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4.07 Story problems with mixed operations

Interactive practice questions

Sally and her mum were at home. Her grandma came around to visit, then her dad and brother came home together.

a

Which number sentence matches the number of people in the house?

$2-1+2$21+2

A

$2+1-2$2+12

B

$2+1+2$2+1+2

C

$1+1+2$1+1+2

D
b

How many people are in the house altogether?

Easy
< 1min

$27+4-5$27+45

Medium
< 1min

The following problem was being solved by Edward and Sally.

$2$2 bags with $5$5 avocados in each bag were stacked on the supermarket shelf. There were $6$6 more loose avocados. How many avocados are there altogether?

Medium
1min

The following problem was being solved by Marge and Dave.

$5$5 boxes with $10$10 donuts in each box were delivered to work in the morning. $6$6 donuts were eaten over the course of the day. How many donuts are left altogether?

Medium
1min
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Outcomes

MA2-5NA

uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving two-, three-, four and five-digit numbers

MA2-6NA

uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division

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