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Abacus Textbook 2 Word Problems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Avril's grandma was born in 1962. Which year was 60 years before 1962?

a)

1900

b)

1902

c)

1966

d)

1907

2.

Avril's grandma was born in 1962. Which year was 150 years before 1962?

a)

1812

b)

2005

c)

1912

d)

1962

3.

Avril's grandma was born in 1962. Which year was 180 years before 1962?

a)

1782

b)

1862

c)

1972

d)

2001

4.

There are 327 people at the football match. Of them, 62 are children. How many are adults?

a)

262 adults

b)

267 adults

c)

265 adults

d)

257 adults

5.

A male African elephant is 364cm tall. A female elephant is 72cm shorter. How tall is she?

a)

301cm tall

b)

294cm tall

c)

312cm tall

d)

292cm tall

6.

The Eiffel Tower is 324m tall. Westminster Abbey is only 68m tall. What is the difference between the height?

a)

256m difference

b)

246m difference

c)

156m difference

d)

392m difference

7.

A laptop costing €649 is reduced in price by €88. How much does it cost now?

a)

€737

b)

€561

c)

€571

d)

€560

8.

Clive has 3 planks of wood. Each plank is 478mm long. He puts them end-to-end. How long are they altogether?

a)

1434mm long

b)

956mm long

c)

1431mm long

d)

2390mm long

9.

There are 578 sheep in the field. How many legs?

a)

578 legs

b)

1156 legs

c)

1734 legs

d)

2312 legs

10.

Each box holds 256 paper clips. How many paper clips in 5 boxes?

a)

512 paper clips

b)

768 paper clips

c)

1024 paper clips

d)

1280 paper clips

11.

During one week, a truck driver travels 367km each weekday (Monday to Friday). How far does he travel altogether?

a)

734km altogether

b)

1101km altogether

c)

1486km altogether

d)

1835km altogether

12.

A machine makes 456 bottles in one minute. How many does it make in 8 minutes?

a)

4386 bottles

b)

6483 bottles

c)

3648 bottles

d)

8346 bottles

13.

Luigi pays 6 cents per minute for a phone call. How much does he pay for 156 minutes?

a)

936 cents/ €9.36

b)

639 cents/ €6.39

c)

396 cents/ €3.96

d)

963 cents/ €9.63

14.

How many horseshoes are needed for 73 horses?

a)

146 horseshoes

b)

219 horseshoes

c)

292 horseshoes

d)

365 horseshoes

15.

Stickers come in sheets of 8. How many sheets of 8 stickers does Mrs Gutierrez have if she has 144 stickers altogether?

a)

18 sheets of stickers

b)

81 sheets of stickers

c)

8 sheets of stickers

d)

22 sheets of stickers