Word Problems 101
Place Value
Fraction Action
Geometry
Operation Station
100

Tony wanted to make some apple pies for a party. If one pie uses 2 apples, how apples will he need to make 6 pies?

12 apples

100

What is the value of the 5 in the number: 

865,293

5,000

100

What is a fraction?

less than one whole number; a piece of a whole 

100

What are the different angles?

right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle, straight angle

100

The movie Rocky III is 100 minutes long. The movie started at 4:00pm. What time will it end?

5:40pm

200

Mrs. Larson has 36 art books that she wants to arrange in equal stacks on her shelves. Identify at least two different ways she could arrange her books.

6 rows x 6 columns; 4 rows x 9 columns; 3 rows x 12 columns

200

What place is the 6 in the number:

76,894

ten thousands place

200

What is 5/8 + 2/8 ?

7/8

200

What are the different parts of lines?

line, line segment, point, ray

200

Margie bought 3 apples that cost 50 cents each. She paid with a five-dollar bill. How much change did Margie receive?

$3.50

300

Mya says that if a number is a multiple of 9, it is also a multiple of 3. Do you agree? Why or why not?

No because they have similar multiples but not all are the same. (answers may vary)

300

Saadiq says in the number  5,257, one 5 is ten times as great as the other 5. Is Saadiq correct?

He is incorrect. To be ten times more it would have to be 5,527

300

In Cassidy’s after school club, 7/10 of the students are wearing gym uniforms. How many students are NOT wearing gym uniforms in the club?  

3/10 are NOT wearing uniform

300

What is the measurement of a right angle?

90 degrees

300

At the Phillies game, Franco bought an order of fries for $1.65 and a soda for $1.50.  He paid with a $5 bill.  How much change did he get?

$1.85

400

A walking tour of the museum  starts at 9:00 am. What angle measure is formed by the hands on the clock? How do you know?

a right angle

400

Arrange these numbers in increasing order, beginning with the least: 2400 , 4002, 2040, 420, 2004.

420, 2004, 2040, 2400, 4002

400

Add 

44/100+27/100+ 2/10.  

Show your work to get the points.

91/100

400

What is the measurement of a straight angle?

180 degrees

400

Trevor is going shopping for his elderly neighbor. He has $65 to spend at the Home Depot Garden Center. He buys 3 indoor house plants for $6 each. How many $8 outdoor hanging baskets can Trevor buy?

he can buy 5 hanging baskets

500

The Philadelphia Mayor’s Office in City Hall is getting a new carpet. The room is a rectangle measuring 36 square yards. List 3 possible dimensions for the new carpet. Draw models if they help you to show or explain how you know.

6yd x 6yd; 4yd x 9yd; 3yd x 12yd

500

Use the standard algorithm to subtract 85,612 - 64,287. You must show your work to get the points.

21,325

500

Cayden has three lengths of wood to use for a project. They are 1 4/8, 2 2/8, and 1 3/8 long.  What is the total of all three lengths of wood together? 

5 1/8

500

What is the measurement of a complete turn or circle?

360 degrees

500

Francis helps his older neighbors do odd jobs.  He was paid $8 per day for doing jobs for Mr. Johnson for 5 days. He was paid $9 per day by Ms. Smith for a different job. Francis earned a total of $103 for both jobs.  How many days did he work for Ms. Smith?

7 days

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