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Problem Solving Worksheet
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Problem Solving Worksheet
🧮 Part 1: Number Problems
1. Sarah has $45 to spend at the school fair. She buys a toy for $18 and some lollies for $9. How much money does she have left?
2. A rectangular garden is 8 metres long and 5 metres wide. What is the area of the garden?
3. Tom collected 156 stickers. He gave 48 to his sister and 29 to his friend. How many stickers does Tom have now?
🚗 Part 2: Distance and Time
4. A family drives 240 kilometres to visit their grandparents. If they drive at 60 kilometres per hour, how long will the journey take?
5. Which strategy would be most helpful for solving the problem above?
Draw a picture
Make a table
Use division
Guess and check
🍰 Part 3: Fraction Problems
6. Emma ate 2/8 of a pizza and her brother ate 3/8 of the same pizza. What fraction of the pizza did they eat altogether?
7. Draw a picture to show your answer from question 6:
8. A cake recipe needs 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?
📊 Part 4: Data and Patterns
9. The temperature in Auckland was 18°C on Monday, 21°C on Tuesday, 24°C on Wednesday, and 27°C on Thursday. If the pattern continues, what will the temperature be on Friday?
10. In a class of 28 students, 12 students walk to school, 8 students come by car, and the rest come by bus. How many students come by bus?
11. Which problem-solving strategies did you use in this worksheet? Check all that apply:
Drawing pictures or diagrams
Working backwards
Looking for patterns
Making a table or list
Using mental maths
Breaking the problem into smaller parts
🎯 Part 5: Challenge Problems
12. A school is organising a sports day. They need to arrange 72 students into equal teams. List all the possible team sizes they could make:
13. Maya saves $5 each week. After 8 weeks, she wants to buy a game that costs $65. Does she have enough money? If not, how much more does she need?
14. Explain your thinking process for question 13:
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