Christmas word problems
Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Written by the Teachit team
Add some festive fun to your maths lessons with these Christmas word problems. Featuring 12 Christmas-themed maths questions, students can practise using their problem-solving skills to answer questions involving fractions, percentages, ratios and more.
This activity is available as a printable worksheet that can be completed independently or a PowerPoint that can be used for a whole class quiz.
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- A recipe for eggnog includes 1 1/2 cups of milk and 3/4 cup of cream. How much of each ingredient is needed if all the ingredients are tripled to make a larger batch?
- The Christmas tree in a school hall is 2.5 meters tall. If the star on top of the tree is 0.3 meters tall, how tall is the tree without the star?
- There are 24 pockets in an advent calendar and 72 chocolates to put into them. How many chocolates should go in each pocket?
- There are 125 elves making toys in Santa’s workshop. 25 of the elves are making wooden toys. What percentage of the elves are making other types of toys?
- A Christmas tree is decorated with 18 red baubles, 15 green baubles and 24 gold baubles. What is the ratio of red to green to gold baubles?
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