Numeracy 123 Problems‐5    

                                                         Name 
                                       Date started 
 

1  2  3  4 5 6 
Addition by  Addition by  Addition by  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using 
making tens  making tens  making tens  doubles  doubles  doubles 
 
7  8  9  10 11 12
Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction 
using tidy  using tidy  using tidy  using tidy  using tidy  using tidy 
numbers  numbers  numbers numbers numbers  numbers
13  14  15  16 17 18
Fractions   Fractions   Fractions   Fractions   Fractions   Fractions  
of sets  of sets  of sets  of sets  of sets  of sets 
19  20  21  22 23 24
Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Subtraction  Subtraction 
place value  place value  place value  place value  using place  using place 
  value  value 
25  26  27  28  29  30 
Subtraction  Subtraction  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Addition using 
using place  using place  tidy numbers  tidy numbers  tidy numbers  tidy numbers 
value  value 
31  32  33  34 35 36
Addition using  Addition using  Addition using  Don’t subtract,   Don’t subtract,   Don’t subtract,  
tidy numbers   tidy numbers   tidy numbers   add  add   add  
37  38  39  40 41 42
Don’t subtract,   Don’t subtract,   Don’t subtract,   Don’t subtract,   Don’t subtract,   Multiplication 
add  add  
add add   add    
43  44  45  46 47 48
Multiplication  Multiplication   Multiplication   Multiplication   Multiplication   Multiplication 

49  50  51  52 53 54

Multiplication   Division  Division  Division  Division  Division 

55  56  57  58 59 60

Division  Division  Division  Improper  Improper  Improper 
fractions  fractions  fractions 
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 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-1
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1 Jan went swimming. She swam 7 lengths of the pool on the first day, 4 on
the second and 6 on the third. What was the total she swam?

2 There were 30 birds in a tree. One fifth of them flew away. How many birds
flew away?

3 My sister has 3 white mice and 4 black mice. How many mice does she have
altogether?

4 At the start of my holidays I had $49. By the end I had $27 left. How much
had I spent on my holiday?

5 Lucy had 18 lollies and gave half of them away to her friend. How many did
she have left?

6 32 bees were in a hive. 19 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

7 Joel had 16 marbles but then lost 8. How many marbles did he have left?

8 There were 24 children in the school hall, 22 more arrived. How many
children were there altogether?

9 The barber cut 29 people’s hair one week and 17 the next week. What was
the total number of haircuts he did in the fortnight?

10 There were 17 cherries on the tree. The birds came along and ate 8. How
many cherries were left on the tree?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-2
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1 The farmer had 20 sheep in his field. He had to sell a quarter of them. How
many sheep did he take to market?

2 We were counting the different coloured cars in the carpark. There were 8
red, 3 blue, 2 yellow and 4 green. What was the total?

3 75 soldiers started an obstacle course but only 34 completed it. How many
failed?

4 I had 12 cakes but gave one third of them away to my sister. How many
cakes did I give away?

5 62 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 29 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

6 At the beach we found 4 crabs in one rock pool and 5 in another. How many
did we find altogether?

7 We had 2 water tanks at school. One had 32 litres of water and the other
had 16 litres. How many litres of water did we have in total?

8 A tractor had 29 litres of petrol in its tank. When the tank was full it could
hold 43 litres. How much more petrol did we need to fill it?

9 14 people were riding on the train. When it stopped at the station 7 got off.
How many were left on the train?

10 One third of our farm has been planted with corn. We have 6 fields on our
farm. How many are corn fields?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-3
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1 A sports shop had 5 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

2 There were 45 birds in a tree. One fifth of them flew away. How many birds
flew away?

3 I have 3 apple trees in my garden. I picked 4 apples off the first tree, 8 off
the second and 36 off the third. What was the total?

4 One day we picked 68 apples from the garden. I picked 35 of them so how
many did my friend pick?

5 17 people were watching our school rugby match in the rain. 9 left at half
time. How many stayed to watch the second half?

6 33 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 19 of them flew away. How many seagulls
were left at the beach?

7 Lucy had 14 lollies and gave half of them away to her friend. How many did
she have left?

8 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 8 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

9 Joel had 84 marbles but then lost 9. How many marbles did he have left?

10 At the local pond there were 9 ducks and 6 geese swimming on the water.
What was the total number of birds on the pond?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-4
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 2 boys went fishing one day. They caught 4 fish and shared them out
equally. How many fish did they have each?

2 I had 18 cakes but gave one third of them away to my sister. How many
cakes did I give away?

3 84 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 38 away. How
many bugs were left?

4 Kial had 7 fish and 8 birds. How many pets did he have altogether?

5 It was my grandmother’s birthday and I needed to put 76 candles on her

cake. I found 45 in the cupboard. How many more did I need?

6 My sister has 5 white mice and 4 black mice. How many mice does she have
altogether?

7 The farmer had 40 sheep in his field. He had to sell a quarter of them. How
many sheep did he take to market?

8 The apartment block was 4 stories high with 4 apartments on each level.
How many apartments were in the block?

9 We have 12 children in our soccer club, of whom 7 are girls. How many boys
are in our soccer club?

10 At school we have 39 coat pegs. The caretaker put up another 24. How
many coat pegs were there altogether?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-5
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1 The farmer planted 3 rows of trees with 8 trees in each row. This was a
total of 24 trees. How many trees would he need for 4 rows?

2 Jan went swimming. She swam 5 lengths of the pool on the first day, 4 on
the second and 5 on the third. What was the total she swam?

3 There are 70 children in our school and one tenth have scored top marks in a
maths exam. How many children is that?

4 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 15 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

5 Joel had 21 marbles but then lost 6. How many marbles did he have left?

6 There are 67 children in Year 6, of whom 35 are going on school camp. How
many are staying at school?

7 93 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 49 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

8 At the beach we found 7 crabs in one rock pool and 6 in another. How many
did we find altogether?

9 At the start of my holidays I had $95. By the end I had $62 left. How much
had I spent on my holiday?

10 Lucy had 16 lollies and gave half of them away to her friend. How many did
she have left?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-6
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 I had 9 cakes but gave one third of them away to my sister. How many cakes
did I give away?

