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Which Operation?

Decide which mathematical operation is required then use it to find the answers.

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This is level 1: problems involving numbers generally up to 12. You may not need all of the information given in the question. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct and you do this activity online.

1) After his birthday party Christian had 7 milk chocolates and 9 plain chocolates left out of 3 boxes. How many chocolates did Christian have altogether?

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2) Christopher went for a 10km walk on his 12th birthday but he quickly became tired and travelled the last 5km by bus. How many kilometers did Christopher actually walk?

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3) In a shop there are 6 vases arranged on 4 shelves. In each vase there were 3 flowers. How many flowers were there altogether?

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4) Cody likes to have 2 oranges squeezed to make orange juice every morning. It takes 8 minutes to do the squeezing. How many oranges does Cody use in a whole week?

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5) In a class of twenty eight pupils there are eight friends who have been given a box of seventy two crayons to share equally between themselves. How many crayons will each of the friends receive?

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6) Colin is 7 years old. He is five years older than his brother and six years older than his sister. How old is Colin's brother?

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7) Conner scored 5 points in the first round of the quiz. He then scored 12 points in the second round and 5 points in the third round. What was the total number of points Conner scored in all three rounds?

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8) This week thirty cakes were set out in rows of 5 on a shop counter. Last week they were set out in rows of 10. How many rows were there this week?

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9) David measured the heights of the three trees in his garden. The heights were 4m, 5m and 8m. What was the difference in heights of the tallest tree and the shortest tree?

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10) Destiny multiplies one of the numbers in the list below by another number in the list. The answer she got was also a number in the list. What product did Destiny get?

3579111520

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Level 1 - Problems involving numbers generally up to 12

Level 2 - Problems involving numbers generally up to 100

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

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

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Curriculum Reference

See the National Curriculum page for links to related online activities and resources.

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Vocabulary for Arithmetic

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