Maths word Problems Tuesday

1. Room 4 had a shared lunch. They ordered 7 pizzas - if they are each cut into 8 slices and we have 26 students in class what fraction does each student get?

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2. Show the fraction as a decimal and percentage. If you can show the ratio of one student’s pizza to the whole

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3. Dayton completed ⅓ of his daily tasks on Monday, Darius 3/6 and Ryan 7/12? Who completed the most?

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4. What are the decimals and percentages of these fractions. If you can show the ratio’s for completion of the 3 boys?

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Maths word Problems Wednesday

1. Dakota, Kryzma and Xavier were playing cards - Dakota won 6 hands ,

Kryzma 5 and Xavier 7- what fraction did each student win?

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2. Show the fractions as decimals and percentages and if possible the ratios for the 3 students.

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3. Lailani, Harmony, Tane and Roscoe were playing handball. Lailani won 6 games, Harmony half this, Tane twice this and Roscoe 1.5 times this. Show these results as fractions.?

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4. Show the fractions as decimals and percentages and if possible the ratios for the 4 students.

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Mat Word Problems - Thursday

1. Hannah's Tulips

Hannah plants 60 tulip bulbs. When they flower, she notes the following:

Half the tulips are yellow

One third of those which are not yellow are red

One quarter of those which are neither red nor yellow are pink

The remainder are white

What fraction of the tulips are white?

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• Hunter TJ's water bottle holds 480ml when it is one quarter empty.

How much does it hold when it is one quarter full? Show your working out.

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Maths word Problems Friday

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1. One third of the animals in Eli's flock are goats, the rest are sheep.

There are twelve more sheep than goats.

How many animals are there altogether in Eli's flock? Show your working out.

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• Ahi has just bought some biscuits and has decided to share them out with his classmates. Which of the friends has the greatest value? Show your working out.

A) Pounamu has 50% of 10

B) Hayden has 40% of 20

C) Tane has 30% of 30

D) Ken has 20% of 40

E) Dylan has 10% of 50

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Maths word problems - Extra for experts

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1. Hemi’s Bouncing Ball

Hemi’s ball is dropped from a height of 125 cm. Each time it hits the ground, it bounces to 3/5 of the height from which it fell.

How high does Hemi’s ball bounce after hitting the ground the third time? Show your working out.

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• Percentage Mad - Show your working out.

What is of 70% of 80% of 90% of $50?

What is 40% of 50% of 60% of $100?

What is 10% of 20% of 30% of $150?

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