Unitary Method

Here are some easy mathematical questions for you.
This exercise is all about writing out your working?
This is worksheet number 153

1. If three bricks weigh 36kg. What would six bricks weigh?
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2. If eleven girls can plant 143 trees in a day. How many trees could fifteen girls plant in a day?
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3. If ten workers can dig 100 holes in an hour. How many holes could eighteen workers dig in an hour?
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4. If six coins weigh 102g. What would seventeen coins weigh?
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5. If ten buses can seat 530 people. How many people could twenty one buses seat?
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6. Fourteen identical pipes laid end to end make a length of 308m. What length would twenty seven pipes make if they are laid end to end?
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7. 6 child's building blocks placed one on top of another reach a height of 42cm. How heigh would 41 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 two hundred and ninety nine km on 23 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on forty five litres?
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10. Another vehicle travels four hundred and seventy six km on 28 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on fifty seven litres?
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Answers for worksheet number 153

1. 72
2. 195
3. 180
4. 289
5. 1113
6. 594
7. 287
8. 900
9. 585
10. 969

 

Instructions

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