1. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 1 Santa’s reindeers travelled at an average speed of 52 kph for 3¼ hours. What distance did they cover ?

2. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone Mrs Barlow bought two Christmas presents costing £7.45 and £15.99. What was her change from £30 ? 2

3. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone A school sells 456 tickets for its Christmas Carol Concert. How much money does this raise if tickets cost £3.00 each? 3

4. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone Year 6 make some mince pies. Each mince pie contains 80 grams of mincemeat. They use a 1 kg jar of mincemeat. How much mincemeat is left after making 8 mince pies? 4

5. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 5 A Christmas pudding weighs 350g. How much do 14 puddings weigh?

6. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 6 Father Christmas begins delivering parcels at 19:45 and finishes at 04:30. How long does it take?

7. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 7 A box of Christmas decorations contains 100 red and gold baubles. One fifth of the baubles are gold. What is the probability of picking a red bauble out of the box? What is the probability of picking a red bauble out of the box? What number are red? What number are red?

8. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 8 At a Christmas party there are 3 boys for every 4 girls. How many girls are there if there are 24 boys ?

9. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 9 From a 4.5m length of ribbon, Santa’s elves cut a piece measuring 2.3m and another piece 0.6m long. How much ribbon is left ?

10. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 10 A pair of trainers cost £54. In the Christmas sale there is 25% off all sportswear. What is the cost of the trainers in the Christmas sale?

11. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 11 A sack contains 4.8 kg of reindeer food. Rudolph nibbles 40 grams of food each day. How long will the sack of food last for?

12. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 12 A piece of Christmas wrapping paper measures 45cm by 20cm. What is its area?

13. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 13 On Christmas day the temperature is 4°C. It decreases by 6 degrees. What is the temperature now?

14. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 14 These are the prices in a candle shop: Scented candles………….....£2.95 Plain candlessmall……55p large……90p Christmas candles…………..75p Callum has £5. He wants to buy 1 scented candle, a Christmas candle and 2 large plain candles. How much more money does he need?

15. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone 15 A robin catches 8 worms an hour between the hours of 5am and 6pm. How many worms does it eat in 2 days?

16. Year 6 Christmas Word Problems 2006/HB/Quinzone Answers 1.169 km 2.£6.56 3.£1,368 4.360g 5.4900g or 4kg900g 6.8 h 45 mins 7. a) 4/5 b) 80 8. 32 girls 9. 1.6m left 10. £14.50 11. 120 days 12. 900 cm 2 13. -2°C 14. 50p 15. 208 worms