Yr 6 Maths problems

1. Uncle Bill was driving to Sydney when he spotted a big orange bunyip on the side of the road. He screeched to a stop, jumped out of his car. He saw the outline of a number on the bunyip. He couldn't quite see the number, but he knew it was a 4 digit number. And:
1) He remembered seeing a number 1.
2) In the hundred's place he remembers the number is 3 times the number in the thousand's place.

3) He said the number in the one's place is 4 times the number in the ten's place.

4) Finally he said the number 2 is sitting in the thousand's place.

What is the number?


2. Bugs Bunny decided to grow a garden so he could make salad. He wants to make it 10.1 m long and 4.2 m wide. However, in order to avoid peter Rabbit from entering his garden he must make a fence surrounding the garden. He decides to make the fence 11.2 m long and 5.0 m wide. What is the area between the fence and the garden?


3. Julie bought 7 shirts, one for each of her seven sisters, for $9.95 each. The cashier charged her an additional $13.07 in sales tax. She left the store with a measly $7.28. How much money did Julie start with?

4. Dan gave Charlie half of his cupcakes. Charlie gave Jane half of the cupcakes she received from Dan. Jane kept 8 of those cupcakes and gave the remaining 10 to David. How many cupcakes did Dan give Charlie?