1. 5th and 6th Valerie King @www.múinteoirvalerie.com
Maths Word Problems
5th and 6th
Valerie

2. One:
Albert buys 6 HD TVs. The cost of each TV is E259. What is the cost of 6 HD TVs?

3. Two
The Children’s Playschool took a school field trip. For the safety of the kids, each teacher was responsible for 24 kids. If 336 kids participated, how many teachers participated?

4. Three
A florist made 210 Bouquets in 5 days. How many Bouquets did the florist make in a day?

5. Catherine bought a tomato, a chicken and an
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Catherine bought a tomato, a chicken and an
onion. The respective weights of these items
were 2.12 kg, 1.45 kg and 3.19 kg. What is the
total weight of the items bought?

6. How far is David’s school from the lake?
Five.
David’s home is miles away from the lake and miles away from his school.
How far is David’s school from the lake?

7. Six Tom and Davey are close friends studying in
the same school. Davey’s home is 6.87 miles
away from school. Tom’s home is 7 times as
far as Davey’s home from school. Find the
distance between Tom’s school and his home.

8. Eight
Linda sold 170 eggs at two different markets. She noticed that the number sold at the second market was ten less than half the number she sold at the first market. How many eggs did she sell at each market?

9. Nine
Two boxes of pencils and three boxes of pens cost 7.45, while three boxes of pencils and 2 boxes of pens cost How much does one box of pens cost?

10. Ten
Freya bought some fish, prawns and oysters. When added together, the fish and the prawns amounted to 64e, the prawns and the oysters were 33e, and the fish and the oysters cost 60e. How much did each of the different types of seafood cost?