2 87 soldiers started an obstacle course but only 43 completed it. How many
failed?

3 We were counting the different coloured cars in the carpark. There were 1
red, 8 blue, 2 yellow and 3 green. What was the total?

4 One third of our farm has been planted with corn. We have 24 fields on our
farm. How many are corn fields?

5 94 bees were in a hive. 59 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

6 My sister has 9 white mice and 8 black mice. How many mice does she have
altogether?

7 There were 35 children in the school hall, 24 more arrived. How many
children were there altogether?

8 14 mice shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be in
each cage and how many would be left over?

9 There were 15 cows in a field and 6 of them were under a tree. How many of
them were out in the sun?

10 The barber cut 59 people’s hair one week and 35 the next week. What was
the total number of haircuts he did in the fortnight?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-7
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 4 rows of soldiers, with 8 in each row, were on parade. That made 32

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

2 There were 36 cherries on the tree and the birds came along and ate 7. How
many cherries were left on the tree?

3 At the local pond there were 29 ducks and 7 geese swimming on the water.
What was the total number of birds on the pond?

4 I have 3 apple trees in my garden. I picked 65 apples off the first tree, 3
off the second and 5 off the third. What was the total?

5 There are 90 children in our school and one tenth have scored top marks in a
maths exam. How many children is that?

6 53 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 18 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

7 Lucy had 12 lollies and gave half of them away to her friend. How many did
she have left?

8 A tractor had 59 litres of petrol in its tank. When the tank was full it could
hold 84 litres. How much more petrol did we need to fill it?

9 26 people were riding on the train. When it stopped at the station 9 got off.
How many were left on the train?

10 We had 2 water tanks at school. One had 48 litres of water and the other
had 51 litres. How many litres of water did we have in total?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-8
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 20 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

2 24 people were watching our school rugby match in the rain. 8 left at half
time. How many stayed to watch the second half?

3 A sports shop had 8 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

4 One third of our farm has been planted with corn. We have 21 fields on our
farm. How many are corn fields?

5 Kial had 6 fish and 5 birds. How many pets did he have altogether?

6 92 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 59 of them flew away. How many seagulls
were left at the beach?

7 I had 30 cakes but gave one third of them away to my sister. How many
cakes did I give away?

8 At school we have 49 coat pegs. The caretaker put up another 45. How many
coat pegs were there altogether?

9 Joel had 42 marbles but then lost 7. How many marbles did he have left?

10 One day we picked 95 apples from the garden. I picked 43 of them so how
many did my friend pick?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 
I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
  subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-9
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 The apartment block was 10 stories high with 4 apartments on each level.
How many apartments were in the block?

2 Lucy had 20 lollies and gave half of them away to her friend. How many did
she have left?

3 Jan went swimming. She swam 9 lengths of the pool on the first day, 4 on
the second and 1 on the third. What was the total she swam?

4 It was my grandmother’s birthday and I needed to put 89 candles on her

cake. I found 27 in the cupboard. How many more did I need?

5 47 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 19 away. How
many bugs were left?

6 We have 32 children in our soccer club, of whom 9 are girls. How many boys
are in our soccer club?

7 21 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

8 There are 40 children in our school and one tenth have scored top marks in a
maths exam. How many children is that?

9 At the beach we found 5 crabs in one rock pool and 6 in another. How many
did we find altogether?

10 At the start of my holidays I had $68. By the end I had $45 left. How much
had I spent on my holiday?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-10
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 25 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

2 Joel had 95 marbles but then lost 8. How many marbles did he have left?

3 There are 85 children in Year 6, of whom 42 are going on school camp. How
many are staying at school?

4 We were counting the different coloured cars in the carpark. There were 4
red, 6 blue, 4 yellow and 3 green. What was the total?

5 84 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 48 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

6 I had 15 cakes but gave one third of them away to my sister. How many
cakes did I give away?

7 58 soldiers started an obstacle course but only 26 completed it. How many
failed?

8 My sister has 4 white mice and 3 black mice. How many mice does she have
altogether?

9 The farmer planted 5 rows of trees with 7 trees in each row. This was a
total of 35 trees. How many trees would he need for 6 rows?

10 One quarter of our farm has been planted with corn. We have 16 fields on
our farm. How many are corn fields?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-11
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 The barber cut 79 people’s hair one week and 24 the next week. What was
the total number of haircuts he did in the fortnight?

2 There were 35 cows in a field and 8 of them were under a tree. How many of
them were out in the sun?

3 76 bees were in a hive. 49 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

4 There were 73 children in the school hall, 25 more arrived. How many
children were there altogether?

5 I have 3 apple trees in my garden. I picked 72 apples off the first tree, 4
off the second and 8 off the third. What was the total?

6 The farmer had 12 sheep in his field. He had to sell a quarter of them. How
many sheep did he take to market?

7 30 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

8 At the local pond there were 49 ducks and 8 geese swimming on the water.
What was the total number of birds on the pond?

9 72 people were watching our school rugby match in the rain. 7 left at half
time. How many stayed to watch the second half?

10 There are 80 children in our school and one tenth have scored top marks in a
maths exam. How many children is that?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-12
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 10 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

2 81 people were riding on the train. When it stopped at the station 8 got off.
How many were left on the train?

3 At school we have 38 coat pegs. The caretaker put up another 23. How many
coat pegs were there altogether?

4 6 rows of soldiers, with 8 in each row, were on parade. That made 48

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

5 There were 35 birds in a tree. One fifth of them flew away. How many birds
flew away?

6 Kial had 8 fish and 9 birds. How many pets did he have altogether?

7 We had 2 water tanks at school. One had 24 litres of water and the other
had 65 litres. How many litres of water did we have in total?

