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One piece of rope is 66.4 m long and another is 98.7 m. What is the combined length of the two pieces of rope?

Tim runs 100 metres in 12.38 seconds. Rob runs the same distance in 10.8 seconds. What is the difference between their times?

Ben and Nicky are travelling around the world. On Monday, they drove 502km, on Tuesday they walked for 0.34km and on Wednesday they cycled for 10.5km. How far did they travel in total from Monday to Wednesday?

A magazine article recommends everyone to drink 2.5 litres of water a day. How many litres of water is this in a week?

Six friends shared the cost of a meal. The bill came to £78.12. How much did they each pay?

Tariq paid £436.80 for gas in a year. He paid in twelve equal monthly instalments. How much did he pay for gas each month?

The price of a train ticket that normally costs £8.31 is reduced by 1/3 in a ‘summer special’ offer. How much is the discount?

A woman earns £344.80 per week. She spends 3/4 of it on rent and food. How much does she spend on rent and food?

A shop sells cans of drink for 52p each. Thomas buys seven cans and pays for them with a £5 note. What change should he get?

An electricity company charges £12.50 each month for supplying the electricity and £0.12 for every unit of electricity used. Bill uses 250 units of electricity in one month. How much does Bill pay for the electricity he used?

The normal price of fuel is 101.6p per litre. Jill has a voucher for ‘2p off each litre of fuel’. She buys 35 litres of fuel and also selects a bag of chocolate éclairs at the checkout. If the éclairs cost £1.49 how much does she pay in total?