Problem Solving
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Problem Solving 2
Multiple Choice
Temperature
100
There are four grade levels at Smith Elementary School. If there are 96 students in each grade level, how many students are there at Smith Elementary School?
What is 2,304
100
75 - ___= 56
What is 19?
100
Martha has 864 different CDs in her collection. If she separates the CDs equally into 6 rows of her CD rack, how many CDs will be in each row of the CD rack?
What is 144 CDs?
100
Mary has 50 cents to purchase pencils. If each pencil is 7 cents, what is the greatest number of pencils Mary can purchase? A. 7 pencils B. 9 pencils C. 43 pencils D. 8 pencils
What is (A) 7 pencils
100
The thermometer read 48° at 6:00 A.M. At 4:00 P.M. the temperature was 13° higher. What was the temperature at 4:00 P.M.?
What is 61°
200
Grandma's Grocery Store had 96 cartons of strawberries to sort equally onto 4 shelves. Grandma threw away 8 cartons of strawberries because the strawberries were rotten. How many cartons of strawberries will be on each shelf?
What is 22?
200
56 x 32=
What is 1,792?
200
William has read exactly 9 books each month for the past 4 years. How many books has William read during this time?
What is 432 books?
200
Caden bought 3 packages of stickers for a total of 36 stickers. How many stickers would be in 15 packages of stickers? A. 81 stickers B. 17 stickers C. 153 stickers D. 180 stickers
What is 180 stickers
200
In science class Jack learned that the boiling point of water is 100°C. He is waiting for a beaker to boil. The temperature of his beaker of water is currently 83°C. How much must the temperature of the water increase before it boils?
What is 17°C?
300
Ms. Smith put 8 yellow pencils and 4 brown pencils in a school supply bag. If she needs to create 96 school supply bags, how many pencils will she need in all?
What is 1,152?
300
one hundred fifty - six divided by six
What is 26
300
Kendall visits the XYZ website every day of the week. If she visits the website 28 times each week, how many times will she visit the XYZ website in 3 weeks?
What is 84 visits?
300
It takes Mrs. Right between 7 minutes and 9 minutes to wash the dishes each time that she serves dinner. If Mrs. Right washes dishes for 2 hours, about how many times did she serve dinner? A. 136 times B. 104 Times C. 8 times D. 15 times
What is (D) 15 times
300
At 8:00 A.M. the outside temperature was 72°F. By 1:00 P.M. it had increased 12°F, and by 5:00 P.M. it had decreased 7°F. What was the temperature reading at 5:00 P.M.?
What is 77°F
400
There are 96 4th- grade students at Smith Elementary School. There are four 4th grade classes and eight 5th grade classes. If each 4th grade class has the same number of students, how could you determine the number of students that will be in each class?
What is 96 divided by 4=24
400
175 + ___ = 543
What is 368 ?
400
The old football stadium in Touchdown, Texas holds 62,031 fans and the new football stadium in Touchdown, Texas will hold 78,370 fans. What is the greatest number of fans both stadiums will hold?
What is 140,401 fans?
400
An adult skeleton consists of 208 bones. There are 22 bones in the human skull and 6 bones in a set of human ears. How many bones are there in 38 human skulls? A. 6,032 bones B.4,576 bones C. 836 bones D.228 bones
What is (C)836 bones
400
The proper temperature for the freezer is 28°F. The inspector checks the freezer and finds that it is 9° too warm. What is the temperature of the freezer?
What is 37°
500
Amanda read a book that was 298 pages long. She read 47 pages of the book on Monday and 39 pages of the book on Tuesday. she read the rest of her book on the weekend. How many pages of the book did Amanda read on the weekend?
What is 212 pages?
500
32 + 15 + 75 = 61 + ____
What is 61 ?
500
On Saturday, 53 people visited the science museum. On Sunday, 15 fewer people visited the museum than on Saturday. Each person paid $7 for admission. How much money was paid for admission to the museum on Sunday?
What is $266
500
During Joe's birthday party at the Pizza Arcade, his mother bought 72 tokens for Joe and his 4 friends. She gave out as many tokens as possible, with each child getting an equal number. How many tokens did each child get? A. 14 tokens with 2 left over B. 18 tokens C. 10 tokens with 2 left over D. 67 tokens
What is (A) 14 tokens with 2 left over?
500
Mom's chocolate cake recipe requires the oven temperature to be 350°F. If the oven temperature is 275°F, how much does the temperature nave to increase before the cake can be baked?
What is 75°F?
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