Winter Numbers
Number of candles on a Hanukkah menorah (not including the helper candle).
8
If you have 12 candy canes and eat 3, fraction remaining.
3/4
The shape of a Christmas present box.
rectangular prism
5 elves each wrap 10 presents. Total wrapped.
50
A $10 ornament is 50% off. Sale price.
$5
Typical number of days in December plus January.
62
A gingerbread recipe needs 1/2 cup sugar. You double it. Total sugar.
1 cup
The shape of a candy cane if simplified geometrically.
cane shaped curve (hook) or semi-circle
Santa’s sleigh carries 30 gifts. He delivers 6 houses. Total gifts delivered.
180
A $40 gift is bought with a $10 coupon. Final price.
$30
If you hang 4 stockings each for 6 children, total stockings.
24
A chocolate bar is divided into 8 pieces. You give 3 to friends. Fraction given.
3/8
The shape of a Christmas wreath.
circle
Santa splits 120 cookies evenly among 10 elves. Each gets this many.
12
You buy 3 $7 candies. Total cost.
$21
Number of snowflakes in a batch if each batch has 12 and you make 5 batches.
60
Out of 20 cookies, 5 are decorated with red icing. Fraction with red icing.
1/4
The 3D shape of a cone-shaped Christmas tree.
cone
Santa delivers 500 gifts per night. He works 4 nights. Total gifts.
2000
A $25 toy has 20% tax. Total price.
$30
The number of gifts Santa delivers if he delivers 10 gifts per house to 15 houses.
150
You make 24 cupcakes. 1/3 are frosted green, 1/4 are frosted red. How many are green?
8
A snowflake has this type of rotational symmetry.
6 fold symmetry
If a sleigh trip takes 2 hours per 100 miles, how long for 500 miles?
10 hours
You buy 2 gifts at $15 each and pay with $50. Change received.
$20