KS2 Primary Maths Age 13-17 - Calculations: Word Problems - Explained

The video tutorial explains how children at Farmfield school are collecting money for charity with a target of 360 pounds. It details the process of calculating the remaining amount needed by subtracting the collected amount of £57.73 from the target. The tutorial emphasizes careful alignment of numbers during subtraction and walks through the steps to find the final answer of £302.27.

What is the total amount of money the children at Farmfield school aim to collect for charity?

• £57.73

• £400

• £360

• £300

How much money have the children collected so far?

• £360

• £200

• £57.73

• £100

What mathematical operation is used to find out how much more money is needed?

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

In the subtraction process, what is the first step when you cannot subtract a smaller digit from a larger one?

• Subtract directly

• Add 10 to the smaller digit

• Ignore the smaller digit

• Borrow from the next column

What is the final amount of money still needed to reach the target after the subtraction?

• £302.27

• £102.27

• £3.102

• £3.27