word problem

1. Maw Maw had 55.8 cm of ribbon. Then she used 24.8 cm of ribbon to tie a
present and 12.6 cm to make a bow.
How many centimeters of ribbon did she have left?

ribbon she used = 24.8 + 12.6 24.8

= 37.4 cm +12.6

ribbon she had left = 55.8 – 37.4

= 18.4 cm

Maw Maw had 18.4 cm of ribbon left.

2. Freddy went shopping with $67.15.

After buying a watch, and a bag he had $14.25 left. The bag cost $4.2.
Find the cost of the watch.

the bag + money he had left = 4.2 + 14.25

= $ 18.45
the watch = 67.15 - 18.45
= $48.70

The watch cost $48.70.

3. Jane cycled 12km and Helen cycled 9.7km.

How many kilometers less did Helen cycle than Jane?

Jane – Helen = 12 – 9.7 12.0

9.7
= 2.3 km
Helen cycled 2.3 km less than Jane.
 4. Mrs. Tin bought a pot and 6 plates.
The pot cost $5.65.
Each plate cost $1.45.
How much did she spend altogether?

$5.65
$1.45 $1.45 $1.45 $1.45 $1.45 $1.45

1.45 + 1.45+ 1.45+ 1.45+ 1.45+ 1.45 =

1.45 × 6 = $8.70

Money she spent altogether = 5.65 + 8.70

= $ 14.35

She spent $14.35 altogether.

5. Mrs. Mu Mu sewed curtains for her living room and. 3 bedrooms

She used 3.46m of material for each bedroom and 4.25m of material for the living
room.
How much material did she use altogether?

Living room
3.46m 3.46m 3.46m
4.25m

3.46 × 3 = 10.38m

Altogether = living room + 3 bedrooms

= 4.25 + 10.38

= 14.63 m

Mrs. Mu Mu used 14.63m of material.

 6. Gu Gu had $45.8. Then she bought 8 pencils. Each pencil cost $2.9.
How much money did she have left?

Money she spent = 2.9 × 8

= 23.2

Money she had left = altogether – she spent

= 45.8 – 23.2

= 22.6

She had left $22.6.

7. Su Su bought 3 litres of milk

She drank 0.5 litres and 0.25 litre to make cookies.
How many litres of milk had she left?

Milk she used = 0.5 + 0.25

= 0.75 3.00
Milk she had left = 3 – 0.75 -0.75
= 2.25

She had left 2.25 litres of milk

8. Cherry made 5 glasses of pineapple juice. Each glass contained 1.2 litre of pineapple
juice.
How many litres of pineapple juice did Cherry make altogether?

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

Cherry made 6.0 litres of pineapple juice.