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Use Division and Multiplication to Work Out Amounts in a Half Price Sale

In this worksheet, students will divide the cost of goods by 2 to find the new price in a half price sale - correctly using pounds and pence signs.

'Use Division and Multiplication to Work Out Amounts in a Half Price Sale' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 5 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Measurement

Curriculum subtopic:   Solve Four Operations Problems

Popular topics:   Money worksheets

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Worksheet Overview

 Half price sale

In a half price sale, all original prices are halved or divided by 2.

 

Example 1

How much will a CD costing £10.50 cost in this half price sale?

 

Answer

We must work out £10.50 ÷ 2 = £5.25

 

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Example 2

How much did a CD cost originally, if it is priced at £10.50 in this half price sale?

 

Answer

We must work out £10.50 x 2 = £21.00

 

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