8 93 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 59 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

9 We have 63 children in our soccer club, of whom 6 are girls. How many boys
are in our soccer club?

10 A tractor had 28 litres of petrol in its tank. When the tank was full it could
hold 52 litres. How much more petrol did we need to fill it?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 
I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
  subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-13
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 40 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

2 There were 54 cherries on the tree and the birds came along and ate 9. How
many cherries were left on the tree?

3 At the start of my holidays I had $86. By the end I had $53 left. How much
had I spent on my holiday?

4 Jan went swimming. She swam 2 lengths of the pool on the first day, 7 on
the second and 8 on the third. What was the total she swam?

5 There are 60 children in our school and one tenth have scored top marks in a
maths exam. How many children is that?

6 A sports shop had 10 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

7 One day we picked 87 apples from the garden. I picked 54 of them so how
many did my friend pick?

8 My sister has 6 white mice and 5 black mice. How many mice does she have
altogether?

9 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 40 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

10 75 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 29 of them flew away. How many seagulls
were left at the beach?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-14
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 2 boys went fishing one day. They caught 10 fish and shared them out
equally. How many fish did they have each?

2 The farmer had 24 sheep in his field. He had to sell a quarter of them. How
many sheep did he take to market?

3 83 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 68 away. How
many bugs were left?

4 It was my grandmother’s birthday and I needed to put 68 candles on her

cake. I found 35 in the cupboard. How many more did I need?

5 We were counting the different coloured cars in the carpark. There were 5
red, 9 blue, 1 yellow and 5 green. What was the total?

6 19 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

7 One quarter of our farm has been planted with corn. We have 32 fields on
our farm. How many are corn fields?

8 92 soldiers started an obstacle course but only 21 completed it. How many
failed?

9 At the beach we found 7 crabs in one rock pool and 8 in another. How many
did we find altogether?

10 The apartment block was 3 stories high with 4 apartments on each level. How
many apartments were in the block?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-15
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 I answered 49 questions in the test but there were 71 questions altogether.

How many more questions did I have to answer?

2 We have 74 children in our soccer club, of whom 8 are girls. How many boys
are in our soccer club?

3 15 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 2. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

4 There are 99 children in Year 6, of whom 53 are going on school camp. How
many are staying at school?

5 92 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 38 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

6 I have 3 apple trees in my garden. I picked 29 apples off the first tree, 1
off the second and 5 off the third. What was the total?

7 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 20 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

8 At the local pond there were 59 ducks and 9 geese swimming on the water.
What was the total number of birds on the pond?

9 There were 42 cows in a field and 9 of them were under a tree. How many of
them were out in the sun?

10 The farmer planted 3 rows of trees with 6 trees in each row. This was a
total of 18 trees. How many trees would he need for 4 rows?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-16
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 38 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

2 67 people were watching our school rugby match in the rain. 9 left at half
time. How many stayed to watch the second half?

3 At school we have 48 coat pegs. The caretaker put up another 26. How many
coat pegs were there altogether?

4 The farmer had 8 sheep in his field. He had to sell a quarter of them. How
many sheep did he take to market?

5 55 bees were in a hive. 28 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

6 There were 54 children in the school hall, 33 more arrived. How many
children were there altogether?

7 Kial had 7 fish and 6 birds. How many pets did he have altogether?

8 The barber cut 49 people’s hair one week and 36 the next week. What was
the total number of haircuts he did in the fortnight?

9 There were 62 cherries on the tree and the birds came along and ate 8. How
many cherries were left on the tree?

10 10 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-17
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 A tractor had 39 litres of petrol in its tank. When the tank was full it could
hold 75 litres. How much more petrol did we need to fill it?

2 At the beach we found 8 crabs in one rock pool and 9 in another. How many
did we find altogether?

3 We had 2 water tanks at school. One had 63 litres of water and the other
had 26 litres. How many litres of water did we have in total?

4 One night at the swimming club 12 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

5 Jan went swimming. She swam 3 lengths of the pool on the first day, 6 on
the second and 7 on the third. What was the total she swam?

6 74 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 19 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

7 There were 82 cows in a field and 7 of them were under a tree. How many of
them were out in the sun?

8 At the start of my holidays I had $99. By the end I had $57 left. How much
had I spent on my holiday?

9 There were 50 birds in a tree. One fifth of them flew away. How many birds
flew away?

10 5 rows of soldiers, with 7 in each row, were on parade. That made 35

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-18
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 16 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

2 43 people were riding on the train. When it stopped at the station 7 got off.
How many were left on the train?

3 9 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 2. How many boxes did this make and
how many ice blocks were left over?

4 79 soldiers started an obstacle course but only 65 completed it. How many
failed?

5 82 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 48 of them flew away. How many seagulls
were left at the beach?

6 We were counting the different coloured cars in the carpark. There were 3
red, 1 blue, 7 yellow and 4 green. What was the total?

7 One day we picked 99 apples from the garden. I picked 25 of them so how
many did my friend pick?

8 A sports shop had 3 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

9 We have 51 children in our soccer club, of which 6 are girls. How many boys
are in our soccer club?

10 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 50 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-19
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 I answered 58 questions in the test but there were 94 questions altogether.

How many more questions did I have to answer?

2 There were 95 cherries on the tree and the birds came along and ate 8. How
many cherries were left on the tree?

3 65 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 39 away. How
many bugs were left?

4 It was my grandmother’s birthday and I needed to put 87 candles on her

cake. I found 63 in the cupboard. How many more did I need?

5 2 boys went fishing one day. They caught 14 fish and shared them out
equally. How many fish did they have each?

6 At the local pond there were 39 ducks and 8 geese swimming on the water.
What was the total number of birds on the pond?

7 I have 3 apple trees in my garden. I picked 24 apples off the first tree, 3
off the second and 6 off the third. What was the total?

