Basic 5Mathematics20 min

Four-Operation Word Problems

A class trip budget combines ticket costs, transport groups, refunds, and shared snacks.

Turn the trip story into a sentence.

A teacher buys tickets and snacks for a class trip. Learners decide which operations happen first and which answer makes sense.

Four-Operation Word Problems illustration

A class trip budget combines ticket costs, transport groups, refunds, and shared snacks.

A class buys 4 packs of 25 tickets and gives away 7. How many remain?

  1. First multiply 4 x 25 to find 100 tickets.
  2. Then subtract 7, so 93 tickets remain.