Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Rounding up and Money Problems

Round up the following numbers to the nearest 10 and 100:

1)  343                    6)  573              11)  1001
2)  708                    7)  499              12)  2347
3)  528                    8)  189              13)  7699
4)  479                    9)  653              14)  4441
5)  276                   10)  849             15)  6056

Write the following amounts of money as decimals:

1) 3 pounds and 45 pence          6) 100 pounds and 50 pence
2) 46 pounds and 7 pence          7) 54 pounds and  49 pence
3) 73 pounds and 9 pence          8) 80 pounds and 0 pence
4)  12 pounds and 90 pence       9) 69 pounds and 99 pence
5) 103 pounds and 5 pence       10) 39 pounds and 1 pence

Convert the pence to pounds (and pence):

After you finish these questions, explain how you worked the answers out and what operation you used:

1)  534 pence               6) 65 pence               11) 4008  pence
2)  709 pence               7) 330 pence             12) 6900 pence
3)  1450 pence             8) 403 pence             13) 7805 pence
4)  5699 pence             9) 760 pence             14) 4503 pence
5)  6740 pence            10) 999 pence            15) 6000 pence


Work out:

1. A pair of trainers cost £53. It was on sale for 1/2 off. How much will it cost now?
2. John had £9 to spend in his school trip. He spent 1/4 of his money to buy an ice-cream.
How much did he have after buying the ice cream?
3. Selena gets £12 pocket money every week. She decides to save 2/3 of the pocket money every week. How much will she save in 10 weeks?
4. John, James and Joe are brothers. They have a piggy bank (common for all of them). John puts £1.10, James puts 65p and Joe puts 75p in it every week. How much money will be there in the piggy in 20 weeks?
5. 4 lollipops cost £2.50. How much will 10 lollipops cost?

  










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