8 7 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

9 41 people were watching our school rugby match in the rain. 5 left at half
time. How many stayed to watch the second half?

10 The apartment block was 6 stories high with 4 apartments on each level. How
many apartments were in the block?

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knowledge.

Problems 5-20
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1 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 35 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

2 There were 63 cows in a field and 9 of them were under a tree. How many of
them were out in the sun?

3 The farmer planted 4 rows of trees with 7 trees in each row. This was a
total of 28 trees. How many trees would he need for 5 rows?

4 There are 58 children in Year 6, of whom 37 are going on school camp. How
many are staying at school?

5 One night at the swimming club 32 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

6 76 people were riding on the train. When it stopped at the station 8 got off.
How many were left on the train?

7 54 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 29 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

8 Kial had 8 fish and 7 birds. How many pets did he have altogether?

9 At school we have 59 coat pegs. The caretaker put up another 45. How many
coat pegs were there altogether?

10 There were 20 birds in a tree. One fifth of them flew away. How many birds
flew away?

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knowledge.

Problems 5-21
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1 At school pencils came in packs of 3. The teacher needed 9 pencils. How

many packs did she order?

2 There were 37 children in the school hall, 52 more arrived. How many
children were there altogether?

3 8 friends went ice skating. It cost $2 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

4 2 boys went fishing one day. They caught 8 fish and shared them out equally.
How many fish did they have each?

5 At the start of my holidays I had $87. By the end I had $34 left. How much
had I spent on my holiday?

6 18 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 5. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

7 The lady packed 7 boxes and each contained 6 biscuits, a total of 42

biscuits. How many biscuits would she need for 8 boxes?

8 25 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

9 82 bees were in a hive. 69 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

10 3 rows of soldiers, with 9 in each row, were on parade. That made 27

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

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knowledge.

Problems 5-22
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 45 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

2 We had 2 water tanks at school. One had 56 litres of water and the other
had 43 litres. How many litres of water did we have in total?

3 16 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

4 8 rows of soldiers, with 8 in each row, were on parade. That made 64

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

5 11 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

6 6 friends went ice skating. It cost $2 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

7 86 soldiers started an obstacle course but only 51 completed it. How many
failed?

8 At school pencils came in packs of 3. The teacher needed 15 pencils. How

many packs did she order?

9 96 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 79 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

10 The lady packed 4 boxes and each contained 9 biscuits, a total of 36

biscuits. How many biscuits would she need for 5 boxes?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-23
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1 2 boys went fishing one day. They caught 6 fish and shared them out equally.
How many fish did they have each?

2 One day we picked 88 apples from the garden. I picked 73 of them so how
many did my friend pick?

3 9 friends went ice skating. It cost $2 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

4 One night at the swimming club 24 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

5 At school we spun a coin 62 times. 29 times it landed on heads. How many

times did it land on tails?

6 33 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

7 The lady packed 2 boxes and each contained 8 biscuits, a total of 16 biscuits.
How many biscuits would she need for 3 boxes?

8 81 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 38 of them flew away. How many seagulls
were left at the beach?

9 At the local pond there were 69 ducks and 9 geese swimming on the water.
What was the total number of birds on the pond?

10 A sports shop had 4 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
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knowledge.

Problems 5-24
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1 The apartment block was 5 stories high with 4 apartments on each level. How
many apartments were in the block?

2 It was my grandmother’s birthday and I needed to put 75 candles on her

cake. I found 42 in the cupboard. How many more did I need?

3 72 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 49 away. How
many bugs were left?

4 The lady packed 3 boxes and each contained 9 biscuits, a total of 27

biscuits. How many biscuits would she need for 4 boxes?

5 17 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

6 At school we have 69 coat pegs. The caretaker put up another 43. How many
coat pegs were there altogether?

7 22 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 5. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

8 7 friends went ice skating. It cost $5 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

9 There were 64 crocodiles on the river bank. 39 slipped into the water. How
many were left on the bank?

10 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 24 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-25
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1 The farmer planted 6 rows of trees with 8 trees in each row. This was a
total of 48 trees. How many trees would he need for 7 rows?

2 There are 97 children in Year 6, of whom 73 are going on school camp. How
many are staying at school?

3 23 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

4 I answered 18 questions in the test but there were 53 questions altogether.

How many more questions did I have to answer?

5 40 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

6 62 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 39 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

7 27 mice were shared equally between 4 cages. How many mice would there be
in each cage and how many would be left over?

8 2 boys went fishing one day. They caught 12 fish and shared them out
equally. How many fish did they have each?

9 At school we spun a coin 65 times. 48 times it landed on heads. How many

times did it land on tails?

10 5 friends went ice skating. It cost $5 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-26
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Last term I had 4 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

2 The barber cut 99 people’s hair one week and 42 the next week. What was
the total number of haircuts he did in the fortnight?

3 9 friends went ice skating. It cost $5 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

4 One night at the swimming club 40 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

5 At school we spun a coin 56 times. 29 times it landed on heads. How many

times did it land on tails?

6 At school pencils came in packs of 3. The teacher needed 24 pencils. How

many packs did she order?

7 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/3’s . When the party had finished we had
7/3 left. How many pizzas would that make?

8 43 bees were in a hive. 29 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

9 There 62 children in the school hall, 36 more arrived. How many children
were there altogether?

10 80 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-27
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1 38 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 5. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

2 A tractor had 69 litres of petrol in its tank. When the tank was full it could
hold 94 litres. How much more petrol did we need to fill it?

3 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/4’s . When the party had finished we had
5/4 left. How many pizzas would that make?

4 47 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 28 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

5 6 rows of soldiers, with 7 in each row, were on parade. That made 42

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

6 Last term I had 3 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

7 At school we spun a coin 85 times. 69 times it landed on heads. How many

times did it land on tails?

