Word problems

1. Anna bought 3 cakes. She paid with a £5 note and got 8p change. How much did each cake cost?

2. Anna shared her bag of sweets with five friends. If everyone received 5 sweets each, how many sweets were in the bag?

3. Anna bought two scarves (of the same price) and a hat. The hat's price is half the price of one scarf. If she paid £50 in total, what is the price of a scarf?

4. Anna bought a plant which was 10 cm tall. By the end of week 1, it has grown 5 cm taller and then it grew 2 cm taller every week. What was the plant's height by the end of week 5?

5. Anna had £15.50 in her piggy bank. She saved £1.15 every week. How much money would she have after 9 weeks?

6. Anna's father won £1000 in lottery. He kept 1/2 to himself. He gave 1/4 of the remaining amount to Anna. He counted the money left over and gave a fraction of it to her brother. What fraction of the amount left over did he give her brother so that he gets the same amount as Anna?

7. A pen costs £2.25. What is the maximum number of pens that can be bought for £20?

8. Cans are arranged in a box in layers of 12. If there are 16 layers in total, how many cans are there in the box?

9. 2 bottles of 250 ml orange squash is mixed with 2 litres of water in a large pitcher. How many 250 ml cups can be filled with squash from the pitcher?

10. Spring rolls are sold in packs of 5. Anna decides to serve 2 spring rolls per guest in the party. How many packs should she buy if she invites 45 guests?