PSA003

PROBLEM SOLVING 003

Addition (PSA003)

[one] Sam collected stamps. He received 59 stamps from his uncle, and 133 from his grandmother. He also managed to buy 52 valuable stamps with his pocket-money. If he started with 1626 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 $10.50 for the first week, $15.00 for the second, $25.00 for the third week and $9.25 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 10.2km, the second runner 12.4km, and the last runner 13.3km. 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 45.5kg and her partner, John, weighed 44.75kg. Kylie weighed 41.5kg and her partner, Jimbo, weighed 47.5kg. 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 120m. Her next shot went 95.5m. Her next shot, a chip shot, only went 28m. Her putt shot travelled 6.5m before dropping into the hole. How far had the ball travelled?

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