8 4 friends went ice skating. It cost $10 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

9 We had 2 water tanks at school. One had 35 litres of water and the other
had 62 litres. How many litres of water did we have in total?

10 20 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

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  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-28
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 A sports shop had 9 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

2 David counted 49 cars that went past his house in the morning and 35 in the
afternoon. How many cars went past his house that day?

3 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/4's . When the party had finished we had
7/4 left. How many pizzas would that make?

4 74 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 28 of them flew away. How many seagulls
were left at the beach?

5 One day we picked 96 apples from the garden. I picked 14 of them so how
many did my friend pick?

6 60 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

7 Last term I had 6 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

8 8 friends went ice skating. It cost $10 each to hire their skates. How much
did it cost for all their skates?

9 There were 45 crocodiles on the river bank. 29 slipped into the water. How
many were left on the bank?

10 28 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

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  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-29
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 70 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

2 There were 92 crocodiles on the river bank. 39 slipped into the water. How
many were left on the bank?

3 Last term I had 10 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

4 51 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 28 away. How
many bugs were left?

5 It was my grandmother’s birthday and I needed to put 96 candles on her

cake. I found 54 in the cupboard. How many more did I need?

6 The apartment block was 9 stories high with 4 apartments on each level. How
many apartments were in the block?

7 One night at the swimming club 8 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

8 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/4’s . When the party had finished we had
9/4 left. How many pizzas would that make?

9 At school we spun a coin 94 times. 39 times it landed on heads. How many

times did it land on tails?

10 7 rows of soldiers, with 9 in each row, were on parade. That made 63

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-30
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 At school pencils came in packs of 3. The teacher needed 30 pencils. How

many packs did she order?

2 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/4’s . When the party had finished we had
12/4 left. How many pizzas would that make?

3 I answered 28 questions in the test but there were 82 questions altogether.

How many more questions did I have to answer?

4 41 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 5. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

5 There are 83 children in Year 6, of whom 51 are going on school camp. How
many are staying at school?

6 73 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 48 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

7 10 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

8 Last term I had 8 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

9 David counted 39 cars that went past his house in the morning and 24 in the
afternoon. How many cars went past his house that day?

10 The farmer planted 4 rows of trees with 6 trees in each row. This was a
total of 24 trees. How many trees would he need for 5 rows?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-31
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 We had $58 to buy Grandma chocolates and flowers for her birthday. We
spent $34 on the chocolates. How much was left for the flowers?

2 Last term I had 5 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

3 At school we spun a coin 73 times. 28 times it landed on heads. How many

times did it land on tails?

4 14 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

5 The lady packed 8 boxes and each contained 7 biscuits, a total of 56

biscuits. How many biscuits would she need for 9 boxes?

6 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/5’s. When the night was over we had
10/5 left. How many cakes would this make?

7 91 bees were in a hive. 68 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

8 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 36 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

9 The barber cut 69 people’s hair one week and 54 the next week. What was
the total number of haircuts he did in the fortnight?

10 50 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

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  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-32
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 2 boys went fishing one day. They caught 20 fish and shared them out
equally. How many fish did they have each?

2 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/4’s . When the party had finished we had
15/4 left. How many pizzas would that make?

3 A tractor had 48 litres of petrol in its tank. When the tank was full it could
hold 81 litres. How much more petrol did we need to fill it?

4 The lady packed 5 boxes and each contained 8 biscuits, a total of 40

biscuits. How many biscuits would she need for 6 boxes?

5 There are 55 boys in our school, of whom 39 can swim. How many are non
swimmers?

6 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/5’s. When the night was over we had
14/5 left. How many cakes would this make?

7 90 chocolate bars were shared equally among 10 classes to celebrate the

principal’s birthday. How many bars did each class receive?

8 David counted 58 cars that went past his house in the morning and 25 in the
afternoon. How many cars went past his house that day?

9 One night at the swimming club 16 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

10 105 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 79 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-33
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 28 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

2 Last term I had 11 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

3 We had $76 to buy Grandma chocolates and flowers for her birthday. We
spent $45 on the chocolates. How much was left for the flowers?

4 104 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 29 of them flew away. How many
seagulls were left at the beach?

5 9 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

6 There are 76 boys in our school, of whom 38 can swim. How many are non
swimmers?

7 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/5’s. When the night was over we had
18/5 left. How many cakes would this make?

8 A sports shop had 6 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

9 There were 62 crocodiles on the river bank. 48 slipped into the water. How
many were left on the bank?

10 36 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 10. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

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  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-34
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1 22 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

2 There were 46 crocodiles on the river bank. 18 slipped into the water. How
many were left on the bank?

3 15 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

4 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/5’s. When the night was over we had
24/5 left. How many cakes would this make?

5 102 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 49 away. How
many bugs were left?

6 David counted 29 cars that went past his house in the morning and 23 in the
afternoon. How many cars went past his house that day?

7 At school pencils came in packs of 3. The teacher needed 21 pencils. How

many packs did she order?

8 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/3’s . When the party had finished we had
6/3 left. How many pizzas would that make?

9 There are 82 boys in our school, of whom 49 can swim. How many are non
swimmers?

10 The apartment block was 7 stories high with 4 apartments on each level. How
many apartments were in the block?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-35
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1 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 30 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

2 I answered 38 questions in the test but there were 74 questions altogether.

How many more questions did I have to answer?

3 106 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 79 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

4 Last term I had 7 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

5 We had $69 to buy Grandma chocolates and flowers for her birthday. We
spent $24 on the chocolates. How much was left for the flowers?

6 One night at the swimming club 36 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

7 The farmer planted 8 rows of trees with 9 trees in each row. This was a
total of 72 trees. How many trees would he need for 9 rows?

8 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/5’s. When the night was over we had
31/5 left. How many cakes would this make?

9 My netball team played 2 matches. In the first we scored 69 points and in

the second we scored 14. What was our total score?

