Numeracy 123 Problems‐4    

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1  2  3  4 5 6 
Addition  Addition  Addition  Addition  Addition  Addition 
to 100  to 100  to 100  to 100  to 100  to 100 
7  8  9  10 11 12
Addition  Addition  Addition  Subtraction Subtraction  Subtraction
to 100  to 100  to 100  from 100  from 100  from 100 
13  14  15  16 17 18
Subtraction  Subtraction  Subtraction Subtraction Subtraction  Subtraction
from 100  from 100  from 100  from 100  from 100  from 100 
19  20  21  22 23 24
Adding  Adding  Adding  Adding  Adding  Adding 
tens  tens  tens  tens  tens  tens 
25  26  27  28 29 30
Subtracting  Subtracting  Subtracting Subtracting Subtracting  Subtracting
tens  tens  tens  tens  tens  tens 
31  32  33  34 35 36
Adding two  Adding two  Adding two  Adding two  Adding two  Adding two 
digit numbers  digit numbers   digit numbers   digit numbers  digit numbers  digit numbers  
37  38  39  40 41 42
Adding two  Adding two  Adding two  Subtracting two  Subtracting two  Subtracting two 
digit numbers  digit numbers   digit numbers   digit numbers  
digit numbers  
digit numbers  
43  44  45  46 47 48
Subtracting two  Subtracting two  Subtracting two  Subtracting two  Subtracting two  Subtracting two 
digit numbers  digit numbers digit numbers  
digit numbers digit numbers  digit numbers     
49  50  51  52 53 54
Multiply by skip  Multiply by skip  Multiply by skip  Multiply by skip  Multiply by skip  Multiply by skip 
counting in 2’s  
counting in 2’s counting in 2’s    
counting in 5’s  counting in 5’s counting in 5’s    
55  56  57  58 59 60
Multiply by skip  Multiply by skip  Multiply by skip  Fractions  Fractions  Fractions 
counting in 10’s  counting in 10’s counting in 10’s   of sets  of sets  of sets 
                                                                                    ©Numeracy Limited 2011 
 Numeracy123 Avatars   Stages 4 ‐ 7 
           
           
           
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 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-1
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 The gardener planted 21 trees in the morning and 8 in the afternoon.

How many did he plant that day?
1

2 25 birds sat in the tree. 6 flew away. How many were left in the
tree?
16

3 James collected toy cars. He had 18 cars and then got 8 more for his
birthday. How many cars did he have altogether?
5

4 There were 40 books in the library. 10 had been taken out. How many
books were left in the library?
25

5 The farmer had 72 sheep. He took 5 to the market. How many sheep
did he have left?
13

6 Jamie has 25 cans of drink but has 68 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

7 There were 4 apples on one tree and 28 on another. How many apples
were there altogether?
7

8 I had 30 cents in my piggy bank and I found another 20 cents. How

much did I have altogether?
19

9 There were 24 children at the zoo. 31 more arrived. How many

children were there altogether?
31

10 There 23 monkeys in a zoo and 4 ran away. How many monkeys were
left?
12
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-2
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 78 children in the school hall. The school bus came and
collected 9 of them. How many were left in the hall?
15

2 Simon had 72 stickers in his book. The next day he got 5 more. How
many stickers did he have altogether?
2

3 Karen took her sticker book to school. She had 80 stickers but 40
flew away. How many stickers did she have left?
26

4 There were 27 bananas in the box. 6 of them were rotten. How many
of them were good to eat?
14

5 The pet shop had 24 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 45 mice.
How many more could the owner put in it?
38

6 There were 5 ducks on the pond and 38 more flew in. How many
ducks were there on the pond?
6

7 Amy had 20 coloured pencils and Charlotte had 40. How many did the
girls have altogether?
20

8 16 bugs were sitting on one leaf and 13 on another. How many bugs
were there altogether?
32

9 The class had 25 soccer balls but needed 29. How many more soccer
balls did they have to get?
8

10 Room 2 had 72 reading books at the start of the term, but only 67 at
the end. How many books had they lost?
18
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-3
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 48 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 16

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43

2 46 birds sat in the tree. 7 flew away. How many were left in the
tree?
16

3 59 fish swam in a pond. 3 more were added. How many fish were
there in the pond?
3

4 Jane counted the flowers in her garden. She had 40 blue flowers and
50 orange. How many flowers did she have altogether?
21

5 Sarah was 33 years old and Lisa was 39. How much older was Lisa
than Sarah?
9

6 Cameron collected 17 shells on the beach. He needed 68 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39

7 The farmer had 84 sheep. He took 6 to the market. How many sheep
did he have left?
13

8 I had 4 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49

9 There were 3 apples on one tree and 77 on another. How many apples
were there altogether?
7

10 There were 90 tall sunflowers growing in the field. The wind blew and
30 fell over. How many were left standing?
27
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-4
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 In the garden we have 3 lemon trees with 2 lemons on each tree. How
many lemons do we have altogether?
50

2 There were 42 bananas in the box. 3 of them were rotten. How many
of them were good to eat?
14

3 35 turtles lay on the sand. 23 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

4 Sam had 27 marbles. He then won 6 more. How many marbles did he
have altogether?
4

5 It was Ruth’s birthday. She had 50 yellow balloons and 40 green. How
many balloons did she have altogether?
22

6 James collected toy cars. He had 83 cars and then got 6 more for his
birthday. How many cars did he have altogether?
5

7 There were 87 children in the school hall. The school bus came and
collected 6 of them. How many were left in the hall?
15

