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Multi-step problems, unitary method, mixed operations — real-life scenarios across all topics
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Solve these multi-step word problems!
A journey of 450 km in 3 equal parts. Each part = km
Factory produces 1,200 bottles in 6 hours. Per hour =
Class has 40 students. 8 are absent. Present students =
1 book costs Rs. 25. Rohan buys 3. He pays with Rs. 100. Change = Rs.
Mala has Rs. 200. She buys 4 items at Rs. 35 each. Remaining = Rs.
2
Use the Unitary Method (find cost/value of 1, then scale up or down) to solve!
Cost of 1 litre = Rs. 45. Cost of 8 litres = Rs.
3 kg apples cost Rs. 90. Cost of 1 kg = Rs.
4 metres cost Rs. 48. Cost of 10 metres = Rs.
5 pens cost Rs. 25. Cost of 12 pens = Rs.
9 litres of milk cost Rs. 405. Cost of 1 litre = Rs.
3
Sort each word problem — what operation do you use FIRST?
1720 tiles for 6 equal rooms. Tiles per room?
2Library had 500 books. 124 were borrowed. Remaining?
3Rs. 360 divided equally among 9 friends. Each gets?
4Class A: 32 students. Class B: 29. Total in both classes?
5A bag had 200 sweets. 75 were eaten. How many left?
612 mangoes per dozen. Cost of 3 dozen at Rs. 5 each?
7Ravi has 45 stamps. Priya has 38 stamps. How many together?
81 kg rice costs Rs. 40. Cost of 7 kg?
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