PSA001

PROBLEM SOLVING 001

Addition (PSA001)

[one] Sam collected stamps. He received 25 stamps from his uncle, and 33 from his grandmother. He also managed to buy 12 valuable stamps with his pocket-money. If he started with 126 stamps, how much did Sam now have?

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[two] Harriet had a job for which she worked different hours every week. During the month of May she earned $12.00 for the first week, $15.00 for the second, $20.00 for the third week and $10.00 for the last week of May. How much had Harriet earned during May?

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[three] Three runners were to run a relay race. The first person had to run 4km, the second runner 7km, and the last runner 3km. How long was this race?

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[four] Two pairs of children wanted to see which pair was the heaviest in total. Jane weighed 35kg and her partner, John, weighed 44kg. Kylie weighed 38kg and her partner, Jimbo, weighed 42kg. Which pair was the heaviest?

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[five] Tina was playing the 5th hole on the Tamaki Golf Course. Her first hit went 110m. Her next shot went 75m. Her next shot, a chip shot, only went 35m. Her putt shot travelled 5m before dropping into the hole. How far had the ball travelled?

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