8 The baker had 64 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 13. How many loaves were left?
44

9 There were 29 pears on a tree. The boys ate 3. How many pears were
left?
10

10 There were 50 children at the disco. 20 went home. How many were
left at the disco?
28
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-5
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 28 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 16 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45

2 The gardener planted 44 trees in the morning and 5 in the afternoon.

How many did he plant that day?
1

3 Billy had 35 marbles in his pocket when he left school. By the time he
got home he only had 30. How many marbles did he drop on the way?
17

4 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 6 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

5 There were 3 apples on one tree and 34 on another. How many apples
were there altogether?
7

6 There were 20 counters in a box. The children found 50 more in a

tray. How many counters did they have altogether?
23

7 Jack had 42 marbles but then lost 11. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

8 There were 7 ducks on the pond and 41 more flew in. How many ducks
were there on the pond?
6

9 There were 70 books in the library. 30 had been taken out. How many
books were left in the library?
25

10 The farmer had 21 sheep. He took 4 to the market. How many sheep
did he have left?
13
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-6
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 63 bananas in the box. 6 of them were rotten. How many
of them were good to eat?
14

2 Karen took her sticker book to school. She had 30 stickers but 10
flew away. How many stickers did she have left?
26

3 Simon had 41 stickers in his book. The next day he got 6 more. How
many stickers did he have altogether?
2

4 Room 2 had 26 reading books at the start of the term, but only 19 at
the end. How many books had they lost?
18

5 Jamie has 43 cans of drink but has 75 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

6 James collected toy cars. He had 45 cars and then got 7 more for his
birthday. How many cars did he have altogether?
5

7 I had 10 cents in my piggy bank and I found another 10 cents. How

much did I have altogether?
19

8 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 30 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

9 There were 98 tennis balls in a bag. 5 of them dropped out and rolled
away. How many tennis balls were left?
11

10 There were 37 children at the zoo. 42 more arrived. How many

children were there altogether?
31
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-7
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Charlotte picked 67 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 24 left. How many did she give away?
47

2 There 61 monkeys in a zoo and 3 ran away. How many monkeys were
left?
12

3 There were 50 tall sunflowers growing in the field. The wind blew and
10 fell over. How many were left standing?
27

4 19 fish swam in a pond. 5 more were added. How many fish were
there in the pond?
3

5 Billy had 79 marbles in his pocket when he left school. By the time he
got home he only had 72. How many marbles did he drop on the way?
17

6 The pet shop had 53 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 74 mice.
How many more could the owner put in it?
38

7 The farmer had 35 sheep. He took 6 to the market. How many sheep
did he have left?
13

8 38 bugs were sitting on one leaf and 41 on another. How many bugs
were there altogether?
32

9 The class had 42 soccer balls but needed 48. How many more soccer
balls did they have to get?
8

10 Amy had 50 coloured pencils and Charlotte had 10. How many did the
girls have altogether?
20
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-8
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 I had 6 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49

2 Sarah was 66 years old and Lisa was 71. How much older was Lisa
than Sarah?
9

3 76 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 42

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43

4 Room 2 had 44 reading books at the start of the term, but only 38 at
the end. How many books had they lost?
18

5 Sam had 50 marbles. He then won 8 more. How many marbles did he
have altogether?
4

6 Cameron collected 73 shells on the beach. He needed 87 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39

7 There were 54 bananas in the box. 7 of them were rotten. How many
of them were good to eat?
14

8 There were 70 children at the disco. 10 went home. How many were
left at the disco?
28

9 There were 8 apples on one tree and 51 on another. How many apples
were there altogether?
7

10 Jane counted the flowers in her garden. She had 10 blue flowers and
30 orange. How many flowers did she have altogether?
21
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-9
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 The baker had 39 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 27. How many loaves were left?
44

2 The farmer had 67 sheep. He took 8 to the market. How many sheep
did he have left?
13

3 The gardener planted 32 trees in the morning and 7 in the afternoon.

How many did he plant that day?
1

4 It was Ruth’s birthday. She had 20 yellow balloons and 30 green. How
many balloons did she have altogether?
22

5 44 turtles lay on the sand. 31 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

6 There were 58 pears on a tree. The boys ate 4. How many pears were
left?
10

7 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 50 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

8 Billy had 47 marbles in his pocket when he left school. By the time he
got home he only had 39. How many marbles did he drop on the way?
17

9 There were 4 ducks on the pond and 68 more flew in. How many
ducks were there on the pond?
6

10 There were 30 books in the library. 20 had been taken out. How many
books were left in the library?
25
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-10
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 10 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

2 There were 5 apples on one tree and 46 on another. How many apples
were there altogether?
7

3 There were 60 counters in a box. The children found 10 more in a

tray. How many counters did they have altogether?
23

4 Simon had 25 stickers in his book. The next day he got 5 more. How
many stickers did he have altogether?
2

5 Jack had 83 marbles but then lost 42. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

6 There were 85 bananas in the box. 4 of them were rotten. How many
of them were good to eat?
14

7 Karen took her sticker book to school. She had 60 stickers but 30
flew away. How many stickers did she have left?
26

8 James collected toy cars. He had 93 cars and then got 5 more for his
birthday. How many cars did he have altogether?
5

9 There were 59 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 27 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45

10 Room 2 had 94 reading books at the start of the term, but only 86 at
the end. How many books had they lost?
18
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-11
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 43 children at the zoo. 41 more arrived. How many

children were there altogether?
31

2 There were 86 tennis balls in a bag. 5 of them dropped out and rolled
away. How many tennis balls were left?
11

3 Jamie has 16 cans of drink but has 37 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

4 I had 60 cents in my piggy bank and I found another 30 cents. How

much did I have altogether?
19

5 86 fish swam in a pond. 5 more were added. How many fish were
there in the pond?
3

