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Shawn decided to volunteer at the library. His shift started at 12:30 P.M. Shawn finished volunteering at 3:30 P.M. How long was Shawn's shift?
3 hours 0 minutes
Jack was excited to paint his bedroom walls his favorite color, light blue. He used tape so that he didn't get paint on the trim or windows. Around the trim, Jack used tape that was 3/4 of an inch wide.
Around the windows, he used tape that was 1/4 of an inch wide.
How many inches wider was the tape Jack used around the trim than around the windows?
2/4 of an inch
The area of a rectangular red sticker is 21 square millimeters. The sticker is 3 millimeters tall. How wide is it?
7 millimeters
Yesterday, Hansen went to see a special exhibit at an art museum. He left his house at 6:00 A.M. It took Hansen 20 minutes to walk to the subway station. Hansen rode the subway for 50 minutes and then walked 15 minutes to the art museum. What time did Hansen arrive at the art museum?
7:25 AM
Amy tried out a new blueberry muffin recipe. It took her .5 of an hour to make the batter. It took her .5 of an hour to bake the muffins.
How long did it take Amy to make the muffins?
1 hour (10/10 hour)
Roger threw a party. The first guest arrived at 2:45 P.M. They ate cake, played games, and told jokes. The last guest left at 4:15 P.M. How long was the party?
A giraffe at Wildwood Zoo just had a baby. The baby is 6 feet tall right now. The zoo workers expect it to be 17 1/2 feet tall as an adult.
How many feet do the zoo workers expect the baby to grow?
11 1/2 feet
Each side of a square-shaped room is 10 feet long.
What is the room's area?
100 square feet
A train left Vivian's town at 5:55 P.M. The train traveled for 4 hours and 10 minutes to Booneville. Then it traveled 25 minutes to Newberg. What time did the train arrive in Newberg?
10:30 PM
Kwan is helping his grandma make her secret sauce for rice bowls. They start by mixing 0.1 cup sesame oil and 0.2 cup of soy sauce.
How many cups of liquid are in the sauce now?
3/10 or .3 cups
Aiden's soccer team played in a tournament. The tournament started at 7:30 A.M. It ended at 1:30 P.M. How long did the soccer tournament last?
6 hours 0 minutes
Kayla is painting decorations for the Valentine's Day dance. To make pink paint, she mixes 2 1/4 cups of white paint with 1 1/4 cups of red paint.
How many total cups of paint did she mix?
3 2/4 cups
The perimeter of a square coffee shop is 76 meters.
How long is each side of the coffee shop?
19 meters
Arianna's soccer practice started at 10:40 A.M. on Saturday morning. The team practiced dribbling for 30 minutes and practiced shooting for 30 minutes. Then they played a scrimmage game for 25 minutes before practice ended. What time was it when Arianna's soccer practice ended?
12:05 PM
Zach went sailing with his parents. They got on the boat at 11:35 A.M. The boat returned to shore at 7:45 P.M. How long were Zach and his parents on the boat?
8 hours 10 minutes
Marta's class is learning about flight. So, the class makes paper airplanes and records how far they fly.
Marta's first plane flies 3 3/5 meters. Then, she makes a second, skinnier plane. It flies 5 1/5 meters.
How many meters farther does Marta's second plane fly than her first?
1 3/5 meters
Turner has an L-shaped kitchen countertop. The picture shows what the countertop looks like.
What is the total area of the countertop?
45 square feet
On a hot summer day, Mateo and his friends decided to play with water. They played with water balloons for 1 hour and 25 minutes. When all the water balloons were gone, they played with the water hose for 1 hour. They finished playing at 4:15 P.M. when Mateo's dad showed up with ice cream. What time did they start playing?
1:50 PM
Green Pastures dairy farm makes and sells butter from grass-fed cows. Every stick of butter they make weighs .45 of a pound. Every box they sell has 4 sticks of butter.
180/100 sticks
1 80/100 sticks or 1 8/10 sticks
1.8 sticks
It was 4:55 P.M. when Quinn began doing laundry. She finally finished at 8:05 P.M. How long did it take Quinn to wash all of the dirty clothes?
3 hours 10 minutes
Angelina is making a beaded necklace for a friend. She starts with a string that is 20 inches long.
After putting the beads on, she decides the necklace would look better if it was shorter. So, she cuts 4 1/2 inches off of the string.
How many inches long is the string now?
15 1/2 inches
A rectangular tent has an area of 45 square feet and a perimeter of 28 feet. What are the dimensions of the tent?
_____ feet by _____ feet
5 feet by 9 feet
Tiana and Nolan hung out at the mall on Saturday. They spent 1 hour and 24 minutes shopping for clothes and 53 minutes at the food court. Then they spent 1 hour and 47 minutes at the video arcade before heading home. It was 4:46 P.M. when Tiana and Nolan left the mall. What time did they start shopping for clothes?
12:42 PM