Math word problems are a great way to get your students to institution using math in daily situations. Use these ideas and you will be able to generate your own swiftly and easily.
Shopping
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List the objects and their prices and ask how much the shopper has spent.
"Jake is having a party and plans to buy the following:
6 bags of chips @ .00 each
5 bottles of lemonade @ .50 each
1 dozen cupcakes @ 50 cents each
1 dozen sausage rolls @ 20 cents each
1 box of birthday candles @ .00
and 1 birthday cake @ .00
How much will Jake spend?
This type of qoute can be beyond doubt extended by adding a limit of money. Jake only has . How much more does he need?
It can also be extended by including other people. Melissa and Adam said that they would help pay for the food. How much will the party food cost each person?
Here are some other shopping subjects to explore:
Clothes - jeans, jumpers, t-shirts, socks, shoes, pajamas, hats, shoes, jackets, shorts, skirts, vests
Toys - marbles, yo-yos, balls, blocks, cars, dinosaurs, dolls, jacks, games, skateboards, bicycles
Food - fruit and vegetables, party food, barbecue food, weekly shop,
Gardening - tools, potting mix, pots, fertilizer, seedlings, flowers, vegetables, shrubs, trees
Pets - food, bedding, worming tablets, feeding bowl, brush, collar, jacket, dog house, fish bowl, blanket
Hairdresser - haircut, hair dye, shampoo, conditioner, brush, ribbons, hair ties, hair dryer, hair straightener
School - pens, pencils, crayons, scissors, books, glue, eraser, ruler, compass, pencil case, school bag
Getting paid for work
List the tasks completed and the rate of pay.
Derick mows lawns. This week he mowed Mr Thompson's lawn for , Mrs Green's for , Mr Jacobson's for and Mr Abbot's for . How much did he make?
This qoute can be beyond doubt extended by adding a goal.
Derick is salvage to buy a motorbike. How many weeks will he have to mow lawns to buy a 00 motorbike?
Here are some other "getting paid for work" subjects to explore.
Delivering newspapers - 3 in James Road, 5 in Queen Street, 6 in Apple Lane, 10 in Makely street, 3 in.....
Feeding animals - cats per day for 12 days, dog per day for 5 days, Fish per day for 6 days......
Baby sitting - per hour for 3 hours on Tuesday, 5 hours on Wednesday, 6 hours on Saturday night, 2.....
Fast food bistro - per hour for 20 hours, had to buy shoes (), apron () - how much is left....
Washing cars - for small cars/ for middle point wagons/ for 4 wheel drives - 3 small cars, 5 station.....
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