6 There were 93 children in the school hall. The school bus came and
collected 4 of them. How many were left in the hall?
15

7 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 20 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

8 There were 40 tall sunflowers growing in the field. The wind blew and
30 fell over. How many were left standing?
27

9 Sarah was 75 years old and Lisa was 80. How much older was Lisa
than Sarah?
9

10 Billy had 65 marbles in his pocket when he left school. By the time he
got home he only had 56. How many marbles did he drop on the way?
17
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-12
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 8 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

2 The class had 19 soccer balls but needed 24. How many more soccer
balls did they have to get?
8

3 There were 100 children at the disco. 50 went home. How many were
left at the disco?
28

4 Charlotte picked 89 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 56 left. How many did she give away?
47

5 79 birds sat in the tree. 4 flew away. How many were left in the
tree?
16

6 Sam had 64 marbles. He then won 6 more. How many marbles did he
have altogether?
4

7 Amy had 40 coloured pencils and Charlotte had 40. How many did the
girls have altogether?
20

8 The pet shop had 12 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 25 mice. How
many more could the owner put in it?
38

9 There were 37 pears on a tree. The boys ate 3. How many pears were
left?
10

10 81 bugs were sitting on one leaf and 12 on another. How many bugs
were there altogether?
32
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-13
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 I had 9 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49

2 There 54 monkeys in a zoo and 5 ran away. How many monkeys were
left?
12

3 There were 50 books in the library. 40 had been taken out. How many
books were left in the library?
25

4 The gardener planted 53 trees in the morning and 4 in the afternoon.

How many did he plant that day?
1

5 Billy had 86 marbles in his pocket when he left school. By the time he
got home he only had 78. How many marbles did he drop on the way?
17

6 59 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 47

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43

7 Jane counted the flowers in her garden. She had 50 blue flowers and
50 orange. How many flowers did she have altogether?
21

8 James collected toy cars. He had 29 cars and then got 4 more for his
birthday. How many cars did he have altogether?
5

9 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 12 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

10 Cameron collected 15 shells on the beach. He needed 96 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-14
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 In the garden we have 2 lemon trees with 2 lemons on each tree. How
many lemons do we have altogether?
50

2 There were 52 children in the school hall. The school bus came and
collected 7 of them. How many were left in the hall?
15

3 65 turtles lay on the sand. 32 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

4 It was Ruth’s birthday. She had 30 yellow balloons and 60 green. How
many balloons did she have altogether?
22

5 Simon had 34 stickers in his book. The next day he got 4 more. How
many stickers did he have altogether?
2

6 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 60 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

7 Room 2 had 53 reading books at the start of the term, but only 44 at
the end. How many books had they lost?
18

8 Karen took her sticker book to school. She had 90 stickers but 60
flew away. How many stickers did she have left?
26

9 There were 6 ducks on the pond and 56 more flew in. How many
ducks were there on the pond?
6

10 The baker had 55 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 43. How many loaves were left?
44
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-15
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 54 lollies in one packet and 34 in another. How many

lollies were there altogether?
33

2 There were 46 pears on a tree. The boys ate 5. How many pears were
left?
10

3 Mum bought 4 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55

4 There were 70 counters in a box. The children found 20 more in a

tray. How many counters did they have altogether?
23

5 Jack had 46 marbles but then lost 15. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

6 38 fish swam in a pond. 3 more were added. How many fish were
there in the pond?
3

7 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 20 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

8 There were 80 tall sunflowers growing in the field. The wind blew and
40 fell over. How many were left standing?
27

9 There were 79 tennis balls in a bag. 8 of them dropped out and rolled
away. How many tennis balls were left?
11

10 There were 79 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 45 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-16
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 90 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

2 Sarah was 27 years old and Lisa was 32. How much older was Lisa
than Sarah?
9

3 There were 60 children at the disco. 10 went home. How many were
left at the disco?
28

4 There were 61 children in the school hall. The school bus came and
collected 5 of them. How many were left in the hall?
15

5 Jamie has 32 cans of drink but has 64 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

6 I had 40 cents in my piggy bank and I found another 30 cents. How

much did I have altogether?
19

7 Sam had 37 marbles. He then won 5 more. How many marbles did he
have altogether?
4

8 There were 54 children at the zoo. 35 more arrived. How many

children were there altogether?
31

9 There 42 monkeys in a zoo and 4 ran away. How many monkeys were
left?
12

10 We were at the supermarket and bought 2 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-17
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 51 bugs were sitting on one leaf and 46 on another. How many bugs
were there altogether?
32

2 There were 9 ducks on the pond and 60 more flew in. How many
ducks were there on the pond?
6

3 Amy had 10 coloured pencils and Charlotte had 60. How many did the
girls have altogether?
20

4 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 25 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

5 The gardener planted 82 trees in the morning and 6 in the afternoon.

How many did he plant that day?
1

6 The pet shop had 44 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 69 mice.
How many more could the owner put in it?
38

7 There were 45 tennis balls in a bag. 5 of them dropped out and rolled
away. How many tennis balls were left?
11

8 There were 90 books in the library. 50 had been taken out. How many
books were left in the library?
25

9 93 birds sat in the tree. 6 flew away. How many were left in the
tree?
16

10 Charlotte picked 65 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 53 left. How many did she give away?
47
© Numeracy Limited 2011
 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-18
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 I had 8 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49

