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Damien had 4 stickers. His Mum gave him 2 more.
He then gave half to his brother.
How many did he have left?
In a class there are 25 children. 15 children walk to school and 5 come by bus. The rest come by car.
How many children come to school by car?
Jenny had 2 packs of pens.
There were 3 pens in each pack.
She gave 2 to her friend Jack.
How many pens did she have left?
2 children made some biscuits.
6 were chocolate and 4 were coconut.
They then shared them equally.
How many did they each have?
Nadia’s mum says that she can invite 10 children to her party.
So far she has invited 4 girls and 3 boys.
How many more children can she invite?
There were 15 boys and 5 girls in a school football team
They wanted to play 5 a-side football.
How many teams can they make?
David collected 8 conkers on his way to school.
Shanaz gave him 3 more.
At play time he gave 2 to his little brother.
How many conkers does he have left?
Her mum gives her 3 pots.
‘Put 3 in each pot’ she says.
How many bulbs are left over?
Mary and Linda have bought 10 balloons each to decorate the classroom.
2 of them have burst.
How many balloons are left?
Sarah and Harry are going to the school fete.
It costs 5p to get in.
They pay with a 20p coin.
How much change do they get?
She pays with a 20p coin.
How much change does she get?
Peter is saving up to buy a toy car that costs £10.
He has saved £4 and then his uncle gives him £2.
How much more does he have to save?
An infant school needs to make 100 cakes for the Eid party.
Children in YR have made 30.
Children in Y1 have made 30.
How many cakes must Y2 children make?
Nick and Emma went to a jumble sale.
They had £1 to spend.
Nick bought a game for 40p and Emma bought a book for 20p.
How much money did they have left?
A school is trying to get a football team of 11 children to play other schools.
So far, they have 5 boys and 2 girls.
How many more children do they need to make up the team?
To decorate the hall we need 12 large paintings.
YR is going to do 3 paintings.
Y1 is going to do 5.
How many paintings will Y2 have to do?
In a game you have to score 20 points to win.
So far I’ve got 6 points and I’ve just won 8 more.
How many more points do I need to win?
We lifted a stone and counted 14 mini beasts.
There were 7 woodlice and 3 slugs.
The rest were worms.
How many worms were there?
We found that a big magnet could hold 15 things.
It held 6 needles and 5 drawing pins.
The rest were nails.
How many nails were there?
We played Kim’s game with a tray of 20 objects.
On my first go I remembered 6 things.
With a second look I remembered 7 more.
How many could I not remember?
We’ve been collecting Autumn seeds.
There are 50 altogether.
20 are conkers, 15 are acorns and the rest are sycamore seeds.
How many are sycamores?Now Try these
In a car park there are 35 cars.
22 more cars arrive.
How many cars are there now?
There are 28 children in a class.
15 of them are boys.
How many of them are girls?
In a school there are 45 boys and 53 girls.
How many children are there altogether?
Jamal has 32 stickers in his sticker book.
The book can hold 80 stickers.
How many more stickers does he need to fill the book?
Anna’s book has 70 pages. She has read 47 pages.
How many more pages does she have to read before she finishes the book?
Jo had some marbles.
She gives 7 to her brother.
She has 18 left.
How many did she have to begin with?
In a car park there are 38 cars on Level 1 and 42 cars on Level 2.
How many cars are there in the car park?
A school is selling tickets for the school show.
150 people can watch the show.
So far, they have sold 87 tickets.
How many more people can come to the show?
52 people can go on a bus.
There are 46 people on it.
How many more people can get on the bus?
Sam is 8. His Dad is 23 years older than him.
How old is Sam’s Dad?
Pam thinks of a number.
She adds 60 to it. The answer is 107.
What was her number?
Freddie thinks of a number.
He subtracts 30 from it. The answer is 43.
What was his number?
In a Year 4 class, 17 children are 8 years old and 15 children are 9 years old.
How many more children are 9 years old than 8 years old?
A school is collecting tokens.
In the first week, they collect 45 tokens.
The next week, they collect 68 tokens.
How many have they collected altogether?
Pat has 15 Top Trumps cards.
Dan has 7 more than her.
How many has Dan got?
In a survey, 200 people were asked: ‘Have you flown on a plane this year?’
63 of them said ‘Yes’. All the others said ‘No’.
How many said ‘No’?
Carly had 80p. She bought a comic for 49p.
How much money did she have left?
Alom bought an apple that cost 15p and an orange that cost 29p.
How much did they cost altogether?
Frank had £16. Lisa had £9 more than Frank.
How much did Lisa have?
Fatema bought a book that cost £1.95. She paid with a £5 note.
How much change did she get?
A pack of 12 pens costs £1.49.
A pack of 12 pencils costs 95p.
How much more expensive were the pens than the pencils?
Emma is saving up to buy a CD that costs £7.99. So far she has £4.50.
How much more does she need?
Paul bought an ice-cream for 55p.
How much change did he get from £1.00?
Debbie had 45p.
Gavin said: ‘I have got 25p more than you’.
How much has Gavin got?
Jenny had some money. She spent 42p.
She had 38p left.
How much did she have to being with?
Balal had £5.00.
He bought a packet of popcorn.
He got £3.85 change.
How much did the popcorn cost?10/3/11
Can you use ENL (empty number lines) to work out addition sums?
3/3/11
Have a go at these maths word problems..click on the link.. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/wordproblems/
28/2/11
Can you solve this Maths Problem?
At Kings Pre-preparatory School there are 257 children.
123 children have school dinners.
34 go home for dinner.
The rest have packed lunches.
How many children have packed lunches?
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