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"Real life" word problems
for Year 6

Solve these problems using a calculator and/or paper and pencil. Explain and record how you solved the problem in the text box which follows each question. Your answers will be marked when you have finished by clicking on the "Finished" button at the bottom of the page.

1. 12,500 people visited the museum this year. This is 2568 more than last year. How many people visited the museum last year?
Explain your method or reasoning.
2. There are 45 rows of chairs with 36 chairs in each row. How many chairs are there altogether?
Explain your method or reasoning.
3. How many rows of chairs do 972 people need?
Explain your method or reasoning. Top
4. A school has 324 pupils and 12 classes. What is the average class size?
Explain your method or reasoning.
5. Julie has 70 eggs to make cakes for her bakery shop. She uses 4 eggs to make each cake. How many cakes can she make?
Explain your method or reasoning. Top
6. A supermarket sells eggs in boxes of 15. How many boxes can be filled from 784 eggs?
Explain your method or reasoning.
7. How many eggs are left?		(Leave checkbox empty)
Explain your method or reasoning. Top
8. There is space in the multi-storey car park for 16 rows of 34 cars on each of 6 floors. How many cars can the car park hold?
Explain your method or reasoning.
9. 184 children and 19 adults went on a school trip. Each bus can hold 57 people. How many buses were needed?
Explain your method or reasoning. Top
10. How many more people could have gone on the school trip?
Explain your method or reasoning.
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"Real life" word problems for Year 6

"Real life" word problems
for Year 6