10 6 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

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  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-36
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1 12 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

2 62 bees were in a hive. 39 went off to find some flowers. How many bees
were left in the hive?

3 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/10’s. When the night was over we had
20/10 left. How many cakes would this make?

4 The lady packed 6 boxes and each contained 7 biscuits, a total of 42

biscuits. How many biscuits would she need for 7 boxes?

5 My netball team played 2 matches. In the first we scored 59 points and in

the second we scored 25. What was our total score?

6 57 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 10. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

7 We had $87 to buy Grandma chocolates and flowers for her birthday. We
spent $35 on the chocolates. How much was left for the flowers?

8 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/3’s . When the party had finished we had
10/3 left. How many pizzas would that make?

9 There are 64 boys in our school, of whom 29 can swim. How many are non
swimmers?

10 At school pencils came in packs of 3. The teacher needed 27 pencils. How

many packs did she order?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-37
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 19 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

2 101 worms were on the concrete at school. The children picked up 59 and put
them on the grass. How many were left on the concrete?

3 21 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

4 David counted 89 cars that went past his house in the morning and 33 in the
afternoon. How many cars went past his house that day?

5 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/10’s. When the night was over we had
33/10 left. How many cakes would this make?

6 The lady packed 5 boxes and each contained 6 biscuits, a total of 30

biscuits. How many biscuits would she need for 6 boxes?

7 My netball team played 2 matches. In the first we scored 68 points and in

the second we scored 36. What was our total score?

8 Last term I had 9 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

9 There are 61 boys in our school, of whom 28 can swim. How many are non
swimmers?

10 Lollipops came in packets of 4. I needed 32 lollipops for my party. How many

packets did I need to buy?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-38
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1 One night at the swimming club 28 children had to get into groups of 4 to
make relay teams. How many teams did this make?

2 There are 45 boys in our school, of whom 19 can swim. How many are non
swimmers?

3 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/3’s . When the party had finished we had
17/3 left. How many pizzas would that make?

4 A sports shop had 7 boxes of table tennis balls. Each box had 3 balls in it.
How many table tennis balls were there at the shop?

5 My netball team played 2 matches. In the first we scored 49 points and in

the second we scored 34. What was our total score?

6 At school pencils came in packs of 3. The teacher needed 12 pencils. How

many packs did she order?

7 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/10’s. When the night was over we had
47/10 left. How many cakes would this make?

8 103 seagulls were sitting on a beach. 48 of them flew away. How many
seagulls were left at the beach?

9 We had $93 to buy Grandma chocolates and flowers for her birthday. We
spent $82 on the chocolates. How much was left for the flowers?

10 30 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

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subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-39
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 The apartment block was 8 stories high with 4 apartments on each level. How
many apartments were in the block?

2 David counted 79 cars that went past his house in the morning and 42 in the
afternoon. How many cars went past his house that day?

3 84 ice blocks were packed into boxes of 10. How many boxes did this make
and how many ice blocks were left over?

4 7 rows of soldiers, with 8 in each row, were on parade. That made 56

soldiers. 1 row marched off. How many soldiers were left?

5 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/10’s. When the night was over we had
51/10 left. How many cakes would this make?

6 104 bugs were sitting on a leaf at school. The children took 89 away. How
many bugs were left?

7 My netball team played 2 matches. In the first we scored 69 points and in

the second we scored 56. What was our total score?

8 18 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

9 Last term I had 17 half days off school. How much time did I have off in
total?

10 There were 71 crocodiles on the river bank. 48 slipped into the water. How
many were left on the bank?

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 I am learning to: add using rounding * add and subtract using place value *
 
subtract by using ‘Don’t subtract – add’ * multiply and divide using knowledge
 
  of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10x tables * find fractions of a set using my tables
knowledge.

Problems 5-40
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 We had $78 to buy Grandma chocolates and flowers for her birthday. We
spent $66 on the chocolates. How much was left for the flowers?

2 26 large Easter eggs were put into boxes of 3. How many boxes did this fill
and how many were left over?

3 I answered 19 questions in the test but there were 66 questions altogether.

How many more questions did I have to answer?

4 At my party we cut pizzas into 1/3’s . When the party had finished we had
20/3 left. How many pizzas would that make?

5 27 children at sports had to get into groups of 3. How many groups did this
make?

6 The farmer planted 5 rows of trees with 9 trees in each row. This was a
total of 45 trees. How many trees would he need for 6 rows?

7 At the school disco we cut cakes into 1/10’s. When the night was over we had
11/10 left. How many cakes would this make?

8 102 loaves of bread were in the bakery. Of these 69 were white loaves and
the rest were brown. How many brown loaves were there?

9 My netball team played 2 matches. In the first we scored 89 points and in

the second we scored 25. What was our total score?

10 5 men were on a building site. They had to move 45 bags of sand. So that the
work was shared equally, how many bags did each man move?

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numbers
Addition - doubles Don’t subtract - add
Subtraction – tidy Multiplication
numbers
Fractions of sets Division
Addition – place value Improper fractions
Problems 5 Answers Subtraction – place
value

5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10

1 7+4+6=
17
1/4 of 20 = 5 5 x 3 = 15 4÷ 2=2 4 x 8 = 32 1/3 of 9 = 3 3 x 8 = 24 5 x 4 = 20 10 x 4 = 40 25 ÷ 5 = 5

2 1/5 of 30 = 6 8+3+2+4
= 17
1/5 of 45 = 9 1/3 of 18 = 6 5+4+5=
14
87 – 44 = 43 36 – 7 = 29 24 – 8 = 16 1/2 of 20 =
10
95 – 8 = 87

3 3+4=7 75 – 41 = 34 4 + 8 + 36 =
48
84 – 38 = 46 1/10 of 70 =
7
1+8+2+3
= 14
29 + 7 = 36 8 x 3 = 24 9+4+1=
14
85 – 42 = 43

