Unitary Method

Here are some easy mathematical questions for you.
This exercise is all about writing out your working?
This is worksheet number 271

1. If three bricks weigh 12kg. What would five bricks weigh?
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2. If four girls can plant 36 trees in a day. How many trees could seven girls plant in a day?
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3. If twelve workers can dig 216 holes in an hour. How many holes could fourteen workers dig in an hour?
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4. If eleven coins weigh 110g. What would twenty three coins weigh?
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5. If seven buses can seat 189 people. How many people could twenty two buses seat?
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6. Fifteen identical pipes laid end to end make a length of 90m. What length would thirty seven pipes make if they are laid end to end?
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7. 16 child's building blocks placed one on top of another reach a height of 192cm. How heigh would 29 blocks be if placed one on top of the other?
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8. 135g of flour is needed to make a special cake for 3 people. How much flour would be needed to make a cake for 7 people?
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9. A vehicle travels thirty six km on 9 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on twenty litres?
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10. Another vehicle travels thirty km on 6 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on forty one litres?
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Answers for worksheet number 271

1. 20
2. 63
3. 252
4. 230
5. 594
6. 222
7. 348
8. 315
9. 80
10. 205

 

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