P3 MATHS

Dividing Numbers
Do these word problems. Show your working clearly in the space provided.

1. John bought 6 similar packets of sweets. He had 426 sweets altogether. How
many sweets were there in each packet?

2. A car manufacturer used 958 tyres in June. If each car used 4 tyres, how many
cars did he manufacture in June?

3. Susan bakes 167 cookies. She gives all the cookies to her students. Each stu-
dent gets 5 cookies.

(a) How many students does she have in her class?

(b) How many cookies has she left?

(b) She has 2 cookies left. 2

in her class. 36 in June.
2 38 He manufactured 239 cars
(a) She has 33 students in each packet.
1 5 1 2 958 ÷ 4 = 239 R 2 0
167 ÷ 5 = 33 R 2 There were 71 sweets
1 7 1 5 6
958 426 ÷ 6 = 71
1 5 167 8 6
5 1 6 7 4 9 58 42 ? ? ? ? ? ?
5 5 5 5 2 39 4 4 4 4
33 3. 2. 6 4 26 Solutions: 1.
7 1 426

Taken from Learning Maths Book 3A

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Problem-Solving (Multiplying and Dividing)

Do these word problems. Show your working clearly in the space provided.

1. Mike saves $650 every month.

(a) How much will he save in 9 months?
(b) Right after 9 months, he uses $962 to purchase a mini laptop.
How much has he left?

2. This year, the combined age of Sandy and her aunt is 80. Her aunt is 4 times as
old as Sandy.
(a) How old is Sandy now?
(b) How old is her aunt now?

He has $4888 left.

$5850 – $962 = $4888
4888 $5850
6 4 962 –
4 × Her aunt is 64 years old now. 5850 ? $962
1 6 4 17 14 10
(b)
(b) 16 × 4 = 64
2
Sandy is 16 years old now. He will save $5850 in 9 months.
0
80 ÷ 5 = 16 $650 × 9 = $5850
0 3 ?
0 3
5 5 8 5 0 ?
Her aunt 9 ×
0 80 5 8
? 6 5 0
6 1 2. Sandy 4
Solutions: 1. (a) $650 $650 $650 $650 $650 $650 $650 $650 $650

Taken from Learning Maths Book 3A

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Problem-Solving (Multiplying and Dividing)

Do these word problems. Show your working clearly in the space provided.

1. Samantha saved $135 in January. She saved twice as much in March. How
much did Samantha save in March?

2. Jennifer bakes 484 cookies. Annie bakes 4 times as many cookies as Jennifer.
How many cookies does Annie bake?

Annie bakes 1936 cookies.

484 × 4 = 1936 ?
1 9 3 6 2 7 0 Samantha saved $270 in March.
4 × 484 484 484 484 Annie 2 × $135 × 2 = $270
4 8 4 1 3 5 $135 $135
1 3 2. Jennifer 484 1 1.
Solutions:
?

Taken from Learning Maths Book 3A

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Mental Maths: Subtracting Thousands

STRATEGY

8000 – 7000 = 8 thousands – 7 thousands [read out the numbers in this

= 1 thousand manner and subtract them]
= 1000

Do these sums mentally.

1. 6000 – 3000 =

2. 9000 – 2000 =

3. 3000 – 2000 =

4. 5000 – 1000 =

5. 8000 – 2000 =

6. 7000 – 5000 =

7. 4000 – 2000 =

8. 9000 – 4000 =

9. 6000 – 2000 =

10. 5000 – 3000 =

10. 2000 9. 4000 8. 5000 7. 2000 6. 2000 5. 6000 4. 4000 3. 1000 2. 7000 Solutions: 1. 3000

Taken from Mental Mathematics Book 3

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