Word Problems
Ms. Luis wants to share 40 pieces of candy equally among 10 students. How many pieces of candy will each student get?
4 pieces of candy
Mike wants to buy a bookbag for $28.00, and a new outfit for school that costs $37.00. If he pays with a 100 dollar bill, how much change will he recieve?
$35.00
What is a unit fraction?
A fraction with a 1 as the numerator.
ONE part of a whole.
Example: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8, etc.
347 + 689 = ?
1,036
How many children does Ms. Luis have?
one
Prince has 8 packs of gum. Each pack has 4 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum does Prince have?
Dean read a book this summer. The book was 120 pages. He read 20 pages each day for 4 days. If he finished the book on the last day, how many pages did he read on the last day?
40 pages
Which fraction is greater: 1/8 or 1/4?
1/4
490 + 368 = ?
858
Where is Ms. Luis from originally?
New York
Ms. Chang wants to rearrange the desks into rows.
How many desks will Ms. Chang put in each row?
4 desks in each row
Carly is collecting Box Tops. She has collected 678 of them. If she got 223 from her grandma and 287 from her mom, how many did she receive from her neighbor?
168 box tops
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12, 7/14, 8/16, 9/18, 10/20
934 - 638 = ?
296
What is the capital of North Carolina?
Raleigh
There are 367 boys and 278 girls at Woodland Elementary School. How many students are there altogether?
645 students in all
Lauren and Kelly are sisters. They want to buy a trampoline for their house. A really nice trampoline costs $436. If Lauren has $124 saved and Kelly has $210 saved, how much more money do they need to buy the trampoline?
$102.00
Which is greater: 2/3 or 4/6?
TRICK QUESTION: They are the same!
(equivalent fractions!)
500 - 254 = ?
246
Where does the President of the United States live while in office?
The White House in Washington D.C.
Mr. Smith made $265 this week and $589 last week. How much more money did he make last week compared to this week?
$324
Jack is at an arcade. He wants to win the teddy bear for 325 tickets. He plays a game where getting the bonus is 50 tickets. If he gets the bonus 4 times, how many more tickets does he need to get the teddy bear?
125 more tickets
Draw a rectangle. Partition it into four equal pieces, and label one of the pieces.
Show me your answers!
900 - 652 = ?
248
What is a doe?
A female deer.