Unitary Method

Here are some easy mathematical questions for you.
This exercise is all about writing out your working?
This is worksheet number 542

1. If six bricks weigh 24kg. What would eleven bricks weigh?
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2. If six girls can plant 84 trees in a day. How many trees could ten girls plant in a day?
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3. If seven workers can dig 105 holes in an hour. How many holes could twelve workers dig in an hour?
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4. If seventeen coins weigh 68g. What would thirty eight coins weigh?
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5. If twelve buses can seat 588 people. How many people could twenty seven buses seat?
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6. Six identical pipes laid end to end make a length of 42m. What length would nineteen pipes make if they are laid end to end?
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7. 12 child's building blocks placed one on top of another reach a height of 72cm. How heigh would 44 blocks be if placed one on top of the other?
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8. 630g of flour is needed to make a special cake for 7 people. How much flour would be needed to make a cake for 15 people?
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9. A vehicle travels two hundred and forty two km on 11 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on thirty two litres?
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10. Another vehicle travels two hundred and forty three km on 27 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on sixty four litres?
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Answers for worksheet number 542

1. 44
2. 140
3. 180
4. 152
5. 1323
6. 133
7. 264
8. 1350
9. 704
10. 576

 

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