 6 199 x 4 =
796
48 ÷ 6 = 8 446 – 199 =
247
4/6 of 30 =
20
424 – 98 =
326
499 x 6 =
2994
287 – 198 =
89
42 ÷ 6 = 7

2 999 + 998 =
1997
69 + 69 =
138
4119 + 4119
= 8238
205 – 118 =
87
349 + 352 =
701
139 + 139 =
278
359 – 305 =
54
58 + 59 =
117
2019 + 2018
= 4037
1002 + 999 =
2001

3 94 – 48 = 46 14 + 48 = 62 63 + 39 =
102
161 – 49 =
112
38 ÷ 4 =
9r2
42 + 39 = 81 259 + 134 =
393
34 ÷ 6 =
5r4
173 – 28 =
145
49 x 8 = 392

4 89 + 65 =
154
58 x 5 = 290 502 + 225 =
727
44 + 49 = 93 175 + 359 =
534
382 – 35 =
347
28 ÷ 3 =
9r1
35 + 49 = 84 43 + 38 = 81 257 + 168 =
425

5 17 + 70 = 87 425 – 77 =
348
556 – 88 =
468
857 – 542 =
315
266 – 29 =
237
71 – 19 = 52 331 + 416 =
747
86 – 28 = 58 32 ÷ 8 = 4 42 ÷ 5 =
8r2

6 154 – 56 =
98
124 + 514 =
638
49 x 6 = 294 4/5 of 45 =
36
43 + 525 =
568
89 + 83 =
172
84 – 28 = 56 684 – 243 =
441
334 + 39 =
373
38 + 39 = 77

7 5/8 of 40 =
25
229 + 76 =
305
759 + 234 =
993
672 – 186 =
486
64 ÷ 8 = 8 536 + 461 =
997
998 + 1001 = 649 + 274 =
1999 923
52 + 443 =
495
374 – 39 =
335

8 414 + 49 =
463
92 – 48 = 44 196 – 113 =
83
44 + 59 =
103
153 + 29 =
182
214 – 97 =
117
36 + 49 = 85 29 x 3 = 87 50 ÷ 7 =
7r1
415 + 353 =
768

9 128 + 129 =
257
248 + 249 =
497
35 ÷ 5 = 7 478 – 433 =
45
997 + 999 =
1996
3038 + 3039
= 6077
142 – 73 =
69
418 + 419 =
837
219 + 219 =
438
24 + 58 = 82

10 721 – 243 =
478
834 – 97 =
737
93 – 58 = 35 79 x 7 = 553 89 x 4 = 356 49 ÷ 5 =
9r4
38 x 2 = 76 56 ÷ 7 = 8 89 x 3 = 267 314 – 55 =
259
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appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
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 Addition, subtraction Subtraction – equal
– place value additions
Addition - doubles Subtraction – round &
compensate
Don’t subtract - add Multiplication – round
& compensate
Addition – tidy Division

Problems 6 Answers
numbers
Addition – round & Fractions
compensate

6-21 6-22 6-23 6-24 6-25 6-26 6-27 6-28 6-29 6-30

1 199 x 2 =
398
56 ÷ 8 = 7 45 ÷ 9 = 5 69 x 7 = 483 59 x 5 = 295 2/3 of 18 =
12
39 ÷ 5 =
7r4
29 x 6 = 174 35 ÷ 7 = 5 299 x 5 =
1495

2 79 + 54 =
133
529 + 125 =
654
439 + 245 =
684
35 + 59 = 94 294 + 258 =
512
221 – 97 =
124
347 – 99 =
248
123 + 58 =
181
347 – 198 =
149
18/4 = 4 2/4

3 483 – 49 =
434
69 ÷ 8 =
8r5
553 – 48 =
505
154 – 19 =
135
33 ÷ 4 =
8r1
785 – 38 =
747
19/4 = 4 3/4 13/4 = 3 1/4 4/5 of 45 =
36
344 – 299 =
45

4 54 ÷ 6 = 9 98 x 3 = 294 39 ÷ 7 =
5r4
28 x 6 = 168 536 – 199 =
337
59 ÷ 8 =
7r3
56 – 29 = 27 74 – 48 = 26 182 – 39 =
143
46 ÷ 7 =
6r4

5 72 + 29 =
101
2/3 of 24 =
16
580 – 197 =
383
2/5 of 15 = 6 32 ÷ 4 = 8 470 – 395 =
75
48 x 7 = 336 569 + 382 =
951
45 + 28 = 73 253 + 179 =
432

6 58 ÷ 7 =
8r2
687 – 69 =
618
4/7 of 21 =
12
35 + 39 = 74 247 – 38 =
209
499 x 3 =
1497
2/5 of 30 =
12
54 ÷ 9 = 6 49 x 9 = 441 382 – 59 =
323

