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Multi-step Problems

Solve multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.

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This is level 1; Addition and subtraction multi-step problems. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct.

1. This morning I had 80p. I spent 20p on a pencil and 26p on a notepad. How much do I now have left?	Working: p
2. A train starts from Ayton with 60 passengers. At Beytown 22 more passengers board the train and 28 get off. How many passengers are now on the train?	Working:
3. Today Sally started reading a book which has 702 pages. She read 210 pages this morning and read 271 pages this afternoon. How many pages are left to read?	Working:
4. A bus is travelling from the north of Rombodia to the south. This is a journey that will take three days and cover a distance of 737 miles. On the first day 185 miles are covered. On the second day 278 miles are covered. How many miles are left to travel during the last day?	Working:
5. The temperature in the incubator started at 9° but soon rose by 9°. By the end of the day though it had cooled down 2°. What was the temperature at the end of the day?	Working: °
6. Add all of the numbers from 4 to 15 inclusive then subtract 24?	Working:
7. Two months ago Bob's car travelled 226 miles. Last month it travelled 269 miles. How many miles does he need to travel in it this month to make a total of 1000 miles?	Working: miles
8. The Green Team have been planting trees. How many did they plant in total last week? Their records show: Monday:20, Tuesday:49, Wednesday:30, Thursday:42 and Friday:44 trees were planted.	Working: trees
9. Three 3-digit numbers add up to 999. The first number is 335 and the second is 189. Find the third number.	Working:
10. The lottery prize was £1000. Ruby decided to share it with family members as follows: Mum:£180, Dad:£190, Gran:£120, Billy:£120 and Bobby:£140. How much was left for Ruby?	Working: pounds

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Level 1 - Addition and subtraction multi-step problems

Level 2 - Multiplication and division multi-step problems

Level 3 - Mixed multi-step problems

More Arithmetic including lesson Starters, visual aids, investigations and self-marking exercises.

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