Week 8 word problems

 This week in maths we got word problems to complete. They were based around subtraction and division.  They have not been marked yet but here they are.

Monday

1. Peter buys a t-shirt for $14.75. He pays with a $20 note. How much change should he receive? $ 5.25

2. Alison buys a carton of milk for $3.99 and a loaf of bread for $2.89. How much does she spend altogether? $ 6.88

3. Alex’s dad spends $3.75 every day for a cup of coffee. How much does Alex’s dad spend on coffee every week? $ 26.25

4. Hannah spends $8.32 buying four identical packets of biscuits. How much does each packet of biscuit cost? $ 2.08 

5. Josh buys a ruler for $3.25, a pencil case for $4.99 and a pen for $9.50. How much does he spend altogether? $ 17.74 

6. Jacob buys his lunch every day at school. He spends $4.50 on Mondays and Wednesdays and $5.40 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. How much does Jacob spend on lunches every week?  $ 25.20 

Tuesday

The table below gives distances, in kilometres, between various towns.

	Sandersville	Baytown	Easton	Wingham
Sandersville	-	45km	63km	28km
Baytown	45km	-	96km	56km
Easton	63km	96km	-	78km
Wingham	28km	56km	78km	-

1. If you travel from Sandersville to Easton vis Wingham, how long is your journey? 91km

2. How much farther is it from Easton to Baytown than from Easton to Sandersville? 33km 

3. Sarah lives in Wingham and works in Sandersville. She makes the journey from home to work and back five days a week. How far does she travel each week? 280km

4. David is travelling from Baytown to Easton. He wants to take a break when he has driven one third of the total distance. How far must he drive before taking his break? 64km

Wednesday

The students at Pine Grove School have taken part in a sponsored walk to raise money for their favourite charities.

1. Room 1 raised a total of $63.12. They want to divide it equally between four charities. How much will they give to each charity? $ 15.78

2. Room 2 raised a total of $66.45. They want to divide it equally between three charities. How much will they give to each charity? $ 22.15

3. Room 3 raised a total of $71.05. They want to divide it equally between five charities. How much will they give to each charity? $ 14.21 

4. Room 4 raised a total of $97.50. They want to divide it equally between six charities. How much will they give to each charity? $ 16.25 

5. Room 5 raised a total of $156.80. They want to divide it equally between four charities. How much will they give to each charity? $ 39.20