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EdShop Mid‐Primary Worded Worksheet MP 37 16

Student Name: ______G G Grade:______Date:______

1. The Sydney Mounted Police Force recently adopted a pet cat named Troop Cat Ed to keep their horse stables free of mice! If the stables have 50 mice, and Troop Cat Ed catches 6 mice per day, how many mice will be left after a week?

2. The recent winds in South Australia were has high as 140 kilometres per hour. If the wind was blowing at that speed, what distance would a piece of paper blow in half an hour?

3. Recent research in Queensland has found that budgerigars ALWAYS turn right to avoid a collision with another bird. If Brave Bertie the budgie is flying east, and he has to turn to avoid a collision with Babs, the beautiful budgie, in what direction will Bertie now be flying?

4. People used to pay lots of bills by cheque (not so much now!). The banks are planning to increase the cost per cheque from 70 cents to $1.50. If Michelle pays 7 bills using separate cheques, how much EXTRA will she have to pay, at the new, higher charge?

5. In the cartoon show “The Lion Guard”, the enemy is a group of hyenas. Their names are Janja, Cheezi, Chungu, Nne and Tano. If the 5 hyena names are put in alphabetical order, which hyena is fourth?

6. A new mobile phone game is called “SUPER PHANTOM CAT”. It’s a type of Super Mario game, but with a cat hero! The new game is free, but the Super Mario game costs $7.95. How much change from $20 if you buy both games?

7. If you’re going on holiday to Perth, you’ll be 2 hours behind Eastern Australian time. If the NRL Grand Final starts at 7:15 pm, Eastern Australian time, what time would you need to watch it if you’re in Sydney?

8. A special 1-litre can contains 956 jelly beans. How many jelly beans would there be altogether in 5 of these cans?

9. Open-ended Question: At the AFL Grand Final, there were twice as many adults watching as children. If there was a crowd of 98,000, and there were more men than women, how many women may there have been watching the match?

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ANSWERS – EdShop Mid-Primary Worded Worksheet MP 37 16

1. 8 mice remain 2. 70 kilometres 3. South 4. $5.60 extra 5. Nne 6. $12.05 change 7. 9.15 pm Perth time 8. 4,780 jelly beans 9. Various answers