Word Problems
There are 594 children participating in a county science fair. They are put into groups of six children. How many groups will participate?
99
Four friends each ate 2/3 of an apple. How many apples did the four friends eat in all? (simplify)
2 2/3
There are 1,829 students at a middle school.
• 568 students are in 6th grade.
• 629 students are in 7th grade.
• The rest of the students are in 8th grade.
How many students are in 8th grade?
(Calculator optional)
632
A cafeteria manager ordered 1,251 cartons of milk on Monday.
• He also ordered cartons of milk on Thursday.
• He ordered 879 more cartons on Monday than on Thursday.
How many cartons did the manager order on Thursday?
372
Which polygon can have four sides of equal length, two pairs of parallel sides, and no right angles?
rhombus
There are 136 students in the school cafeteria. There are 8 students sitting at each table. How many tables are in the cafeteria?
17
A group of friends were each completing a project of the same size. Below is how much of the project each friend has completed. Michael 2/3 James 1/2 Leilani 6/8 Soumi 4/6 Which friends have completed an equal amount of their project?
Michael & Soumi
Last week, Jeff read 8 pages of his book. This week, he has read 6 times as many pages as last week. How many pages has Jeff read altogether during the two weeks?
(Calculator optional)
56
Pablo was getting ready for a bike race.
• He rode his bike each day for 32 days.
• He rode his bike for 45 minutes each day.
How many minutes did Pablo spend riding his bike to get ready for the race?
1,440
Which group of numbers includes only composite numbers?
A. 3, 9, 15, 27, 31
B. 12, 15, 21, 28, 31
C. 15, 18, 21, 24, 25
D. 21, 28, 31, 35, 41
C
There are twice as many women on a bus as there are men. There are 24 women on the bus. What is the total number of men and women on the bus?
36
Patrick made 12 cookies. Patrick’s sister will eat 4 of the cookies. What fraction of the cookies will be left? (simplify)
2/3
Kathy has a garden that is 15 feet wide and 20 feet long. She will plant 1 bulb per square foot. Each bag of bulbs contains 9 bulbs. How many bags does Kathy need to buy?
(Calculator optional)
34 bags
Which number sentence could be used to solve this problem?
2 3/5 - 1 1/5 = X
13/5 - 6/5
Which choice is equal to 462?
A 3 hundreds, 16 tens, and 2 ones
B 3 hundreds, 6 tens, and 2 ones
C 4 hundreds and 62 tens
D 4 hundreds, 60 tens, and 2 ones
A 3 hundreds, 16 tens, and 2 ones
Each classroom at a school has 24 desks. There are 18 classrooms in the school. How many desks are at the school?
432
Each day of the work week, Mr. Harbin uses 3/4 of a gallon of gas. Which estimate best describes the amount of gas Mr. Harbin would use in a five-day work week?
A. less than one gallon
B. between 2 and 3 gallons
C. between 3 and 4 gallons
D. more than 4 gallons
C. between 3 and 4 gallons
Maria drank 3 liters of water last week. Her friend drank twice as much water as Maria. How many milliliters of water did they both drink?
(calculator optional)
9,000
This table shows the number of students at a school in the years 2014–2016.
Year Number of Students
2014 1,030
2015 ?
2016 1,300
In 2015, there were more students than in 2014 but fewer than in 2016. Which could be the number of students in 2015?
A 1,003 students
B 1,033 students
C 1,303 students
D 1,330 students
B. 1,033
The body and head of a fox measure 19 4/5 inches, and its tail measures 10 4/5 inches. What is the total length of the fox?
30 3/5
Maria is making a snack mix. For the recipe, she needs:
• 2/4 cup peanuts
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2/4 cup chocolate chips
Maria will double the recipe. What is the total amount of peanuts, raisins, and chocolate chips she will need?
10/4
Every Saturday morning, Jack reads for 30 minutes, plays basketball for 60 minutes, and rides his bike. If Jack starts these activities at 10:25 a.m. and finishes them at 12:10 p.m., how long does he spend riding his bike?
(Calculator optional)
15 min
Dana ran on Monday and Tuesday.
• She ran 5 2/10 km on Monday.
• She ran 4 6/100 km on Tuesday.
How far did Dana run altogether?
9 26/100
If this pattern continues, what will the next 3 numbers be? 10, 15, 25, 40, 60, ___, ___, ___
85, 115, 150