Developing strategies to plan and solve problems

Developing strategies to plan and solve problems

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will investigate and model multiple-step worded problems involving money.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the set of numbers below have a mean of 6?
4,4,7,12
Correct answer: 5,3,7,9
6,12,6,6
6,6,7,14
Q2.
From the set of numbers below which does not have a mean of 8?
10,5,16,1
5, 4, 4, 19
Correct answer: 6,8,12,5
8,9,8,7
Q3.
A footballer scores 3 goals in his first game, 5 goals in his second game and 1 goal in his third game. What is the average number of goals that he has scored across his games?
2
Correct answer: 3
5
8
Q4.
6 people have the following number of sweets: 3,8,5,8,6. If they were to share the sweets equally between them how many would they each get?
5
Correct answer: 6
8
9
Q5.
Tickets to the cinema cost £8 each. Five friends go and each friend has the following amount of money: £9,£11,£6,£7,£6 Do they have enough money between them to pay for 5 tickets?
Correct answer: No, they need £1 more
No, they need £2 more
Yes and they have spare money
Yes, they have exactly the right amount of money

5 Questions

Q1.
I buy three souvenirs for £2.90, £3.60 and £4.10. How much did I spend in total?
£10.50
Correct answer: £10.60
£10.70
£10.80
Q2.
A lemonade costs £2.25. I buy 2 for me and my friend and I pay with a £10 note. How much change do I receive?
£4.50
Correct answer: £5.50
£6.40
£6.50
Q3.
I buy a meal deal and a tub of cream from the shops. I pay with a £10 note and receive £4.75 in change. How much did I spend on the meal deal and the tub of cream
£4.55
£4.75
Correct answer: £5.25
£5.45
Q4.
A child's cinema ticket costs £4.60 and an adult cinema ticket costs £8.55. If I spent a total of £26.30, which tickets did I purchase?
1 adult ticket and 4 child tickets
2 adult tickets and 1 child ticket
Correct answer: 2 adult tickets and 2 child tickets
3 adult tickets and 1 child ticket
Q5.
A child's cinema ticket costs £4.60 and an adult cinema ticket costs £8.55. If I received £27.65 from a £50 note, which tickets did I purchase?
Correct answer: 1 adult ticket and 3 child tickets
2 adult tickets and 1 child ticket
2 adult tickets and 2 child tickets
3 adult tickets and 1 child ticket

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UnitMaths / Problem solving with whole numbers and decimals