Word puzzles 1. Harry left his house at quarter to four. He arrived at the bus stop ten minutes later and waited ten minutes for a bus. The journey took twenty-five minutes and then he had an eightminute walk. What time did he arrive? 2. Ian is 32 years old. 8 years ago, he bought a four-year-old horse. If Ian was born in 1984, what year was the horse born? 3. Sunil collects football stickers. He has 62 stickers. Of these, 15 are the same as other stickers. If he sells all 15 of these and then is able to buy three packets of 6 stickers, how many stickers does he now have? 4. Jennie is a window cleaner. She charges £ 2· 50 for a small window and £ 7· 50 for a large one. For cleaning five small windows and three large ones, how much will she earn?
Word puzzles 1. Harry left his house at quarter to four. He arrived at the bus stop ten minutes later and waited ten minutes for a bus. The journey took twenty-five minutes and then he had an eightminute walk. What time did he arrive? 4: 38 2. Ian is 32 years old. 8 years ago, he bought a four-year-old horse. If Ian was born in 1984, what year was the horse born? 2004 3. Sunil collects football stickers. He has 62 stickers. Of these, 15 are the same as other stickers. If he sells all 15 of these and then is able to buy three packets of 6 stickers, how many stickers does he now have? 65 4. Jennie is a window cleaner. She charges £ 2· 50 for a small window and £ 7· 50 for a large one. For cleaning five small windows and three large ones, how much will she earn? £ 35