Elapsed Time
What time is 1 hour and 30 minutes after 3:15 p.m.?
4:45 p.m.
What is the perimeter of a 4 by 6 inch rectangle? Show an equation.
6 + 6 + 4 + 4 = 20 inches
What is ONE fraction that is equivalent to 1/2?
Tom has 10 stickers. He gives 4 away, then gets 6 more. How many now?
12 stickers
6 x 4 + 2
26
School starts at 8:33 am and ends at 3:18 pm. How long is the school day?
6 hours 45 minutes
What is the area of an 8 by 7 foot rectangle? Show an equation (make sure to include the correct unit)
8 x 7 = 56 square feet
Fill in the blank.
1/3 = ____/6
There are 4 bags with 3 marbles in each bag. Then you add 2 more marbles. How many marbles do you have now? Show an equation.
4 x 3 + 2 = 14 marbles
(15 - 3) x 4
48
6:50 p.m.
One side of a square is 8 inches. What is the perimeter AND area of that square? Show an equation for each (do not forget units)
Perimeter is 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 32 inches
Area is 8 x 8 = 64 square inches
4/10 = 2/5
You fill up a 50 mL beaker of water three times and pour it into a glass. Then, you drink 25 mL of water. How many mL of water are left in the glass? Show your work.
50 x 3 = 150
150 - 25 = 125
125 mL of water is left in the class
20 - 6 + 4
18
A movie ended at 5:30 pm. If the movie was 2 hours and 15 minutes, what time did it start?
3:15 pm
A rectangle has an area of 12 square units. One side is 3 units. What is the other side? How do you know?
4 units because 3 x 4 = 12.
Is 2/3 equal to 4/6? Show and explain how you know?
(sample answer) Yes, because 2/3 covers the same amount of space on a circle as 4/6.
You walk 3 miles to and from school each day. How many miles will you walk each full school week? Show your work.
3 + 3 = 6
6 x 5 = 30 miles a week
50 x 2 + 3 = 250
50 x (2 + 3) = 250
The sun rose at 6:46 am in San Diego, California. It set at 5:34 pm. How long was daylight there?
10 hours 48 minutes
1 by 36 (or 36 by 1)
2 by 18 (or 18 by 2)
3 by 12 (or 12 by 3)
4 by 9 (or 9 by 4)
6 by 6
Is 3/4 equivalent to 4/6? Explain.
No, they are not equivalent because if you draw two circles that are the same size you will see that 3/4 covers more of the circle than 4/6.
The Coleman garden is 2 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is the perimeter, IN INCHES, of the garden?
2 x 12 = 24
2 x 12 = 24
3 x 12 = 36
3 x 12 = 36
24 + 24 + 36 + 36 = 120 inches
Write a 2-step equation using order of operations that has an answer of 56. The equation must use two different operations.
Many answers apply. Teacher will check answer.