Unitary Method

Here are some easy mathematical questions for you.
This exercise is all about writing out your working?
This is worksheet number 761

1. If four bricks weigh 36kg. What would six bricks weigh?
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2. If five girls can plant 55 trees in a day. How many trees could nine girls plant in a day?
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3. If eleven workers can dig 187 holes in an hour. How many holes could twenty workers dig in an hour?
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4. If twelve coins weigh 252g. What would twenty two coins weigh?
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5. If five buses can seat 135 people. How many people could ten buses seat?
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6. Four identical pipes laid end to end make a length of 88m. What length would eight pipes make if they are laid end to end?
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7. 27 child's building blocks placed one on top of another reach a height of 162cm. How heigh would 40 blocks be if placed one on top of the other?
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8. 420g 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 seventy five km on 5 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on sixteen litres?
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10. Another vehicle travels one hundred and fifty two km on 8 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on twenty five litres?
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Answers for worksheet number 761

1. 54
2. 99
3. 340
4. 462
5. 270
6. 176
7. 240
8. 900
9. 240
10. 475

 

Instructions

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