Oakwood Primary School
Maths Problems 2018
Maths problems set by children in Year 3 and Year 4
Candy Shop
Jasper and Katy went to the sale at the Candy Shop to spend the money they had saved. They bought two of these things at the shop, spending £8.11 altogether.
Which two things did they buy?
Can of Coke £1.60
Chocolate £1.11
7 Up £7.00
Chocolate Mice £0.01
Brob £3.16
Candy Biscuit £5.16
This problem was written by Jasper in Year 3. When you have solved it, find him and check if your answer is correct!
Fish and Chip Shop
Kayleb went to the sale at the Fish and Chip shop to spend his Christmas money. He bought 3 items and spent £15.60.
Which 3 items did he buy?
Fish and Chips £10.00 Fizzy Drink £2.00
Battered Sausage £5.00 Fish Cake £2.00
Cheese Burger £3.50 Curry Sauce £0.60
This problem was written by Kayleb in Year 3. When you have solved it, find him and check if your answer is correct!
Numbered pages
Ivayla was reading her book, Cinderella. Her brother Vencti asked her how far she had got into the book. Ivayla said that the total of the two page numbers was 79.
Which two pages was Ivayla reading?
This problem was written by Ivayla in Year 4. When you have solved it, find her and check if your answer is correct!
Detective Skyla McDonnell
Detective Skyla McDonnell looked for a number. She found a two-digit number less than 20.
The sum of its digits was 7.
The difference was 5.
What number did Detective Skyla McDonnell find?
This problem was written by Skyla in Year 4. When you have solved it, find her and check if your answer is correct!
Problems for Year 5 and Year 6
Chelsea’s Gold coins
Chelsea had 40 gold coins and put them in 4 piles.
The first pile had two less than the second pile.
The third pile had 2 more than the second pile.
The fourth pile had two more than the third pile.
How many coins did she put in each pile?
This problem was written by Chelsea in Year 5. When you have solved it, find her and check if your answer is correct!
Marco’s Coins
Marco has one of each of these coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p.
He put them in a row using these clues:
The total of the first three coins is 31p.
The total of the last three coins is 57p.
The last coin is half the value of the second coin.
What order did Marco put the coins in?
This problem was written by Marco in Year 5. When you have solved it, find him and check if your answer is correct!
Sweet Shop
Lilly went to a sweet shop. She bought 3 different sweets that cost her £5.43.
Which 3 sweets did she buy?
How much change did she get from £20.00?
M&Ms £1.50 Bon Bons £2.45
Haribo’s £0.99 Cadbury’s Chocolate £1.00
Toffees £1.99
This problem was written by Rosemary in Year 6. When you have solved it, find her and check if your answer is correct!
