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Year 5 · Maths
Solve Four Operations Problems
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Focus on solving money problems with the four operations. Start with “Add Pounds and Pence”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 5 learners practise solving money problems with the four operations.
The activities include Add Pounds and Pence, Calculate the Cost of Shopping, Carry Out Calculations to Solve Shopping Problems, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Add Pounds and Pence
- Calculate the Cost of Shopping
- Carry Out Calculations to Solve Shopping Problems
- Convert Mixed Measurements to Grams
- Practise Solving Word Problems Involving Measures
- Practise Subtracting Pounds and Pence
- Practise Using the Four Operations to Solve Problems Involving Measures
- Solve Problems Involving Measures
- Solve Problems Using the Four Operations
- Use Division and Multiplication to Work Out Amounts in a Half Price Sale
- Use Division Skills to Calculate Unit Prices
- Use Knowledge of Money and Change to Solve Problems
- Use the Four Operations to Solve Problems Involving Measures
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Add Money | KS2 Maths Concept Video
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Solve Problems with Money | KS2 Maths Concept Video
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Pounds and Pence | KS2 Maths Concept Video
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Converting Units: Kilograms and Kilometres | KS2 Maths Concept Video
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Converting Units: Calculate with Metric Measures | KS2 Maths Concept Video
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Subtract Money | KS2 Maths Concept Video
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How to Teach Measurement in Year 5: Solve Problems Using Four Operations Video CPD
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Money
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Year 5 Converting Units Maths Knowledge Organiser
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Problem Solving Using 4 Operations Decimals and Scaling Worksheet Pack
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4 Operations Word Problems Worksheets
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Year 5 Convert Metric Units Pack
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