Unitary Method

Here are some easy mathematical questions for you.
This exercise is all about writing out your working?
This is worksheet number 686

1. If four bricks weigh 16kg. What would eight bricks weigh?
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2. If eight girls can plant 176 trees in a day. How many trees could thirteen girls plant in a day?
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3. If eight workers can dig 64 holes in an hour. How many holes could twelve workers dig in an hour?
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4. If twenty-five coins weigh 525g. What would fifty coins weigh?
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5. If nine buses can seat 432 people. How many people could eighteen buses seat?
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6. Seven identical pipes laid end to end make a length of 63m. What length would eight pipes make if they are laid end to end?
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7. 7 child's building blocks placed one on top of another reach a height of 77cm. How heigh would 36 blocks be if placed one on top of the other?
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8. 225g 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 sixty km on 20 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on thirty litres?
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10. Another vehicle travels ninety-one km on 7 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on forty-eight litres?
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Answers for worksheet number 686

1. 32
2. 286
3. 96
4. 1050
5. 864
6. 72
7. 396
8. 525
9. 90
10. 624

 

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