2 The class had 57 soccer balls but needed 61. How many more soccer
balls did they have to get?
8

3 Mum bought 7 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55

4 Karen took her sticker book to school. She had 40 stickers but 20
flew away. How many stickers did she have left?
26

5 Cameron collected 34 shells on the beach. He needed 58 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39

6 Simon had 64 stickers in his book. The next day he got 3 more. How
many stickers did he have altogether?
2

7 Jane counted the flowers in her garden. She had 30 blue flowers and
10 orange. How many flowers did she have altogether?
21

8 82 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 51

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43

9 There were 68 pears on a tree. The boys ate 6. How many pears were
left?
10

10 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 16 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51
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 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-19
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 15 lollies in one packet and 54 in another. How many

lollies were there altogether?
33

2 There 30 monkeys in a zoo and 2 ran away. How many monkeys were
left?
12

3 76 turtles lay on the sand. 41 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

4 It was Ruth’s birthday. She had 70 yellow balloons and 10 green. How
many balloons did she have altogether?
22

5 In the garden we have 10 lemon trees with 2 lemons on each tree.

How many lemons do we have altogether?
50

6 There were 60 tall sunflowers growing in the field. The wind blew and
20 fell over. How many were left standing?
27

7 47 fish swam in a pond. 4 more were added. How many fish were
there in the pond?
3

8 We were at the supermarket and bought 5 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56

9 Sarah was 49 years old and Lisa was 54. How much older was Lisa
than Sarah?
9

10 The baker had 99 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 58. How many loaves were left?
44
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-20
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 14 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

2 There were 67 tennis balls in a bag. 6 of them dropped out and rolled
away. How many tennis balls were left?
11

3 There were 66 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 24 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45

4 There were 40 counters in a box. The children found 60 more in a

tray. How many counters did they have altogether?
23

5 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 15 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

6 The class had 88 soccer balls but needed 92. How many more soccer
balls did they have to get?
8

7 Jack had 35 marbles but then lost 23. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

8 Sam had 79 marbles. He then won 4 more. How many marbles did he
have altogether?
4

9 There were 80 children at the disco. 50 went home. How many were
left at the disco?
28

10 64 birds sat in the tree. 8 flew away. How many were left in the
tree?
16
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-21
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Jerry had 35 jelly beans in a bag. After his friends had eaten some
he had 24 left. How many had his friends eaten?
48

2 I had 50 cents in my piggy bank and I found another 20 cents. How

much did I have altogether?
19

3 There were 38 strawberries in the box. 15 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42

4 In the garden we have 9 lemon trees with 2 lemons on each tree. How
many lemons do we have altogether?
50

5 There were 60 books in the library. 40 had been taken out. How many
books were left in the library?
25

6 Mum bought 6 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55

7 Charlie took a box containing 38 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 24. How many snails had crawled away?
46

8 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 90 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

9 Jamie has 74 cans of drink but has 98 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

10 Charlotte picked 58 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 36 left. How many did she give away?
47
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-22
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 18 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

2 Amy had 30 coloured pencils and Charlotte had 50. How many did the
girls have altogether?
20

3 We were at the supermarket and bought 3 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56

4 Charlotte picked 43 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 12 left. How many did she give away?
47

5 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 40 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

6 There were 85 strawberries in the box. 34 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42

7 Karen took her sticker book to school. She had 70 stickers but 40
flew away. How many stickers did she have left?
26

8 Jerry had 56 jelly beans in a bag. After his friends had eaten some
he had 31 left. How many had his friends eaten?
48

9 The pet shop had 32 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 85 mice.
How many more could the owner put in it?
38

10 Charlie took a box containing 45 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 23. How many snails had crawled away?
46
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-23
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 In the garden we have 6 lemon trees with 2 lemons on each tree. How
many lemons do we have altogether?
50

2 Jane counted the flowers in her garden. She had 60 blue flowers and
20 orange. How many flowers did she have altogether?
21

3 There were 69 strawberries in the box. 57 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42

4 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 50 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

5 There were 52 fish in the tank. I put 36 more in. What is the total
number of fish in the tank?
36

6 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 80 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

7 Charlie took a box containing 69 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 37. How many snails had crawled away?
46

8 Cameron collected 25 shells on the beach. He needed 67 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39

9 There were 90 tall sunflowers growing in the field. The wind blew and
70 fell over. How many were left standing?
27

10 68 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 37

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-24
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 The baker had 78 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 35. How many loaves were left?
44

2 It was Ruth’s birthday. She had 40 yellow balloons and 20 green. How
many balloons did she have altogether?
22

3 64 turtles lay on the sand. 12 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

4 Charlie took a box containing 95 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 61. How many snails had crawled away?
46

5 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 70 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

6 There were 90 children at the disco. 40 went home. How many were
left at the disco?
28

7 Mum bought 10 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55

8 There were 74 strawberries in the box. 53 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42

9 There were 16 apples on a tree and 71 more on the ground. How many
apples were there altogether?
34

10 I had 5 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-25
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 98 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 63 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45

2 There were 10 counters in a box. The children found 80 more in a

tray. How many counters did they have altogether?
23

3 We were at the supermarket and bought 8 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56

4 There were 21 lollies in one packet and 64 in another. How many

lollies were there altogether?
33

5 Emma bought 6 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52

6 Jack had 69 marbles but then lost 56. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

7 Paint brushes come in packs of 10. We need 100 brushes for our art
project. How many packs do we need to buy?
57

8 In the garden we have 5 lemon trees with 2 lemons on each tree. How
many lemons do we have altogether?
50

9 There were 25 fish in the tank. I put 22 more in. What is the total
number of fish in the tank?
36

10 There were 99 strawberries in the box. 58 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-26
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Matthew had 10 toy cars. He gave 1/2 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

