Max Maths, Year 5, Work Book, Word problems

In the Max Maths Year 5 Workbook, students are presented with a series of word problems to practice their arithmetic skills. The first problem asks students to calculate the total cost for a company to purchase new chairs for its 68 staff members, with each chair priced at $247. This requires students to perform a multiplication of the number of staff by the cost per chair to find the total expenditure. The second problem involves a library seeking to acquire 139 sets of books, where each set contains 14 books. Students must multiply the number of sets by the number of books in each set to determine the total number of books the library will purchase.

The third problem is a two-part question related to the construction of a new department store using large bricks. Each brick weighs 9 kg, and there are a total of 6,586 bricks used in the construction. Students first need to calculate the total mass of the bricks by multiplying the number of bricks by the mass of each brick. The second part of the question requires students to find the total cost of the bricks, given that each brick costs $12, by again using multiplication. The fourth problem presents a scenario where a carpenter buys 67 boxes of nails, each containing 258 nails. Students are asked to calculate the total number of nails purchased (Part a) and the total cost if each box costs 89 cents (Part b). Lastly, the fifth problem asks students to work out the cost of buying a sandwich priced at 95 cents for 187 students and then determine the change from $200 provided by the teacher for this purchase.