Math Facts
Silly Shapes
Fun with Fractions
Wacky Word Problems
City Year Fun Facts
100
5 + 16
21
100
What shape is this computer screen?
Rectangle
100
Draw a circle and cut it into three equal parts. Shade in two parts. What fraction of the circle is shaded?
2/3
100
Nathan wants to buy a pack of gum for $1 but he only has 90 cents. How many cents must Jessica give him so he can buy the pack of gum?
10 cents
100
Which City Years work with the fifth graders?
Ms. Charisse and Mr. Kevin
200
35 - 17
18
200
What shape has three sides and three angles?
Triangle
200
Which fraction is greater, 1/8 or 3/8?
3/8
200
Omar has a pack of 12 Pokemon cards and he decides to give half of his pack to Jordan. How many Pokemon cards does Jordan get?
6
200
Which City Year works with Ms. MacPherson?
Mr. Andy
300
9 x 8
72
300
What is the name of any four-sided shape?
Quadrilateral
300
What is 3/6 + 2/6?
5/6
300
Murayo and Tara-Lynn are enemies. They like to be mean to each other by comparing how many friends they have. Murayo tells Tara-Lynn that she has 3 times as many friends as Tara-Lynn. If Tara-Lynn has 5 friends, how many friends must Murayo have?
15
300
Which City Year has worked at MLK for three years?
Ms. Sofia
400
24 x 5
120
400
What shape has four sides, one pair of parallel sides and one pair of not parallel sides?
Trapezoid
400
Which fraction is greater, 1/2 or 1/4? (Hint: The denominators must be the same if you want to compare fractions)
1/2
400
Nathan wins at Foursquare twice as much as Omar. Omar won three more Foursquare games than Tara-Lynn. Tara-Lynn won 2 Foursquare games. How many games did Nathan win?
10
400
Which City Years were born outside of the United States? (Hint: There are three)
Ms. Abby, Mr. Kwame, Ms. Yanique
500
49 divided by 7
7
500
How many degrees are in a right angle?
90
500
Write two equivalent fractions for 1/3.
2/6, 3/9, 4/12, 5/15, 6/18 ...
500
Jordan wants to run as fast as the Flash. The Flash starts running from MLK at 2:15 and reaches the Space Needle at 2:20. Jordan can run half as fast as the Flash. If Jordan starts running at 2:15, when will he reach the Space Needle? (Hint: Being "half as fast" means that it will take Jordan twice as much time to run)
2:25
500
How many different houses has Mr. Alan lived in?
13
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