4 49 – 22 = 27 1/3 of 12 = 4 35 + 33 = 68 7 + 8 = 15 15 ÷ 5 = 3 1/3 of 24 = 8 65 + 3 + 5 =
73
1/3 of 21 = 7 27 + 62 = 89 4+6+4+3
= 17

5 1/2 of 18 = 9 62 – 29 = 33 17 – 9 = 8 45 + 31 = 76 21 – 6 = 15 94 – 59 = 35 1/10 of 90 =
9
6 + 5 = 11 47 – 19 = 28 84 – 48 = 36

6 32 – 19 = 13 4+5=9 33 – 19 = 14 5+4=9 67 – 35 = 32 9 + 8 = 17 53 – 18 = 35 92 – 59 = 33 32 – 9 = 23 1/3 of 15 = 5

7 16 – 8 = 8 32 + 16 = 48 1/2 of 14 = 7 1/4 of 40 =
10
93 – 49 = 44 35 + 24 = 59 1/2 of 12 = 6 1/3 of 30 =
10
21 ÷ 4 =
5r1
58 – 32 = 26

8 24 + 22 = 46 29 + 14 = 43 2x4=8 4 x 4 = 16 7 + 6 = 13 14 ÷ 4 =
3r2
59 + 25 = 84 49 + 45 = 94 1/10 of 40 =
4
4+3=7

9 29 + 17 = 46 14 – 7 = 7 84 – 9 = 75 12 – 7 = 5 95 – 33 = 62 15 – 6 = 9 26 – 9 = 17 42 – 7 = 35 5 + 6 = 11 6 x 7 = 42

10 17 – 8 = 9 1/3 of 6 = 2 9 + 6 = 15 39 + 24 = 63 1/2 of 16 = 8 59 + 35 = 94 48 + 51 = 99 43 + 52 = 95 68 – 23 = 45 1/4 of 16 = 4

It is important that students use different strategies to solve problems. The answer has been given in red and answer boxes have been colour coded showing the 
appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
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 Addition – making tens Addition – tidy
numbers
Addition - doubles Don’t subtract - add
Subtraction – tidy Multiplication
numbers
Fractions of sets Division
Addition – place value Improper fractions
Problems 5 Answers Subtraction – place
value

5-11 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 5-17 5-18 5-19 5-20

1 79 + 24 =
103
10 ÷ 5 = 2 10 x 4 = 40 10 ÷ 2 = 5 49 + 22 = 71 38 ÷ 4 =
9r2
39 + 36 = 75 4 x 4 = 16 58 + 36 = 94 35 ÷ 5 = 7

2 35 – 8 = 27 81 – 8 = 73 54 – 9 = 45 1/4 of 24 = 6 74 – 8 = 66 67 – 9 = 58 8 + 9 = 17 43 – 7 = 36 95 – 8 = 87 63 – 9 = 54

3 76 – 49 = 27 38 + 23 = 61 86 – 33 = 53 83 – 68 = 15 15 ÷ 2 =
7r1
48 + 26 = 74 63 + 26 = 89 9÷2=4r1 65 – 39 = 26 5 x 7 = 35

4 73 + 25 = 98 5 x 8 = 40 2+7+8=
17
35 + 33 = 68 99 – 53 = 46 1/4 of 8 = 2 12 ÷ 4 = 3 79 – 14 = 65 63 + 24 = 87 58 – 37 = 21

5 72 + 4 + 8 =
84
1/5 of 35 = 7 1/10 of 60 =
6
5+9+1+5
= 20
92 – 38 = 54 55 – 28 = 27 3+6+7=
16
82 – 48 = 34 14 ÷ 2 = 7 32 ÷ 4 = 8

6 1/4 of 12 = 3 8 + 9 = 17 10 x 3 = 30 19 ÷ 4 =
4r3
29 + 1 + 5 =
35
54 + 33 = 87 74 – 19 = 55 3+1+7+4
= 15
39 + 8 = 47 76 – 8 = 68

7 30 ÷ 4 =
7r2
24 + 65 = 89 54 + 33 = 87 1/4 of 32 = 8 20 ÷ 5 = 4 7 + 6 = 13 82 – 7 = 75 25 + 74 = 99 24 + 3 + 6 =
33
54 – 29 = 25

8 49 + 8 = 57 93 – 59 = 34 6 + 5 = 11 92 – 71 = 21 59 + 9 = 68 49 + 36 = 85 99 – 42 = 57 3x3=9 7÷3=2r1 8 + 7 = 15

9 72 – 7 = 65 63 – 6 = 57 40 ÷ 5 = 8 7 + 8 = 15 42 – 9 = 33 62 – 8 = 54 1/5 of 50 =
10
51 – 6 = 45 41 – 5 = 36 59 + 45 =
104

10 1/10 of 80 =
8
28 + 24 = 52 75 – 29 = 46 3 x 4 = 12 4 x 6 = 24 10 ÷ 3 =
3r1
4 x 7 = 28 50 ÷ 5 = 10 6 x 4 = 24 1/5 of 20 = 4

It is important that students use different strategies to solve problems. The answer has been given in red and answer boxes have been colour coded showing the 
appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
© Numeracy Limited 2011 
 Addition – making tens Addition – tidy
numbers
Addition - doubles Don’t subtract - add
Subtraction – tidy Multiplication
numbers
Fractions of sets Division
Addition – place value Improper fractions
Problems 5 Answers Subtraction – place
value

5-21 5-22 5-23 5-24 5-25 5-26 5-27 5-28 5-29 5-30

1 3x3=9 45 ÷ 5 = 9 6÷2=3 5 x 4 = 20 7 x 8 = 56 4/2 = 2 38 ÷ 5 =

7r3
9 x 3 = 27 70 ÷ 10 = 7 10 x 3 = 30

2 37 + 52 = 89 56 + 43 = 99 73 + 15 = 88 42 + 33 = 75 97 – 73 = 24 99 + 42 =
141
69 + 25 = 94 49 + 35 = 84 92 – 39 = 53 12/4 = 3

