Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book, Word problems

In the Max Maths Year 6 workbook, students encounter a series of word problems designed to enhance their problem-solving skills. The first problem invites students to calculate the height of a plant above its pot. With a total plant and pot height of 46.25 cm and the pot alone measuring 12.15 cm, students must subtract the height of the pot from the total height to find the actual height of the plant. A model drawing helps visualise the problem, leading to the solution that the plant's height is the difference between the two measurements.

Another set of problems revolves around a stack of equally-sized blocks. Students must determine the height of a single block from the total stack height of 6 cm. This involves division, which is represented through a model drawing for clarity. Further exploration includes calculating the new height of the stack after removing two blocks and figuring out how many blocks make up a different stack that stands 32.4 cm tall. Additional challenges include comparing the distances Jade and Han walk to school and calculating Jade's total walking distance over a five-day period. The workbook culminates with a Maths Challenge, where students compute the total height of 16 stacked glasses given the height of one glass and a stack of six, using a calculator for assistance.