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How many apples were there?

Sophie has 4 baskets of apples. Each basket has the same number of apples. She gives 18 apples to her friend and then finds she has 54 apples left. How many apples were in each basket to begin with?

The Mysterious Total

A store has a sale on items, and each item is priced differently. Here are the prices for four items: Item A: £5 Item B: £7 Item C: £9 Item D: £11 If Sarah buys 3 of each item, what is the total amount she spends?

Train Travelling Problem

A train leaves Station A at 9:00 AM, traveling towards Station B at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. Another train leaves Station B at the same time, heading towards Station A at a speed of 80 kilometres per hour. The distance between Station A and Station B is 420 kilometres. At what time will the two trains meet?

The Missing Marbles Mystery

Emma has 120 marbles. She decides to give some marbles to her three friends: Alice, Ben, and Charlie. Emma gives Alice twice as many marbles as she gives Ben and gives Charlie 5 more marbles than Ben. After giving away the marbles, Emma has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did Emma give to each of her friends?

Fractions and Percentages

Sarah has a collection of 120 marbles. She decides to give 25% of her marbles to her friend and then loses 1/3 of the remaining marbles. How many marbles does Sarah have left?

The Mystery of the Missing Apples

In a small village, there is an apple orchard owned by Farmer Brown. One morning, Farmer Brown noticed that some apples were missing. He knew that he had picked 150 apples the day before. He decided to investigate and found that three children, Alice, Ben, and Charlie, each took some apples. Alice took 1/5 of the apples, Ben took 3/10 of the apples, and Charlie took 1/4 of the apples. Question: How many apples did each child take, and how many apples were left in the orchard?

Fractions Word Problem

Sarah has a ribbon that is 3 meters long. She cuts off a piece that is 2/5 of the total length to use for a craft project. She then cuts the remaining ribbon into pieces that are each 1/4 meter long. How many pieces of ribbon does she have after all the cutting?

The Train Journey Conundrum

A train leaves Station A at 9:00 AM and travels towards Station B at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour. At the same time, another train leaves Station B and travels towards Station A at a constant speed of 40 miles per hour. If the distance between Station A and Station B is 200 miles, at what time will the two trains meet?

How much juice?

Liam has 3/4 of a litre of orange juice and 1/3 of a litre of apple juice. He decides to mix them together in a pitcher. How many litres of juice does Liam have in the pitcher after mixing them?

How many students?

At a science camp, 156 students need to be divided into groups such that each group has the same number of students. If there are six different ways to form these groups, what are the possible numbers of students in each group? Provide all the options.

What is the third angle

A triangle has two angles measuring 65 degrees and 35 degrees. What is the measure of the third angle in the triangle?

What's the number

Samantha thinks of a number. She multiplies it by 5 and then subtracts 7 from the result. If the final number is 43, what was the original number Samantha thought of?

Fractions

Sophie and Lucas are sharing a pack of stickers. Sophie takes 3/8 of the stickers, and Lucas takes 1/2 of the stickers. What fraction of the stickers is left in the pack?

Exploring Fractions

Lucy has a ribbon that is 3/4 meters long. She cuts it into pieces that are each 1/8 meter long. How many pieces of ribbon did Lucy cut?

Calculating With Fractions

James and Sarah were comparing the amounts of lemonade they drank at a picnic. If James drank 2/3 of a litre of lemonade and Sarah drank 5/4 litres, how much more lemonade did Sarah drink than James?

The Mystery of Missing Numbers

  In a magical land, there are three mystical numbers. When added together, they total 30. When multiplied, the result is exactly 500. Can you figure out what these three numbers are? Remember, they might not all be whole numbers. Take your time to think about this arithmetic challenge. If you need a hint or are ready to see the solution, just let me know!

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Numbers: A Number Sequence Challenge

  In the sequence below, two numbers are missing. Can you figure out what they are? 2 , 6 , _ , 18 , 22 , 26 , _ , 38 2 , 6 , _ , 18 , 22 , 26 , _ , 38 Take your time to think about the pattern in this sequence and when you're ready, let me know your answer! If you need a hint, feel free to ask.

What is the probability

Amy has a bag containing red, blue, and green marbles only. The probability of picking a red marble is 1/4, and the probability of picking a blue marble is 1/3. What is the probability of picking a green marble?

Town A and Town B

A train travels from Town A to Town B at a constant speed of 80 kilometres per hour (km/h). On the return journey from Town B to Town A, the train travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. The total travel time for the round trip is 6 hours. How far is Town A from Town B?

Box of chocolates

If a box of chocolates costs £6 and a toy car costs £4 more than the box of chocolates, how much do both items cost together?