2 There were 14 children at the zoo. 25 more arrived. How many

children were there altogether?
31

3 There were 83 strawberries in the box. 42 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42

4 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 30 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

5 There were 81 fish in the tank. I put 16 more in. What is the total
number of fish in the tank?
36

6 Jerry had 68 jelly beans in a bag. After his friends had eaten some
he had 25 left. How many had his friends eaten?
48

7 On a fishing trip we caught 30 fish. 1/3 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
59

8 Jamie has 41 cans of drink but has 62 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

9 I had 10 cents in my piggy bank and I found another 70 cents. How

much did I have altogether?
19

10 Emma bought 2 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-27
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Mum bought 2 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55

2 37 bugs were sitting on one leaf and 32 on another. How many bugs
were there altogether?
32

3 Olivia had 10 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

4 The pet shop had 26 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 37 mice.
How many more could the owner put in it?
38

5 Charlotte picked 27 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 15 left. How many did she give away?
47

6 Matthew had 16 toy cars. He gave 1/2 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

7 There were 33 fish in the tank. I put 25 more in. What is the total
number of fish in the tank?
36

8 There were 96 strawberries in the box. 25 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42

9 Amy had 80 coloured pencils and Charlotte had 10. How many did the
girls have altogether?
20

10 Emma bought 5 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52
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 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-28
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 75 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 42

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43

2 There were 80 cows waiting to be milked but only 40 would fit into
the shed. How many cows had to wait outside?
30

3 Olivia had 25 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

4 Cameron collected 83 shells on the beach. He needed 96 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39

5 Jane counted the flowers in her garden. She had 20 blue flowers and
70 orange. How many flowers did she have altogether?
21

6 Emma bought 8 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52

7 Matthew had 20 toy cars. He gave 1/2 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

8 There were 78 strawberries in the box. 32 boys ate one each. How
many strawberries were left in the box?
42

9 There were 14 apples on a tree and 65 more on the ground. How many
apples were there altogether?
34

10 We were at the supermarket and bought 7 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-29
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Emma bought 4 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52

2 There were 56 apples on a tree and 23 more on the ground. How

many apples were there altogether?
34

3 Matthew had 18 toy cars. He gave 1/2 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

4 57 turtles lay on the sand. 24 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

5 It was Ruth’s birthday. She had 90 yellow balloons and 10 green. How
many balloons did she have altogether?
22

6 The baker had 47 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 26. How many loaves were left?
44

7 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 20 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

8 Olivia had 15 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

9 There were 68 fish in the tank. I put 31 more in. What is the total
number of fish in the tank?
36

10 Charlotte picked 75 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 43 left. How many did she give away?
47
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 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-30
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Jerry had 76 jelly beans in a bag. After his friends had eaten some
he had 23 left. How many had his friends eaten?
48

2 Olivia had 35 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

3 There were 62 lollies in one packet and 31 in another. How many

lollies were there altogether?
33

4 Mum bought 3 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55

5 There were 30 counters in a box. The children found 30 more in a

tray. How many counters did they have altogether?
23

6 Jack had 74 marbles but then lost 32. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

7 Emma bought 10 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52

8 Matthew had 14 toy cars. He gave 1/2 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

9 There were 90 cows waiting to be milked but only 60 would fit into
the shed. How many cows had to wait outside?
30

10 There were 85 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 32 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-31
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Sally had 40 cents in her bag but needed 60 cents for the bus fare
home. How much more money did she need?
24

2 Matthew had 8 toy cars. He gave 1/4 of them to his younger brother.
How many did he give away?
58

3 There were 44 fish in the tank. I put 23 more in. What is the total
number of fish in the tank?
36

4 We were at the supermarket and bought 10 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56

5 Charlie took a box containing 77 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 54. How many snails had crawled away?
46

6 On a fishing trip we caught 6 fish. 1/3 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

7 Jamie has 14 cans of drink but has 25 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

8 I had 7 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49

9 There were 74 children at the zoo. 21 more arrived. How many

children were there altogether?
31

10 Emma bought 7 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52
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 I am learning to: add and subtract up to 100 by counting on or back
  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-32
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 In the garden we have 7 lemon trees with 2 lemons on each tree. How
many lemons do we have altogether?
50

2 Olivia had 20 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

3 12 bugs were sitting on one leaf and 73 on another. How many bugs
were there altogether?
32

4 Charlie took a box containing 39 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 26. How many snails had crawled away?
46

5 61 pigs lived on the farm. The farmer then bought 28 more. How
many pigs were there altogether?
35

6 On a fishing trip we caught 40 fish. 1/10 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

7 Emma bought 9 packets of lollies. Each packet had 5 lollies in it. How
many lollies did Emma have altogether?
52

8 There were 50 cows waiting to be milked but only 20 would fit into
the shed. How many cows had to wait outside?
30

9 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 40 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

10 The pet shop had 52 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 68 mice.
How many more could the owner put in it?
38
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-33
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 I had 10 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49

2 Matthew had 12 toy cars. He gave 1/4 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

3 Sally had 60 cents in her bag but needed 90 cents for the bus fare
home. How much more money did she need?
24

4 Cameron collected 41 shells on the beach. He needed 78 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39

5 There were 3 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53

6 26 pigs lived on the farm. The farmer then bought 63 more. How
many pigs were there altogether?
35

7 On a fishing trip we caught 12 fish. 1/3 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

8 64 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 23

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43

9 There were 28 apples on a tree and 61 more on the ground. How many
apples were there altogether?
34

10 Mum bought 9 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-34
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 We were at the supermarket and bought 4 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56

