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Money and "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. What is the total cost of these three items? £105.67, £48.94 and £5.99?

 

  2. Find the cost of 97 bars of chocolate at 34 pence each.

 

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  3. What change do you get from £50?

 

  4. In the half price sale, I buy a coat for £46.49. What was the original cost of the coat?

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  5. Four people scoop the jackpot on the lottery. How much do they each receive if the jackpot was £98,470?

 

  6. There are 1.43 euros to £1. What is the price in pounds of a car costing 14,300 euros?

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  7. If there are 1.5 euros to £1, what would be the price in euros of a burger meal costing £4?

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  8. The agent's fee for selling a house is 5%. What is the fee for a house which sold at £120,000?

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  9. A store is advertising 15% off its products. How much would you save on an item originally costing £25?

10. 5068 people buy tickets for a rugby match. Each ticket costs £3.75. What is the total cost of all the tickets?


   

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