Word problems with LE, mass and time
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
A square tile has sides of 8 cm. Find its perimeter. Then find the perimeter of a rectangle 15 cm long and 6 cm wide.
Square: 4 × 8 = 32 cm. Rectangle: 15 + 6 + 15 + 6 = 42 cm.
2
Salma saves 8 LE each week. How many weeks does she need to save 56 LE?
56 ÷ 8 = 7 weeks. Check: 7 × 8 = 56.
3
Three jars of honey each have a mass of 450 g. What is the total mass? Then find how many grams more are needed to reach 2,000 g.
3 × 450 = 1,350 g. 2,000 − 1,350 = 650 g more.
4
Karim buys 7 pens at 9 LE each and pays with 100 LE. How much change does he get?
7 × 9 = 63 LE, and 100 − 63 = 37 LE change.
5
Write 1:07 and 6:39 as drawings of clock faces. Tell where the minute hand is each time.
At 1:07 the minute hand is 2 small marks after the 1 (5 + 2 = 7). At 6:39 it is 4 small marks after the 7 (35 + 4 = 39).