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    Everyday problems ✩

    An electrician buys 415 ft of cable. If he uses 3 11

    234 ft, how much does he have left? 415 ft


    – 234 ft
    He has 181 ft of cable left. 181 ft

    Simon travels by train for 110 mi, by bus 1

    for 56 mi and then walks the final 5 mi. 11 0 mi


    How far does he travel? 56 mi
    + 5 mi
    Simon travels 171 mi. 171 mi

    Mr. Hindley works 185 hours a month.


    His wife works 73 hours a month. How many
    hours do they work altogether in a month?

    A school collects money for the local shelter. If the pupils


    collect $275 in the first month, $210 in the second month, and
    $136 in the third month, how much do they collect altogether?

    Danny’s car finishes the race in 12.75 seconds,


    Rachelle’s car finishes in 14.83 seconds.
    Whose car won the race?

    How much faster was the winning car?

    A builder buys 8,755 lb of sand, but uses only


    6,916 lb. How much does he have left?

    © Dorling Kindersley Limited [2010]


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    Simon travels by train for 110 mi, by bus 1
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    for 56 mi and then walks the final 5 mi. 110 mi 11
    How far does he travel?
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    Mr. Hindley works 185 hours a month.


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    His wife works 73 hours a month. How many 185hrs 20
    hours do they work altogether in a month? +7 3hrs 21
    258 hours 258hrs 22

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    A school collects money for the local shelter. If the pupils 1 1
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    collect $275 in the first month, $210 in the second month, and
    $136 in the third month, how much do they collect altogether?
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    5 29
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    + $136 31
    $621 $621 32

    Danny’s car finishes the race in 12.75 seconds, 7 13


    4 33
    34
    35
    14.83 sec
    Rachelle’s car finishes in 14.83 seconds.
    Whose car won the race? – 12.75 sec 9 36
    37
    2.08 sec 38

    Danny’s car won the race. 3 2 39


    40
    41
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    How much faster was the winning car? The winning car was 2.08 seconds faster. 44

    A builder buys 8,755 lb of sand, but uses only


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    6,916 lb. How much does he have left? 8,755 lb 47
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    1,839 lb 49
    1,839 lb 50
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    In this page children can apply the skills of addition and subtraction to everyday
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    problems, using various units of measurement. Point out that an answer that
    will be larger will require addition, while one that will be smaller will
    require subtraction.
    © Dorling Kindersley Limited [2010]

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