Mathtacular

Math-wards

100

Greg made 1 more than twice as many baskets at his game on Wednesday than he made at his game on Monday. If he made 11 baskets on Wednesday, how many did he make on Monday?

What is 5 baskets?

200

Charlie is 4 more than twice as old as Frank. Frank is 3 years younger than Bob. If Bob is 9 years old, how old is Charlie?

What is 16 years old?

300

8% of the students in the auditorium were sixth graders. If there were 16 sixth graders, how many students were in the auditorium in all?

                        

What is 200 students?

400

You have a box of 50 cookies. 18% of them are sugar cookies. How many cookies in the box are not sugar cookies?

What is 41 cookies?

500

You want to enclose your 144 sq ft square garden. How many feet of fencing should you buy? 

What is 48 feet? 

Mean, Kids

100

Steven's grades on his last 8 science tests were 96, 84, 73, 96, 92, 88, 81, and 88. What is the average of his grades?

87.25

200

The McMahan children are 3, 24, 18, and 9 years old. What is the median of their ages? What is the mean?

What is 13.5 years old?

300

If 5 boxes of macaroni and cheese cost $19.95, how much will you need to pay for 8 boxes?

What is $31.92?

400

The temperatures in my town one week in December were 3°F, 10°F, 5°F, 18°F, 7°F, 3°F, and 3°F. What was the mean temperature that week?

What is 7 degrees? 

500

The scores for six of the golfers competing in the tournament were +5, -3, +9, -5, and +14. What is the average score?

What is +4?

Fun "Times"

100

Tyler’s doctor recommended that he drink 14 fluid ml of milk each day. If he follows his doctor’s orders, how many ml of milk will Tyler drink in December?

 434 ml

200

Cory has to pick out an outfit to wear to school. He has 5 pairs of pants to pick from, 18 shirts, and 3 pairs of shoes. How many different outfits can Cory make?

What is 270 outfits?

300

A bowling alley charges $3 per shoe rental and $4 per person per game. If you and a friend bowl 3 games and each rent a pair of shoes, how much will it cost in all?

What is $30?

400

Four runners are competing in a race. In how many different orders can they finish the race?

What is 24 different ways?

500

A dollar bill is approximately 16 cm long. About how long would a line of 20 one- dollar bills positioned end-to-end be in METER?

3.2 meter

Sum Fun!

100

Sarah hiked a path that took her from 34 meters below sea level to 52 meters above sea level. What was the change in her elevation?

86 meters

200

How many inches of metal do you need to build a frame around a picture that is 8 inches tall and 10 inches wide?

What is 36 inches of metal? 

300

Yvette was using a balance scale in science class. It took 3 apples to balance 15 cookies. How many cookies would she need to use to balance 5 apples?

What is 25 cookies?

400

The average temperature in Antarctica in November was -36°F. December’s average temperature was 19° warmer than November’s. What was the average temperature December?

What is -17 degrees?

500

A cookie recipe calls for 3 1⁄3 cups of flour to make 4 dozen cookies. You only want to make 24 cookies, though. How much flour should you use?

What is 1 2/3 cups?

Math-ellaneous

100

Tonya drives for 5 hours at 55 mph. How far does she go?

What is 275 miles?

200

You play soccer three times as long on Thursday as you did on Tuesday. If you play for 2 hours on Thursday, how long did you play on Tuesday?
                        

What is 40 minutes? 

300

Hotdogs come in packages of 12. Hotdog buns come in packages of 8. What is the least number of PACKAGES of each Mary can buy so that she has an equal number of hotdogs and buns?

What is 2 packages of hot dogs and 3 packages of buns?

400

Jack gives half of his baseball card collection to Bobby. He then loses 5 cards. He now has 13 baseball cards. How many cards did he start with?

What is 36 cards?

500

George, Paul, Rita, Tom, and Wendy are standing in line at the movie theater. Wendy is in front of Paul but behind Rita. Tom is directly in front of Wendy. No two boys are standing next to each other in line. Front to back, in what order are they standing?

What is George Rita Tom Wendy Paul?