Word Problems
What number is a factor of 36?
a. 5
b. 8
c. 9
d. 72
c. 9
Which statement is true about the number 21?
a. It is a prime number.
b. 42 is a factor of 21.
c. 1 is a multiple of 21.
d. 21 is a composite number.
d. 21 is a composite number.
21
Composite
Which set contains only multiples of 8?
a. 1, 2, 4, 8
b. 2, 4, 8
c. 1, 8, 16, 24, 32
d. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40
d. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40
Brayden bought a box of 1,500 sour patch kids for his neighborhood party. He gave away 785 sour patch kids at the party. He decided to share the remaining sour patch kids between the 5 fourth grade classes at his school. How many sour patch kids should each class receive?
143
43
Prime
Robert made lunches for the field trip. He placed 6 chips in each lunch and had no leftover chips. Which of the following shows how many chips he might have started with?
a. 14
b. 20
c. 26
d. 30
d. 30
Four fourth grade students made the following claims in math class:
Gabby: 2 is the only even prime number.
Caroline: The number 1 is neither prime nor composite.
Alex: All odd numbers are prime.
Declan: The number 15 has 2 factor pairs.
Which students made true statements?
a. Gabby and Caroline
b. Alex and Declan
c. Gabby, Caroline, and Declan
d. Gabby, Caroline, Alex, and Declan
c. Gabby, Caroline, and Declan
2
Prime
Summer created a shopping list for items she needed to buy.
She needed to buy 6 packs with 14 bags of chips in each pack.
Summer was only able to find packs with 7 bags of chips in each pack.
How many packs of chips will she need to buy in order to have all the chips she needs?
12
Everett noticed that the final scores for both the Home and Visitors teams were prime numbers in last week’s basketball game. Which scoreboard shows the final score of Everett’s game?
a. HOME 9 VISITORS 28
b. HOME 27 VISITORS 21
c. HOME 37 VISITORS 19
d. HOME 11 VISITORS 36
c. HOME 37 VISITORS 19
9
Composite
Maverick wants to make a rectangular patio with square stones in his backyard. If he uses 16 stones, he can make 3 rectangular designs.
After looking at the designs, Maverick decides to use more than 16 stones to make his patio. Which number of stones would give him only one rectangular design for his patio?
a. 19
b. 22
c. 35
d. 46
a. 19
Eloise is thinking of a number between 1 and 50. She gives the following clues:
● The number is even.
● 5 is a factor of the number.
● The number is a multiple of 8.
What number is Eloise thinking about?
40
1
Neither Prime or Composite