Financial Literacy
Ava has $50. She buys 3 books that cost $8 each and a toy for $12. How much money does she have left?
$50 − (3×8 = 24) − 12 = $14
There are 96 students on a trip. They travel in buses that hold 24 students each. After filling as many full buses as possible, how many buses are used and are any students left over?
96 ÷ 24 = 4 buses, 0 left
A number is multiplied by 6 and then 12 is added to get 54. What is the number?
54 − 12 = 42 → 42 ÷ 6 = 7
A factory makes 18 toys each hour. How many toys are made in 7 hours and 3 more hours the next day?
10 hours total → 18×10 = 180
A teacher divides 103 pencils among 5 groups. How many pencils per group and how many extra?
103 ÷ 5 = 20 remainder 3
Ethan earns $5 per chore. He does 7 chores but spends $18 on a game. How much money does he have left?
(5×7 = 35) − 18 = $17
A farmer packs 84 apples into bags of 6. Then he sells 9 bags. How many apples are left?
84 ÷ 6 = 14 bags → 14 − 9 = 5 bags → 5×6 = 30 apples
Sam had some stickers. He gave away 15 and now has 23 left. How many did he start with?
23 + 15 = 38
A school buys 14 boxes of pencils. Each box has 12 pencils. They give away 48 pencils. How many are left?
(14×12 = 168) − 48 = 120
A ribbon is 125 cm long and cut into pieces of 9 cm each. How many full pieces are made?
125 ÷ 9 = 13 remainder 8 → 13 pieces
A pizza costs $24. Three friends share it equally, but one friend pays $10. How much do the other two each pay?
Each owes $8 → remaining $14 split = $7 each
A store has 120 candies. They pack them into 8 boxes equally. Then 3 boxes are sold. How many candies remain?
120 ÷ 8 = 15 each → 5 boxes left → 5×15 = 75 candies
A number divided by 4 equals 9, and then 3 is added. What was the original number?
(9×4 = 36) → 36 − 3 = 33 is incorrect logic → correct thinking:
Let n ÷ 4 = 9 → n = 36 → then +3 happens AFTER → original = 36
There are 25 students. Each student reads 15 pages a week for 2 weeks. How many pages are read in total?
25×15 = 375 → 375×2 = 750
A rectangle has length 12 cm and width 7 cm. Find the perimeter and the difference between length and width.
Perimeter = 2×(12+7)=38 cm; difference = 5 cm
Lily saves $6 each week for 8 weeks. She wants to buy something for $60. How much more money does she need?
(6×8 = 48) → needs $12 more
There are 5 shelves with 18 books each. If 27 books are taken away, how many remain?
(5×18 = 90) − 27 = 63
There are 3 equal groups. Each group has “n” students. In total there are 45 students. What is n?
45 ÷ 3 = 15
A concert has 23 rows with 12 seats in each row. If 47 seats are empty, how many are filled?
23×12 = 276 → 276 − 47 = 229
A square garden has a perimeter of 40 m. What is the length of one side?
40 ÷ 4 = 10 m
Noah has $100. He buys 4 shirts for $15 each and 2 hats for $10 each. Does he have enough money? If so, how much is left?
(4×15 = 60) + (2×10 = 20) = 80 → $20 left
A class has 28 students. They form groups of 4. Each group gets 5 markers. How many markers are needed?
28 ÷ 4 = 7 groups → 7×5 = 35 markers
A number is doubled and then 8 is subtracted to get 22. What is the number?
22 + 8 = 30 → 30 ÷ 2 = 15
A baker has 95 cookies and packs them into boxes of 8. How many full boxes can be made and how many cookies are left?
95 ÷ 8 = 11 remainder 7
A bottle holds 750 mL of juice. How many liters of juice are in 4 bottles?
750×4 = 3000 mL = 3 L