Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 1

Adrian starts to read a book on

Tuesday. On Wednesday, he

reads 11

pages more than on Tuesday. He

reaches page 35. How many

pages did he read on Tuesday?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 2

Alison bought 36 eggs. She used

a sixth of them in some cakes and

scrambled one quarter of them

for breakfast. How many eggs did

she have left?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 3

From a rope 3.5m long, Alex cuts

a piece 1.4m and another piece

0.9m long. How much of the rope

is left?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 4

Eleanor buys a hutch for $15 and

a rabbit for $18.50. How much

has she left from $35?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 5

I think of a number, subtract 23

and divide by 7. The answer is 5.

What was my number?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 6

A hockey game is 35 minutes

each way with 5 minutes for half

time. The game finished at 3:30.

What time did it start?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 7

Shortcrust pastry is made using

flour, margarine and lard. The

flour, margarine and lard are

mixed in the ratio 8:3:2 by

weight. How many grams of

margarine and lard are needed to

mix with 200g of flour ?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 8

Shirley buys 4 bags of potato

chips. She gives the shopkeeper

$2 and gets $0.80 change. What

is the cost of 1 bag of potato

chips?

Multi-Step Word Problems - Y6 9

Wayne is buying lemonade for a

party at school. There are 200

children in the school. Each cup

of lemonade holds 150ml.

Lemonade comes in 1.5 litre

bottles. How many bottles will he

need to buy for the party so that

all the children can have a drink?