Word Problems
Fractions 1
Multiplication or division
Fractions 2
Geometry
100

Which of these numbers has a 5 whose value is ten times the value of the 5 in 7359?

A. 5268

B. 4652

C. 3005

D. 2511

D. 

100

Order the following from least to greatest. 

1/2

1/4

1/3

1/5

1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2

100

Which of these show a way to find the value of this expression? 2 × 30

Select the two correct answers.

A    2 × 3

B    3 × 10

C    30 + 30

D    2 × 3 × 10

E    30 + 30 + 30

C and D

100

There are 6 children on a bus. Each child is wearing a hat. What fraction of the children on the bus are wearing a hat? 

A    1/ 6

B    2/ 6

C    5/ 6

D    6/ 6

D. 6/6

100


15 cm

200

Makayli lives 0.67 mile from a school. Saviel lives farther from the school than Makayli does. Which of these could be the distance Saviel lives from the school? 

A. 0.59 mile

B. 0.74 mile

C. 0.48 mile

D. 0.61 mile

B. 0.74 miles

200

2/5  x  4

8/5

200

Solve

55 x 7

385

200

Zack uses 2/8 yard of string to make 1 bracelet. Zack will make 6 bracelets. How many yards of string will Zack use to make 6 bracelets? Show or explain how you got your answer.

12/8 yards

200

The perimeter of a rectangular playground is 40 m. If the length of the park is 8 m, what is the width of the park?

12 m

8 +8 = 16

40-16= 24

24 divided by 2 = 12 

300

A pet store has 5 fish tanks with 10 fish in each tank. Collin buys 8 fish and takes them home. After Collin leaves the store, what is the total number of fish left in the pet store’s tanks? Explain

A. 23

B. 42

C. 50

D.58

B. 42

300

Name two fractions that are equivalent to 1/2

3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12 ( numbers may vary)

300

282 divided by 3

94

300

A rectangle is divided into 8 equal parts. Logan B. colors 4 sections. Logan C. colors 3 more sections. Which two of these represent the fraction of the rectangle that the Logans colored in all? Select the two correct answers.

A. 4/8 + 3/8

B. 4+3

C.8/4 + 8/3

D.1/8 + 3

E. 1 /8+ 1/ 8 +1/ 8 +1 /8+ 1 /8 + 1/ 8 + 1/ 8

A and E

300


What is the area and perimeter of this figure?

Area- 24 Yards squared

Perimeter- 22 yards

400

When rounded to the nearest thousand, the number of people who attended a concert is 18,000. Which of the following could be the number of people who attended the concert?

A. 17,264

B. 17,428

C. 18,135

D. 18,526

C.

400

What is the value of the arrow?

3/4

400

There are 720 students at Cowing school. All the students at the school are going on a field trip to a science museum. The students will ride school buses to the museum. Each bus holds 60 students when completely full.

What is the least number of buses needed to take all the students from the school to the science museum? Show or explain how you got your answer.

12

720 divided by 60= 12

400

Mikey makes 6 backpacks. He uses 3/ 4 yard of cloth to make each backpack. What is the total amount of cloth, in yards, Ryan uses to make all 6 backpacks? A. 6/4

B. 9/4

C. 18/4

D. 27/4

C. 18/4

400

Miss Pam is decorating the bulletin board in the school’s lobby. The bulletin board is a 7 ft by 11 ft rectangle. She decides to add a black border around the entire bulletin board. What is the length of border that she needs?

36 ft


500

Chris will use exactly 42 feet of fencing to surround a garden that is in the shape of a rectangle. His garden has a length of 12 feet. The equation below represents the perimeter of Chris's garden.

w + w + 12 + 12 = 42

What is w, the width, in feet, of Mr. Chris’s garden?

9

12+12=24

42-24= 18

18 divided by 2 = 9

500

What fraction is represented by point a?

A. 4/5

B. 5/4

C. 2/3

D. 1/2

5/4

500

At a café, the cost of a turkey sandwich is $1 less than twice the cost of a side salad. A side salad costs $3.50. Which of the following expressions can be used to find the cost, in dollars, of a turkey sandwich at the café?

A. 3.50 × 2 - 1

B. 3.50 × 2 + 1

C. (3.50 - 1) × 2

D. (3.50 + 1) × 2

A. 

500

Four friends used chocolate to make candy. 

• Tyler used 1/ 2 pound of chocolate. 

• Mr. J used 1/ 6 pound of chocolate. 

• Ms. Lindsy used 1/ 3 pound of chocolate. 

• Ms. M used 1/ 4 pound of chocolate.

 Who used the greatest amount of chocolate? 

A    Tyler

B    Ms. Lindsy

C    Mr. J 

D    Ms. M

A. Tyler

500



What is the area of this shape. Split it into two different shapes then add the totals together.

36 cm squared

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