1. What have you got in your
RUCSAC
What have you got in your
RUCSAC
to help you solve word
problems?

2. Read
Read the question carefully. What is the important information?

3. Underline
Underline the key words – what is this question asking you to do?

4. Calculation? Decide which calculation you will need to do.
Write it down.

5. Solve
Solve the problem, make sure you follow all the steps.

6. Answer Have you answered the question?
What were you meant to find out?

7. Check Check your answer.
If possible, check using the reverse operation to check your working out.

8. Sally has saved 70p of her
pocket money.
She wants to buy a
comic that costs £1.20.
How much more
does she need to save?

9. Now you try …
There are 34 sweets in a packet. Jane eats 12 sweets. How many are left?

10. There are 60 coloured pencils in the box
There are 60 coloured pencils in the box. 26 are red, 23 are green and the rest are blue. How many blue pencils are there?

11. There are 62 people on a bus. At the bus stop 31 people get off
There are 62 people on a bus. At the bus stop 31 people get off. How many people on the bus now?

12. There are 45 apples in a box. 28 children have one each. How many now?

13. There 78 books on the top shelf, and 42 on the bottom shelf
There 78 books on the top shelf, and 42 on the bottom shelf. I take 29 of them away. How many are left?

14. Now try some RUCSAC problems in your books!

15. 36 – 19 = ? Lesson 2: Look at this calculation…
Can you write a word problem to go with it?
36 – 19 = ?

16. Now try these…
= ?
14 x 5 = ?
35 – 12 =

17. = ?
36 – 14 = ?
15 x 3 = ?
54 – 11 = ?
22 x 2 = ?
34 – 9 = ?