Gloss Style Questions

Peter had 3.5 litres of water in a bucket. He put in another 1.3 litres to fill it up.

How much water was there altogether in his bucket?

(a)  

Jimmy purchased 12.8kg of potatoes and 4.3kg of carrots. How many kg’s of vegetables

did he buy altogether?

(a)  

Cindy had three pencils. The first one was 15.9cm long, the second was 8.3cm long and the third was 4.0cm long. How long were they when put altogether?

(a)  

Dan can kick a rugby ball 54.94 meters. Aaron can kick a rugby ball 53.51 meters. What is the difference between the two?

(a)  

Last week when mum went shopping she got 4.7kg

of apples. This week she got 3.78kg of apples.

What is the difference between this week and last week?

(a)  

The total height of the rugby post is 4.2m.

The crossbar is 2.949m off the ground. What is the measurement between the crossbar and the top of the post?

(a)  

Hayden wanted to buy a new cell phone. He got $9 pocket money a week. He saved up for 78 weeks. How much money did he save for his phone?

(a)  

A box of plasters holds 24 plasters.

Mum buys 12 packets for the rugby club. How many individual plasters are there?

(a)  

There are 32 students in every class at Sunny Side School. If there are 11 classrooms, how many students go to Sunny Side School?

(a)  

Simon was going on a weeklong fishing trip.

He needed 68 fish hooks. They come in packets of 4. How many packets will he need to buy?

(a)