Name: ___________________________

Date:__________

EAL Worksheet
Solve these problems and write the answer in a full sentence in the space provided.

Eg. Last month, a factory produced 21,489 cars of model A and sold 13,058 of them.
How many model A cars did the factory have left unsold?
21,489 - 13,058 = 8,431
Answer: The factory had 8,431 model A cars left unsold.

1. Ali has 4,050 cows. Last month he managed to sell 378 cows. How many cows does Ali
have left?
Ali has ______________ cows left.
2. John walked into a shop with RM6, 500 in his wallet. He bought a watch that cost him
RM4, 748.00. How much money did John have left after buying the watch?
John ____________________________________________________________
3. Mrs Green took RM50.00 to the market this morning. She bought some cauliflowers for
RM5.50, some tomatoes for RM4.80, a bottle of ketchup for RM6.90, and a whole
chicken for RM15.35. How much money did she have left after buying all these items?
Mrs Green ________________________________________________________
4. Mr Lee got into his office this morning at 8:05am. He left his house at 7:20am. How
long did it take Mr Lee to reach his office?
It took him _______________________________________________________
5. Alice has a big order for 1234 cakes. She has enough ingredients to make only 568
cakes. How many more cakes does she need to make to fulfill the order?
She ____________________________________________________________
6.

Claire got home at 8pm. It took her one hour and twenty five minutes to get home.
What time did she leave to go home?
_______________________________________________________________

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Name: ___________________________

Date:__________

Solve these problems and write the answer in a full sentence in the space provided.
7. Amir is 11 years & 3 months old. He is 34 months older than his younger brother,
Ashak. How old is Ashak in years and months?
Ashak __________________________________________________________
8.

The teachers had a meeting that started at 11:15am and ended at 1:45pm. How long
was the meeting?
The meeting _____________________________________________________

9. A piece of wire is 7m long. Raj cuts it into three parts. The first part is 2m 45 cm long
and the second part is 90cm long. What is the length of the third part in cm?
The third _______________________________________________________
10. Peter has RM1,884. He wants to buy a computer that costs RM3,499. How much more
money does he need?
Peter __________________________________________________________
11. There were 4 250 chickens and 2 425 ducks in a farm. The farmer sold 1 575 of them
at the market. Of the 1 575 sold, 878 were ducks.
How many animals were left? _________________________________________
How many chickens were sold? ________________________________________
12. Fariq collected 1 425 mangoes and 2 096 durians from his orchard. He sold 1 385
fruits to a fruit seller of which 415 were mangoes.
How many fruits did Fariq have left? __________________________________
How many durians did Fariq sell? _____________________________________

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