Excellent Eggs
problems by the dozen
LESSON ACTIVITY PLANS
Age group: 7 - 11 years
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1 Sahil went to the shops to buy 2 dozen eggs. On the way home
he dropped one of the boxes and 4 of the eggs smashed. How
many eggs did he successfully take home in one piece?
2 The farmer delivered a box containing 10 dozen eggs to the
village shop. How many eggs did he deliver altogether?
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3 Mrs Jones asked everyone in her cooking class to bring half a
dozen eggs to school for a lesson. There are 9 children in the
cooking class. How many eggs were brought in altogether?
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4 Mr Graham was stacking a shelf with boxes of half a dozen eggs
in his shop, when he stumbled and knocked 4 boxes onto the
floor, smashing all the contents. How many eggs did he smash?
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5 Mum bought a dozen eggs at the shops but, when she got
home, she discovered Dad had also bought a dozen eggs. That
night they used 4 eggs to make a large omelette. How many
eggs did they have left to use?
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6 I have 5 boxes of a dozen eggs, and 3 boxes of half a dozen
eggs. How many eggs do I have altogether?
7 Maisie bought 3 boxes of a dozen eggs and a box of half a
dozen eggs. After a bumpy bus ride home, she opened the
boxes and found that 3 of the eggs had cracked. How many
eggs did she successfully take home without smashing them?
8 The recipe required 3 eggs to bake the perfect cake. John needed
to bake 12 cakes for the summer fayre. His local shop only sold
eggs in half dozen boxes. How many boxes of half a dozen eggs
did he need to buy?
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Excellent Eggs
problems by the dozen
LESSON ACTIVITY PLANS
tesco.com/eathappyproject
Age group: 7 - 11 years
ANSWERS
1 Sahil went to the shops to buy 2 dozen eggs. On the way home
he dropped one of the boxes and 4 of the eggs smashed. How
many eggs did he successfully take home in one piece?
2 The farmer delivered a box containing 10 dozen eggs to the
village shop. How many eggs did he deliver altogether?
Answer...
20
Answer...
120
3 Mrs Jones asked everyone in her cooking class to bring half a
dozen eggs to school for a lesson. There are 9 children in the
cooking class. How many eggs were brought in altogether?
Answer...
4 Mr Graham was stacking a shelf with boxes of half a dozen eggs
in his shop, when he stumbled and knocked 4 boxes onto the
floor, smashing all the contents. How many eggs did he smash?
Answer...
5 Mum bought a dozen eggs at the shops but, when she got
home, she discovered Dad had also bought a dozen eggs. That
night they used 4 eggs to make a large omelette. How many
eggs did they have left to use?
Answer...
6 I have 5 boxes of a dozen eggs, and 3 boxes of half a dozen
eggs. How many eggs do I have altogether?
7 Maisie bought 3 boxes of a dozen eggs and a box of half a
dozen eggs. After a bumpy bus ride home, she opened the
boxes and found that 3 of the eggs had cracked. How many
eggs did she successfully take home without smashing them?
8 The recipe required 3 eggs to bake the perfect cake. John needed
to bake 12 cakes for the summer fayre. His local shop only sold
eggs in half dozen boxes. How many boxes of half a dozen eggs
did he need to buy?
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20
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78
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6
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