Vocabulary
Word Problems
Halloween Trivia
Let's be Rational
Absolute Value
100

The number on the bottom of the fraction

What is the denominator?

100

C 15 

100

What is the most popular Halloween candy? 

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

100

Convert the fraction 1/8 to a decimal. 

0.125

100

What is the |-9.5| ?

9.5

200

The number on the top of the fraction

What is the numerator?

200

You have 1/2 of a bag of M&M's and you want to share them equally among 4 friends. How much of the bag does each person get?

1/8 of a bag

200

What is the main character’s name in the Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Jack Skellington

200

Carlos said 5/4 is less than 1.25 because 5/4 is a fraction. Do you agree with Carlos? Show work to support your answer. 

Carlos is incorrect because 5/4 is equal to 1.25 when converted to a decimal. 

200

|-5| + |5| = 

10

300

What do you call positive and negative whole numbers? 

Integers

300

A garden is in the shape of a rectangle. The length is  1 4/5 feet long and the width is 2 4/6 feet. What is the area of the garden? 

Hint: Area = Length x Width

4 24/30 feet squared or 4 4/5 feet squared

300

The sisters name in Hocus Pocus.

Sarah, Mary and Winnifred

300

Order the numbers from least to greatest

1/4,  -1 3/4, 0.75, -0.25

-1 3/4, -0.25, 1/4, 0.75

300

What point on the number line above represents the number opposite the number -0.5?

Point S

400

The distance a number is from 0 on a number line.

absolute value

400

Ms. Montoya bought 3 bags of Halloween candy and each bag weighs 1 2/3 pounds. How many pounds of Halloween candy did Ms. Montoya buy? 

5 pounds

400

Which Peanuts character believes in The Great Pumpkin in It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?

Linus

400

What point represents -1.5 on the number line? 

Point Q

400

|5| + |-3| - |2|

6

500

What types of numbers make up rational numbers? 

Integers, fractions, decimals

500

Ms. Byrne plays her favorite song 6 times on repeat while she gets ready for school in the morning. If the song is 3 9/10 minutes long, how long does it usually take Ms. Byrne to get ready in the morning?

23 4/10 minutes or 23 2/5 minutes

500

In which country can you find sugar skulls during the Halloween season?

Mexico

500

Which point on the number line below represents the number opposite the number 1/2? 

Point R

500

A helicopter is flying at 155 meters above sea level. A flock of birds is flying 80 meters below the helicopter. A submarine is 185 meters below sea level.

What is the vertical distance between the helicopter and the submarine?

340 meters

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