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Free 11+ Mixed Word Problems worksheet
A mixed set of real-life problems covering money, time, measures, and fractions and percentages, like the word problems in 11+ maths papers.
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Medium · Set 729392
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Maths Word Problems · Medium
Mixed Word Problems
Set 729392A recipe for 6 people uses 450 g of flour. Jack wants to make it for 12 people. How much flour is needed?
Harry wants a pair of trainers that normally costs £9.48. In a sale it has 50% off. How much does it cost in the sale?
Leo's train leaves at 08:40 and arrives at 10:25. How many minutes does the journey take?
A recipe for 2 people uses 300 g of flour. Isla wants to make it for 4 people. How much flour is needed?
Yusuf buys 8 notebooks that cost £1.65 each. How much does Yusuf spend altogether?
What it practises
A mixed set of real-life problems covering money, time, measures, and fractions and percentages, like the word problems in 11+ maths papers.
How to solve them
Read each problem twice. Write down the numbers you need and what the question is asking for before you start working it out.
How to use it
Print the questions and keep the answers page to one side. Allow about 20 minutes, then mark it together and talk through anything that went wrong using the explanations. Move up a level once your child gets most of them right.
More free Maths Word Problems worksheets
- Money Word ProblemsShopping, change, sharing money, sales and saving up.
- Time Word ProblemsStart and finish times, journeys and how long things take.
- Measures Word ProblemsLengths, capacity, weight, recipes and perimeter.
- Fractions and Percentages Word ProblemsFractions of a group, money and amounts, and percentages.
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