P5 PSP Feb Ex3

Problem Sums Practice
1. Candice was given 2 pizzas. She cut them into 8 equal pieces. She ate 2 pieces
and shared the remainder equally between her 2 daughters. What fraction of
a pizza did each of her daughters get? Express your fraction in its simplest
form.
2. Michael had 450 stamps and David had 780 stamps. David gave some of his
stamps to Michael so that both of them had the same number of stamps. How
many stamps had each of them now?
3. After giving $16 to Eileen, Janice had $4 less than Eileen. If Janice had $50 at
first, how much more money did Janice have than Eileen at first?
4. Stephanie and Terrence have $748. Terrence and Brenda have $920.
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Stephanie has of the money that Brenda has. How much does Terrence
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have?
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5. of the number of apples at a fruit stall is equal to of the number of oranges.
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There are 630 apples and oranges altogether. Find the difference in the number
of apples and oranges at the stall.
6. The total cost of 5 blouses and 3 skirts was $65. The total cost of a blouse and a
skirt was $17. Amber paid for 9 blouses and 7 skirts with 3 $50- notes. How much
change did she receive?
7. During a race, the number of boys is 2 times the number of girls. The total
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number of girls and boys is the number of women. The number of men
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is of the total number of people. If the total number of girls and men is 60,
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how many people are there at the race?
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8. of Carrie’s money is equal to of Joanna’s money. After each of them spent
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$20, Joanna had $52 more than Carrie. How much money does Joanna have
left?
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9. On a farm, there were 3 times a s many cows as goats. After 24 cows were sold,
there were 3 times as many goats as cows. What was the total number of goats
and cows at first?
10. Christopher attempted all the 60 questions in a quiz and scored 195 marks. 5
marks were awarded for each correct answer but 2 marks were deducted for
each wrong answer.
(a) How many questions did Christopher answer correctly?
(b) What fraction of the questions did he answer wrongly?
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11. Doreen, Emily and Felicia shared $135. During a shopping trip, Doreen spent
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of her money, Emily spent of her money and Felicia spent of her money.
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Given that all 3 girls had spent the same amount of money, find the total
amount of money they had left.
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12. Ethan had as much money as Darren. Ethan then spent $15. Now, Darren
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had thrice as much money as Ethan. How much money did Ethan have at first?
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13. Natasha spent $255 on a dress. She then spent of her remaining money on a
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skirt. If she still had of her money left, how much money did she have at first?
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14. Poles are placed 80 cm apart along a straight path. The width of a pole is 5 cm.
There is a pole at the beginning and the end of the path.
(a) How many poles are there along a stretch of path 345 cm long?
(b) What is the length of the stretch of path with 76
poles? Express your answer in metres.
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15. Christina and Jonathan had a total of $75 at first. After Christina had spent
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of her money and Jonathan had spent $15, the amount of money he had left
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was of what Christina had left. How much money did Christina have at first?
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16. Mark, Nolan and Oliver had 258 trading cards altogether at first. Mark lost 10
of his cards in a game, Nolan’s cards were doubled and Oliver gave away of
his cards. In
the end, Mark had half as many cards as Nolan and the total number of cards
Mark and Nolan had was twice as many cards as what Oliver had. What was
the difference in the number of cards between Oliver and Mark at first?
17. There were 135 pupils in the library. of them were girls. Some girls left the
library and of the remaining pupils were girls. How
many girls left the library?
18. Jarrod and Loretta exchanged beads with each other. At first, Jarrod gave
of what
he had to Loretta. Then, Loretta gave 208 beads to Jarrod. Next, Jarrod gave
400 beads to Loretta. In the end, Jarrod had 600 beads and Loretta had 720
beads. How many beads did Jarrod have at first?

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