2 There were 44 apples on a tree and 45 more on the ground. How

many apples were there altogether?
34

3 There were 4 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53

4 On a fishing trip we caught 70 fish. 1/10 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

5 36 turtles lay on the sand. 25 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

6 There were 70 cows waiting to be milked but only 10 would fit into
the shed. How many cows had to wait outside?
30

7 Jerry had 97 jelly beans in a bag. After his friends had eaten some
he had 43 left. How many had his friends eaten?
48

8 Olivia had 45 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

9 71 pigs lived on the farm. The farmer then bought 27 more. How
many pigs were there altogether?
35

10 The baker had 86 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 44. How many loaves were left?
44
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-35
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 4 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51

2 There were 14 lollies in one packet and 13 in another. How many

lollies were there altogether?
33

3 Jack had 96 marbles but then lost 61. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

4 Matthew had 20 toy cars. He gave 1/4 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

5 Sally had 30 cents in her bag but needed 90 cents for the bus fare
home. How much more money did she need?
24

6 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 35 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

7 There were 77 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 35 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45

8 On a fishing trip we caught 21 fish. 1/3 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

9 I had 70 cents and I spent 60 cents at the shop. How much money
did I have left?
29

10 There were 10 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-36
Show how you worked out each answer in the space underneath.

1 There were 7 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53

2 Jamie has 82 cans of drink but has 96 friends coming to her party.
So everybody can have one each, how many more cans are needed?
37

3 On a fishing trip we caught 50 fish. 1/10 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

4 Charlie took a box containing 94 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 43. How many snails had crawled away?
46

5 I had 50 cents and I spent 30 cents at the shop. How much money
did I have left?
29

6 Mum bought 8 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did Mum buy altogether?
55

7 Sally had 20 cents in her bag but needed 70 cents for the bus fare
home. How much more money did she need?
24

8 Olivia had 30 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

9 62 pigs lived on the farm. The farmer then bought 33 more. How
many pigs were there altogether?
35

10 Jerry had 96 jelly beans in a bag. After his friends had eaten some
he had 73 left. How many had his friends eaten?
48
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  from the largest number * add and subtract tens and ones * multiply
  by skip counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s * find fractions of sets.
 

Problems 4-37
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1 We were at the supermarket and bought 6 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56

2 The pet shop had 18 mice in a cage. The cage could hold 59 mice. How
many more could the owner put in it?
38

3 There were 9 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53

4 There were 60 cows waiting to be milked but only 30 would fit into
the shed. How many cows had to wait outside?
30

5 On a fishing trip we caught 15 fish. 1/3 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

6 Charlie took a box containing 86 snails to school. After lunch the box
only contained 32. How many snails had crawled away?
46

7 I had 80 cents and I spent 60 cents at the shop. How much money
did I have left?
29

8 Matthew had 16 toy cars. He gave 1/4 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

9 24 pigs lived on the farm. The farmer then bought 15 more. How
many pigs were there altogether?
35

10 I had 3 boxes of tennis balls. There were 2 balls in each box. How
many tennis balls did I have altogether?
49
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Problems 4-38
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1 There were 5 pencils in a packet and the teacher needed 45 pencils

for her classroom. How many packets did she need to buy?
54

2 53 pigs lived on the farm. The farmer then bought 42 more. How
many pigs were there altogether?
35

3 Olivia had 40 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

4 92 boats started in a race. The wind started to blow strongly and 61

boats had to pull out. How many were left in the race?
43

5 I had 90 cents and I spent 80 cents at the shop. How much money
did I have left?
29

6 Jerry had 89 jelly beans in a bag. After his friends had eaten some
he had 57 left. How many had his friends eaten?
48

7 On a fishing trip we caught 30 fish. 1/10 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

8 Cameron collected 14 shells on the beach. He needed 29 to make a

picture. How many more did he need?
39

9 Sally had 50 cents in her bag but needed 70 cents for the bus fare
home. How much more money did she need?
24

10 There were 6 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53
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Problems 4-39
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1 The baker had 65 loaves of bread in the morning. By lunch time he

had sold 43. How many loaves were left?
44

2 There were 90 cows waiting to be milked but only 10 would fit into
the shed. How many cows had to wait outside?
30

3 Mum bought 5 packs of buns. Each pack had 10 buns in it. How many
buns did mum buy altogether?
55

4 Charlotte picked 83 flowers from the meadow. After giving some to

her friends she had 42 left. How many did she give away?
47

5 On a fishing trip we caught 18 fish. 1/3 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

6 95 turtles lay on the sand. 52 of them went into the water and swam
away. How many turtles were left?
40

7 I had 90 cents and I spent 40 cents at the shop. How much money
did I have left?
29

8 There were 10 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53

9 Matthew had 24 toy cars. He gave 1/4 of them to his younger

brother. How many did he give away?
58

10 There were 53 apples on a tree and 16 more on the ground. How many
apples were there altogether?
34
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Problems 4-40
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1 Sally had 40 cents in her bag but needed 80 cents for the bus fare
home. How much more money did she need?
24

2 We were at the supermarket and bought 9 cartons of eggs. Each

carton had 10 eggs in it. How many eggs did we buy?
56

3 There were 32 lollies in one packet and 47 in another. How many

lollies were there altogether?
33

4 Olivia had 30 dolls. She gave 1/5 of them to her sister. How many
dolls did she give away?
59

5 There were 8 cats in the pet shop and each cat had 5 kittens. How
many kittens had been born?
53

6 There were 49 dogs in the pound. Over Christmas 36 of them found

homes. How many dogs were left in the pound?
45

7 On a fishing trip we caught 80 fish. 1/10 of them were snapper. How

many snapper did we catch?
60

8 Jack had 58 marbles but then lost 25. How many marbles did he have
left?
41

9 I had 70 cents and I spent 20 cents at the shop. How much money
did I have left?
29

10 Biscuits come in packs of 2. I need 8 biscuits to feed my friends.

How many packs do I need to buy?
51
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Problems 4 Answers Add 2 digits Fractions