7 138 x 3 =
114
63 + 39 =
102
58 x 2 = 116 45 ÷ 8 =
5r5
2/6 of 24 = 8 10/4 = 2 2/4 650 – 297 =
353
3/8 of 32 =
12
45 ÷ 6 =
7r3
27 ÷ 9 = 3

8 3/8 of 48 =
18
699 x 4 =
2796
62 – 39 = 23 894 – 59 =
835
30 ÷ 6 = 5 43 – 18 = 25 461 – 29 =
432
592 – 38 =
554
37/4 = 9 1/4 3/5 of 50 =
30

9 85 – 59 = 26 64 – 19 = 45 423 + 59 =
482
473 – 297 =
176
860 – 298 =
562
69 + 43 =
112
648 + 264 =
912
615 – 398 =
217
1000 – 197 =
803
144 + 48 =
192

10 28 x 6 = 168 18 x 5 = 90 59 x 7 = 413 799 x 2 =

1598
472 – 49 =
423
21 ÷ 7 = 3 80 ÷ 8 = 10 41 ÷ 6 =
6r5
78 x 9 = 702 99 x 7 = 693

It is important that students use different strategies to solve problems. The answer has been given in red and answer boxes have been colour coded showing the 
appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
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 Addition, subtraction Subtraction – equal
– place value additions
Addition - doubles Subtraction – round &
compensate
Don’t subtract - add Multiplication – round
& compensate
Addition – tidy Division

Problems 6 Answers
numbers
Addition – round & Fractions
compensate

6-31 6-32 6-33 6-34 6-35 6-36 6-37 6-38 6-39 6-40

1 176 + 438 =
614
40 ÷ 8 = 5 599 x 4 =
2396
76 ÷ 9 =
8r4
48 ÷ 6 = 8 56 ÷ 8 = 7 57 ÷ 6 =
9r3
60 ÷ 9 =
6r6
79 x 6 = 474 186 + 639 =
825

2 4/6 of 48 =
32
20/8 = 2 4/8 2/3 of 27 =
18
781 – 396 =
385
853 – 296 =
557
36 – 19 = 17 72 – 28 = 44 662 – 596 =
66
235 + 58 =
293
50 ÷ 8 =
6r2

3 900 – 396 =
504
272 – 98 =
174
183 + 379 =
562
70 ÷ 7 = 10 294 – 68 =
226
44/5 = 8 4/5 48 ÷ 8 = 6 35/8 = 4 3/8 84 ÷ 9 =
9r3
725 – 298 =
427

4 68 ÷ 7 =
9r5
68 x 9 = 612 94 – 28 = 66 12/5 = 2 2/5 5/8 of 16 =
10
88 x 7 = 616 126 + 68 =
194
69 x 5 = 345 68 x 8 = 544 75/8 = 9 3/8

5 48 x 8 = 384 510 – 199 =

311
15 ÷ 5 = 3 143 – 29 =
114
154 + 589 =
743
45 + 48 = 93 15/6 = 2 3/6 44 + 38 = 82 37/6 = 6 1/6 72 ÷ 9 = 8

6 10/3 = 3 1/3 16/3 = 5 1/3 701 – 396 =

305
124 + 48 =
172
77 ÷ 8 =
9r5
51 ÷ 6 =
8r3
78 x 4 = 312 799 x 3 =
2397
195 – 48 =
147
89 x 6 = 534

7 54 – 28 = 26 45 ÷ 5 = 9 28/3 = 9 1/3 599 x 4 =

2396
79 x 9 = 711 357 + 468 =
825
63 + 28 = 91 26/6 = 4 2/6 64 + 29 = 93 59/6 = 9 5/6

8 699 x 5 =
3495
264 + 29 =
293
79 x 8 = 632 27/8 = 3 3/8 22/5 = 4 2/5 51/8 = 6 3/8 3/5 of 20 =
12
76 – 59 = 17 24 ÷ 6 = 4 365 – 49 =
316

9 563 – 98 =
465
87 ÷ 9 =
9r6
534 – 297 =
237
902 – 298 =
604
23 + 59 = 82 811 – 497 =
314
615 – 496 =
119
175 + 559 =
734
6/8 of 56 =
42
25 + 59 = 84

10 18 ÷ 6 = 3 95 – 38 = 57 47 ÷ 9 =
5r2
99 x 4 = 396 36 ÷ 4 = 9 399 x 6 =
2394
899 x 2 =
1798
28 ÷ 7 = 4 814 – 497 =
317
63 ÷ 9 = 7

It is important that students use different strategies to solve problems. The answer has been given in red and answer boxes have been colour coded showing the 
appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
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