L.O. use a calculator to solve word problems
How to play:
Work with a partner or in a three
Take it in turns to roll the dice
You start with £1
If you throw:
1. Double your money
2. You find 75p behind the settee
3. You have a hole in your pocket and lose £0.30
4. It’s your birthday and you get £5
5. You buy a chocolate bar for 35p
6. The tooth fairy leaves you £2.50
How to record your answers:
I have £1
I found 75p behind the settee
Calculation: 1.00 + 0.75 = 1.75
Answer: £1.75
If you have no money left, you are out
The winner is the first person to get £10.00 or more
Check each other’s calculations throughout
L.O. use a calculator to solve word problems
Answer the questions by writing exactly what you entered into the calculator,
And then the answer in £s
Example: I buy 12 apples, each costing 45p. How much do I spend?
Calculation: 12 X 45 = 540
Answer: £5.40
- Find the cost of 97 chocolate bars costing 34p each.
How much change would you get from £30?
- What is the total cost of a microwave cost £45.50, a toaster costing £23, a loaf of bread costing £1.35 and a tin of beans costing 34p?
- In a half price sale I buy a coat for £56.95. What was the original cost of the coat?
- The National Lotto jackpot is £98,470. Four people match all the numbers. How much do they each receive?
- Tickets to the school fayre cost 75p for adults and 50p for children. If 56 adults and 43 children attend. What amount of money is made from selling the tickets?
- I buy 118 bars of chocolate for £40.12. How much did each bar of chocolate cost?
How much would I have spent if each bar cost 42p?
- A multi-pack box of 48 mini bags of Haribo sweets costs £5.76. How much does each mini bag cost?
- I would like to buy 12 bananas and 14 oranges. Bananas cost 17p each and Oranges 21p each. What is the total cost?
Extension
Can you create some similar word problems involving £ and p?
L.O. use a calculator to solve word problems
Use a calculator to solve each step of the word problem
Write the calculation and your answer in pounds (£)
Remember:
99p = £0.99
50p = £0.50
1p = £0.01
Start with £1.25
Your mum gives you 55p.
How much do you have now?
You go to the shop and spend £1.10 on a magazine?
How much do you have now?
You get 75p from the tooth fairy.
How much do you have now?
Your visit your grandma and she gives you £1.50.
How much do you have now?
You pay your dinner money of £1.55.
How much do you have now?
You spend 65p on sweets after school.
How much do you have now?
You borrowed 75p from your dad. You pay him back.
How much do you have now?