3 8 x 2 = $16 16 ÷ 3 =
5r1
9 x 2 = 18 72 – 49 = 23 23 ÷ 3 =
7r2
9 x 5 = 45 5/4 = 1 1/4 7/4 = 1 3/4 10/2 = 5 28 + 54 = 82

4 8÷2=4 7 x 8 = 56 24 ÷ 4 = 6 4 x 9 = 36 18 + 35 = 53 40 ÷ 4 = 10 47 – 28 = 19 74 – 28 = 46 51 – 28 = 23 41 ÷ 5 =
8r1

5 87 - 53 = 34 11 ÷ 4 =
2r3
62 – 29 = 33 17 ÷ 4 =
4r1
40 ÷ 10 = 4 56 – 29 = 27 5 x 7 = 35 14 + 82 = 96 54 + 42 = 96 83 – 51 = 32

6 18 ÷ 5 =
3r3
6 x 2 = 12 33 ÷ 4 =
8r1
69 + 43 =
112
62 – 39 = 23 8 x 3 = 24 3/2 = 1 1/2 60 ÷ 10 = 6 9 x 4 = 36 73 – 48 = 25

7 8 x 6 = 48 86 – 35 = 51 3 x 8 = 24 22 ÷ 5 =
4r2
27 ÷ 4 =
6r3
7/3 = 2 1/3 85 – 69 = 16 6/2 = 3 8÷4=2 10 ÷ 10 = 1

8 25 ÷ 4 =
6r1
5 x 3 = 15 81 – 38 = 43 7 x 5 = 35 12 ÷ 2 = 6 43 – 29 = 14 4 x 10 = 40 8 x 10 = 80 9/4 = 2 1/4 8/2 = 4

9 82 – 69 = 13 96 – 79 = 17 69 + 9 = 78 64 – 39 = 25 65 – 48 = 17 62 + 36 = 98 35 + 62 = 97 45 – 29 = 16 94 – 39 = 55 39 + 24 = 63

10 2 x 9 = 18 5 x 9 = 45 4 x 3 = 12 6 x 4 = 24 5 x 5 = 25 80 ÷ 10 = 8 20 ÷ 10 = 2 28 ÷ 3 =
9r1
6 x 9 = 54 5 x 6 = 30

It is important that students use different strategies to solve problems. The answer has been given in red and answer boxes have been colour coded showing the 
appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
© Numeracy Limited 2011 
 Addition – making tens Addition – tidy
numbers
Addition - doubles Don’t subtract - add
Subtraction – tidy Multiplication
numbers
Fractions of sets Division
Addition – place value Improper fractions
Problems 5 Answers Subtraction – place
value

5-31 5-32 5-33 5-34 5-35 5-36 5-37 5-38 5-39 5-40

1 58 – 34 = 24 20 ÷ 2 = 10 7 x 4 = 28 22 ÷ 3 =
7r1
30 ÷ 5 = 6 12 ÷ 3 = 4 19 ÷ 3 =
6r1
28 ÷ 4 = 7 8 x 4 = 32 78 – 66 = 12

2 5/2 = 2 1/2 15/4 = 3 3/4 11/2 = 5 1/2 46 – 18 = 28 38 + 36 = 74 62 – 39 = 23 101 – 59 =

42
45 – 19 = 26 79 + 42 =
121
26 ÷ 3 =
8r2

3 73 – 28 = 45 48 + 33 = 81 76 – 45 = 31 15 ÷ 3 = 5 106 – 79 =
27
20/10 = 2 21 ÷ 3 = 7 17/3 = 5 2/3 84 ÷ 10 =
8r4
19 + 47 = 66

4 14 ÷ 3 =
4r2
6 x 8 = 48 104 – 29 =
75
24/5 = 4 4/5 7/2 = 3 1/2 7 x 7 = 49 89 + 33 =
122
7 x 3 = 21 6 x 8 = 48 20/3 = 6 2/3

5 9 x 7 = 63 55 – 39 = 16 9÷3=3 102 – 49 =
53
69 – 24 = 45 59 + 25 = 84 33/10 =
3 3/10
49 + 34 = 83 51/10 =
5 1/10
27 ÷ 3 = 9

6 10/5 = 2 14/5 = 2 4/5 76 – 38 = 38 29 + 23 = 52 36 ÷ 4 = 9 57 ÷ 10 =

5r7
6 x 6 = 36 4 x 3 = 12 104 – 89 =
15
6 x 9 = 54

7 91 – 68 = 23 90 ÷ 10 = 9 18/5 = 3 3/5 7 x 3 = 21 9 x 9 = 81 87 – 35 = 52 68 + 36 =
104
47/10 =
4 7/10
69 + 56 =
125
11/10 =
1 1/10

8 9 x 4 = 36 58 + 25 = 83 6 x 3 = 18 6/3 = 2 31/5 = 6 1/5 10/3 = 3 1/3 9/2 = 4 1/2 103 – 48 =

55
18 ÷ 3 = 6 102 – 69 =
33

9 69 + 54 =
123
16 ÷ 4 = 4 62 – 48 = 14 82 – 49 = 33 69 + 14 = 83 64 – 29 = 35 61 – 28 = 33 93 – 82 = 11 17/2 = 8 1/2 89 + 25 =
114

10 50 ÷ 10 = 5 105 – 79 =
26
36 ÷ 10 =
3r6
7 x 4 = 28 6÷3=2 9 x 3 = 27 8 x 4 = 32 30 ÷ 3 = 10 71 – 48 = 23 45 ÷ 5 = 9

It is important that students use different strategies to solve problems. The answer has been given in red and answer boxes have been colour coded showing the 
appropriate strategy for how the answer was achieved, however all strategies are acceptable so long as various ones are displayed on each worksheet. 
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