Word Problem Worksheet Part 1

Whole numbers
P4 Mathematics CA1 2014

References:
P4 Math CA1 2014 Rosyth, MGS
P4 Math CA1 2015 Rosyth

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Give your answers in the units stated.

1. Miss Penny bought 28 packets of sweets. In each packet, there were 42 sweets.
She gave all her sweets to her students. If each student received 7 sweets, how many
students were there?

Ans: ___________________

2. Dominic has some stamps.

If he packs 5 stamps into each bag, he will have 2 extra stamps.
If he packs 8 stamps into each bag, he will need 3 more stamps.
What is the least number of stamps Dominic has?

Ans: ___________________

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3. There were 54 passengers in a bus.
After 12 adults boarded the bus and 18 children alighted from the bus, there were thrice
as many adults as children.
How many children were in the bus at first?

Ans: ___________________

4. Mr Tan bought 2814 apples and pears.

There were as many apples as pears.
250 apples were rotten so he threw them away.
He sold 197 apples and packed the rest equally into bags of 5.
How many bags of apples did Mr Tan have?

Ans: ___________________

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5. Sean has fewer than 50 books.
If he packs 7 books into each box, he will have 6 extra books.
If he packs 8 books into each box, he will have 2 extra books.
How many books does he have?

Ans: ___________________

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Subject: Primary 4 Maths Word Problems Part 1

Paper: CA1 2014

1. 42 x 28 = 1176
1176 7 = 168 (Ans)

2. Multiple of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45

(Multiple of 5) + 2 : 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47
Multiple of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72
(Multiple of 8) 3: 5, 13, 21, 29, 37, 45, 53, 61, 69
Common number is 37 (Ans)

3. 54 + 12 = 66
66 18 = 48
48 4 = 12
12 + 18 = 30
Ans: 30 children

4. 2814 2 = 1407
1407 250 197 = 960
960 5 = 192 (Ans)

5. Multiple of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49

(Multiple of 7) + 6: 13, 20, 27, 34, 41, 48, 55
Multiple of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48
(Multiple of 8) + 2: 10, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50
Ans: 34

References:
(Q1,2,3) = RS 2014 (Q13,14,15)
(Q4,5) = MGS 2014 (Q31,33)

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