4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10

1 21 + 8 = 29 78 – 9 = 69 48 – 16 = 32 3x2=6 28 – 16 = 12 63 – 6 = 57 67 – 43 = 24 6 x 2 = 12 39 – 27 = 12 5 x 2 = 10

2 25 – 6 = 19 72 + 5 = 77 46 – 7 = 39 42 – 3 = 39 44 + 5 = 49 30 – 10 = 20 61 – 3 = 58 66 + 5 = 71 67 – 8 = 59 5 + 46 = 51

3 18 + 8 = 26 80 – 40 = 40 59 + 3 = 62 35 – 23 = 12 35 – 5 = 30 41 + 6 = 47 50 – 10 = 40 76 – 42 = 34 32 + 7 = 39 60 + 10 = 70

4 40 – 10 = 30 27 – 6 = 21 40 + 50 = 90 27 + 6 = 33 3x2=6 26 – 7 = 19 19 + 5 = 24 44 – 6 = 38 20 + 30 = 50 25 + 5 = 30

5 72 – 5 = 67 24 + 21 = 45 33 + 6 = 39 50 + 40 = 90 3 + 34 = 37 43 + 32 = 75 79 – 7 = 72 50 + 8 = 58 44 – 31 = 13 83 – 42 = 41

6 25 + 43 = 68 5 + 38 = 43 17 + 51 = 68 83 + 6 = 89 20 + 50 = 70 45 + 7 = 52 53 + 21 = 74 73 + 14 = 87 58 – 4 = 54 85 – 4 = 81

7 4 + 28 = 32 20 + 40 = 60 84 – 6 = 78 87 – 6 = 81 42 – 11 = 31 10 + 10 =
20c
35 – 6 = 29 54 – 7 = 47 5 x 10 = 50 60 – 30 = 30

8 30 + 20 =
50c
16 + 13 = 29 4x2=8 64 – 13 = 51 7 + 41 = 48 3 x 10 = 30 38 + 41 = 79 70 – 10 = 60 47 – 8 = 39 93 + 5 = 98

9 25 + 31 = 55 25 + 4 = 29 3 + 77 = 80 29 – 3 = 26 70 – 30 = 40 98 – 5 = 93 42 + 6 = 48 8 + 51 = 59 4 + 68 = 72 59 – 27 = 32

10 23 – 4 = 19 72 – 5 = 67 90 – 30 = 60 50 – 20 = 30 21 – 4 = 17 37 + 42 = 79 50 + 10 = 60 10 + 30 = 40 30 – 20 = 10 94 – 8 = 86

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Problems 4 Answers Add 2 digits Fractions

4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-18 4-19 4-20

1 43 + 41 = 84 4x2=8 9 x 2 = 18 2x2=4 54 + 34 = 88 9 x 10 = 90 51 + 46 = 97 8 x 2 = 16 15 + 54 = 69 7 x 2 = 14

2 86 – 5 = 81 19 + 5 = 24 54 – 5 = 49 52 – 7 = 45 46 – 5 = 41 27 + 5 = 32 9 + 60 = 69 57 + 4 = 61 30 – 2 = 28 67 – 6 = 61

3 16 + 21 = 37 100 – 50 =
50
50 – 40 = 10 65 – 32 = 33 4 x 10 = 40 60 – 10 = 50 10 + 60 = 70 7 x 10 = 70 76 – 41 = 35 66 – 24 = 42

4 60 + 30 =
90c
89 – 33 = 56 53 + 4 = 57 30 + 60 = 90 70 + 20 = 90 61 – 5 = 56 5 x 5 = 25 40 – 20 = 20 70 + 10 = 80 40 + 60 =
100

5 86 + 5 = 91 79 – 4 = 75 86 – 8 = 78 34 + 4 = 38 46 – 15 = 31 32 + 32 = 64 82 + 6 = 88 34 + 24 = 58 10 x 2 = 20 3 x 5 = 15

6 93 – 4 = 89 64 + 6 = 70 59 – 47 = 12 6 x 10 = 60 38 + 3 = 41 40 + 30 =
70c
44 + 25 = 69 64 + 3 = 67 60 – 20 = 40 88 + 4 = 92

7 2 x 10 = 20 40 + 40 = 80 50 + 50 =
100
53 – 9 = 44 10 x 2 = 20 37 + 5 = 42 45 – 5 = 40 30 + 10 = 40 47 + 4 = 51 35 – 23 = 12

8 40 – 30 = 10 12 + 13 = 25 29 + 4 = 33 90 – 60 = 30 80 – 40 = 40 54 + 35 = 89 90 – 50 = 40 82 – 51 = 31 5 x 10 = 50 79 + 4 = 83

9 75 + 5 = 80 37 – 3 = 34 6 x 2 = 12 6 + 56 = 62 79 – 8 = 71 42 – 4 = 38 93 – 6 = 87 68 – 6 = 62 49 + 5 = 54 80 – 50 = 30

10 65 – 9 = 56 81 + 12 = 93 15 + 81 = 96 55 – 43 = 12 79 – 45 = 34 2 x 10 = 20 65 – 12 = 53 8 x 2 = 16 99 – 58 = 41 64 – 8 = 56

