Unitary Method

Here are some easy mathematical questions for you.
This exercise is all about writing out your working?
This is worksheet number 221

1. If seven bricks weigh 42kg. What would ten bricks weigh?

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2. If eight girls can plant 104 trees in a day. How many trees could sixteen girls plant in a day?

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3. If eleven workers can dig 33 holes in an hour. How many holes could twelve workers dig in an hour?

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4. If eight coins weigh 160g. What would fifteen coins weigh?

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5. If ten buses can seat 540 people. How many people could sixteen buses seat?

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6. Twenty two identical pipes laid end to end make a length of 396m. What length would thirty eight pipes make if they are laid end to end?

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7. 15 child's building blocks placed one on top of another reach a height of 135cm. How heigh would 30 blocks be if placed one on top of the other?

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8. 525g 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 one hundred and forty km on 10 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on twenty four litres?

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10. Another vehicle travels seventy two km on 8 litres of fuel. How far would it travel on fifty three litres?

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Answers for worksheet number 221

1. 60
2. 208
3. 36
4. 300
5. 864
6. 684
7. 270
8. 1125
9. 336
10. 477

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