Real-life Contexts: Problem Solving & Reasoning

Mathematics
GCSE Foundation
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on addition of four or more digits within real-life contexts. Designed to develop problem solving and reasoning skills for GCSE Foundation students.

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Real-life Contexts: Problem Solving & Reasoning

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Grade GCSE Foundation
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the total amount of money if a shop sells a laptop for £1249, a tablet for £348, and a smartphone for £629. What is the combined cost?
[3 marks]
2.
A delivery truck carries 1345 boxes of supplies on Monday and 987 boxes on Tuesday. How many boxes were transported over the two days in total?
[3 marks]
3.
A library has 1436 books in Fiction, 1279 in Non-fiction, and 864 in Reference sections. What is the total number of books in the library?
[3 marks]
4.
Plot the graph of y = 2x for x values from 0 to 5 on the grid.
[4 marks]
5.
Construct a triangle on the grid with sides measuring 4 cm, 7 cm, and 9 cm. Draw the triangle accurately.
[4 marks]
6.
A supermarket sold 2,438 bottles of water, 1,567 bottles of juice, and 784 bottles of soda in one day. What was the total number of bottles sold?
[3 marks]
7.
A factory produces 1,245 units of product A and 1,389 units of product B each week. How many units are produced in total over one week?
[3 marks]
8.
A charity received donations of £1,245, £987, and £1,378 in three different events. What is the total amount of donations received?
[3 marks]
9.
A school library has 1,234 fiction books, 1,567 non-fiction books, and 1,045 reference books. A new shipment adds 789 fiction, 654 non-fiction, and 321 reference books. What is the new total in each section?
[4 marks]
10.
An online store sold 1,245 laptops, 987 tablets, and 789 smartphones last month. The store plans to increase sales by 10% next month. What will be the projected sales for each item?
[4 marks]
11.
Identify and correct the mistake in this addition: 2456 + 1348 + 987 = 5791.
[3 marks]
12.
A warehouse stored 3,245 boxes of goods last month. They received a shipment of 1,987 more boxes this month. How many boxes are now stored in total?
[3 marks]

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