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Problems 4 Answers Add 2 digits Fractions

4-21 4-22 4-23 4-24 4-25 4-26 4-27 4-28 4-29 4-30

1 35 – 11 = 24 9 x 2 = 18 6 x 2 = 12 78 – 35 = 43 98 – 63 = 35 ½ of 10 = 5 2 x 10 = 20 75 – 42 = 33 4 x 5 = 20 76 – 53 = 23

2 50 + 20 =
70c
30 + 50 = 80 60 + 20 = 80 40 + 20 = 60 10 + 80 = 90 14 + 25 = 39 37 + 32 = 69 80 – 40 = 40 56 + 23 = 79 1/5 of 35 = 7

3 38 – 15 = 23 3 x 10 = 30 69 – 57 = 12 64 – 12 = 52 8 x 10 = 80 83 – 42 = 41 1/5 of 10 = 2 1/5 of 25 = 5 ½ of 18 = 9 62 + 31 = 93

4 9 x 2 = 18 43 – 31 = 12 10 x 5 = 50 95 – 34 = 61 21 + 64 = 85 6 x 5 = 30 26 + 11 = 37 83 + 13 = 96 57 – 24 = 33 3 x 10 = 30

5 60 – 40 = 20 4 x 10 = 40 52 + 36 = 88 7 x 10 = 70 6 x 5 = 30 81 + 16 = 97 27 – 12 = 15 20 + 70 = 90 90 + 10 =
100
30 + 30 = 60

6 6 x 10 = 60 85 – 34 = 51 8 x 10 = 80 90 – 40 = 50 69 – 56 = 13 68 – 43 = 25 ½ of 16 = 8 8 x 5 = 40 47 – 26 = 21 74 – 32 = 42

7 38 – 14 = 24 70 – 40 = 30 69 – 32 = 37 10 x 10 =
100
10 x 10 =
100
1/3 of 30 =
10
33 + 25 = 58 ½ of 20 = 10 4 x 5 = 20 10 x 5 = 50

8 9 x 10 = 90 56 – 25 = 31 25 + 42 = 67 74 – 53 = 21 5 x 2 = 10 41 + 21 = 62 96 – 25 = 71 78 – 32 = 46 1/5 of 15 = 3 ½ of 14 = 7

9 74 + 24 = 98 32 + 53 = 85 90 – 70 = 20 16 + 71 = 87 25 + 22 = 47 10 + 70 =
80c
80 + 10 = 90 14 + 65 = 79 68 + 31 = 99 90 – 30 = 60

10 58 – 22 = 36 45 – 22 = 23 68 – 37 = 31 5 x 2 = 10 99 – 58 = 41 2 x 5 = 10 5 x 5 = 25 7 x 10 = 70 75 – 32 = 43 85 – 32 = 53

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Problems 4 Answers Add 2 digits Fractions

4-31 4-32 4-33 4-34 4-35 4-36 4-37 4-38 4-39 4-40

1 40 + 20 =
60c
7 x 2 = 14 10 x 2 = 20 4 x 10 = 40 2x2=4 7 x 5 = 35 6 x 10 = 60 9 x 5 = 45 65 – 43 = 22 40 + 40 =
80c

2 ¼ of 8 = 2 1/5 of 20 = 4 ¼ of 12 = 3 44 + 45 = 89 14 + 13 = 27 82 + 14 = 96 18 + 41 = 59 53 + 42 = 95 90 – 80 = 10 9 x 10 = 90

3 44 + 23 = 67 12 + 73 = 85 60 + 30 =
90c
4 x 5 = 20 96 – 61 = 35 1/10 of 50 =
5
9 x 5 = 45 1/5 of 40 = 8 5 x 10 = 50 32 + 47 = 79

4 10 x 10 =
100
39 – 13 = 26 41 + 37 = 78 1/10 of 70 =
7
¼ of 20 = 5 94 – 51 = 43 60 – 30 = 30 92 – 61 = 31 83 – 41 = 42 1/5 of 30 = 6

5 77 – 23 = 54 61 + 28 = 89 3 x 5 = 15 36 – 25 = 11 30 + 60 =
90c
50 – 30 =
20c
1/3 of 15 = 5 90 – 80 =
10c
1/3 of 18 = 6 8 x 5 = 40

6 1/3 of 6 = 2 1/10 of 40 =
4
26 + 63 = 89 70 – 60 = 10 7 x 5 = 35 8 x 10 = 80 86 – 54 = 32 89 – 32 = 57 95 – 52 = 43 49 – 36 = 13

7 14 + 11 = 25 9 x 5 = 45 1/3 of 12 = 4 97 – 54 = 43 77 – 35 = 42 20 + 50 =
70c
80 - 60 = 20c 1/10 of 30 =
3
90 – 40 =
50c
1/10 of 80 =
8

8 7 x 2 = 14 50 – 30 = 20 64 – 23 = 41 1/5 of 45 = 9 1/3 of 21 = 7 1/5 of 30 = 6 ¼ of 16 = 4 14 + 15 = 29 10 x 5 = 50 58 – 25 = 33

9 74 + 21 = 95 8 x 5 = 40 28 + 61 = 89 71 + 27 = 98 70 – 60 =
10c
62 + 33 = 95 24 + 15 = 39 50 + 20 =
70c
¼ of 24 = 6 70 – 20 =
50c

10 7 x 5 = 35 52 + 16 = 68 9 x 10 = 90 86 – 44 = 42 10 x 5 = 50 96 – 23 = 73 3x2=6 6 x 5 = 30 53 + 16 = 69 4x2=8

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