Thursday Word Problems 

1.	Mrs B wants to buy a packet of biscuits.

She gives the shopkeeper 65p
The shopkeeper says,
'You need 25p more to buy the biscuits'.
How much do the biscuits cost?

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2.	Mrs Parnell has finished reading the ninth page of her book.
There are 32 pages in her book.
How many more pages has she left to read?

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3.	Mrs Richardson drew a number line to help her find the answer to 37 + 21

What number is hidden under the card?
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4.	There are 219 boys and 187 girls in a school.
What is the total number of children?
		
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5.	There are 45 people on this coach.

17 people get off.
How many people are left on the coach?
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6.	Mrs Holman has a piece of ribbon one metre long.
She cuts off 30 centimetres.

How many centimetres of ribbon are left?				_____________________________

7.	Mrs Espie buys 3 large boxes and 2 small boxes of chocolates.
Each large box has 48 chocolates. Each small box has 24 chocolates.
 
How many chocolates did Ken buy altogether?
 		
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8.	Mrs Hall has these coins.

How much money does he have?
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9.	Jan is 9 years old.
Her mother is 31 years old.
How many years older is Jan’s mother?
Circle which of these you could use to work out the answer.

 
10.	There are 24 children in the nursery.
4 boys and 5 girls go outside.
How many children are left inside the nursery? 

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