Six multi-step word problems set on a Year 6 residential trip. Pupils work out coach seats after subtracting teachers, change from £20 in the souvenir shop, rope lengths from 45.6 metres, and whether Shop B's marshmallows beat Shop A's price. Every problem needs two or more operations. Complete solutions included. Matched to England National Curriculum problem-solving objectives for Year 6 maths.
Number — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
“Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division”
All six problems chain at least two operations.
Number — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
“Use estimation to check answers to calculations”
The coach-cost problem asks for an estimate before the exact answer.
Coach capacity and souvenir-shop money problems mixing multiplication and subtraction.
Estimating coach costs for a 386 km journey and dividing a 45.6 m climbing rope.
A price comparison on 100 marshmallows and a fundraising problem worked backwards.
Complete solutions with working.
Main activity
The trip theme holds a whole reasoning lesson together.
Assessment check
Multi-step problems reveal who can choose operations, not just perform them.
Paired work
Pairs can split the working and check each other against the solutions.
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