Max Maths, Year 5, Practice, Word problems

Toby has an impressive shell collection that he stores neatly in boxes, with each box containing 16 shells. Given that he has 23 full boxes, the task is to calculate the total number of shells he has. To find this, one would multiply the number of boxes by the number of shells per box, which is essentially 23 multiplied by 16. This multiplication would reveal the grand total of Toby's shell collection.

In the practice problems, students are presented with real-world scenarios involving basic arithmetic operations. For instance, a restaurant wishes to purchase new dinner plates at $12 each, and the cost for 45 plates needs to be calculated. Similarly, the cost of ferry tickets for a class trip and the remaining budget are to be determined, as well as the total cost for a group of friends attending a show, and the cumulative amount received by Han from his grandparents over 24 months. These problems require students to apply their multiplication skills to find the total costs and sums in various contexts, enhancing their understanding of how mathematics is used in everyday situations.