Word Problems
Prime & Composite
Factors & Multiples
Patterns
Word Problems (again)
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A team of students is building a 600-foot snowman. They plan to complete 6 feet per hour. How many hours will it take to build the trail? (include an equation).
What is 600 รท 6 = h; h = 100 hours
100
Is 49 prime or composite?
What is composite (7 x 7)
100
List all the factor pairs for 12.
What is 1 x 12, 3 x 4, 6 x 2
100
3, 6, 9, 12... Rule: add 3 Find the next 3 terms
What is 15, 18, 21
100
The Brewer family bought 2 adult tickets and 3 child tickets to the school carnival. The adult tickets cost $6 each. The child tickets cost $2 each. How much did the tickets cost in all? (include an equation).
What is (2 x 6) + (3 x 2) = t; t = $18
200
Zander read 182 pages last week. He read 259 pages this week. How many pages did Zander read in all? (include an equation)
What is 182 + 259 = p; p = 441 pages
200
Is 51 prime or composite?
What is composite (17 x 3, 51 x 1)
200
List all the factor pairs for 18
What is 18 x 1, 9 x 2, 6 x 3
200
35, 31, 27, 23... What is the rule of this pattern?
What is subtract 4
200
(15 - 5) x 3 = __ x 3
What is ___ = 10
300
Kayla sent 50 text messages last week. If she sends 50 text messages each week for 4 weeks, how many text messages will she send in all? (include an equation)
What is 4 x 50 = t; t = 200 text messages
300
Tell me what a prime number is.
What is a number with only one factor pair (example: 17: 17 x 1)
300
List the first 5 multiples of 4.
What is 4, 8, 12, 16, 20
300
circle, triangle, square, square, circle, triangle, square, square... How many terms are in this pattern? What will the 10th term be?
What is 8; triangle
300
Solve: (12 - 5) x (15 / 3) = n
What is n = 35
400
There are 12 students in line for red lunch. There are 4 times as many people in line for blue lunch. How many students are in line for blue lunch? (include an equation).
What is 4 x 12 = s; s = 48 students
400
List all the prime numbers under 20
What is 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19
400
List all the factor pairs for 54.
What is 1 x 54, 2 x 27, 3 x 18, 6 x 9
400
Find a pattern around the room and describe it.
What is (answers will vary)
400
There are 360 students at Wilson. That is 2 times the number of students at Hoover. How many students go to Hoover? (include an equation).
What is 360 / 2 = s; s = 180 students
500
The number of chocolate cupcakes in a bakery is 6 times the number of vanilla cupcakes. Write multiplication equation compares the number of chocolate and vanilla cookies.
What is c = 6v
500
Tell the definition of a composite number.
What is a number with two or more factor pairs (ex: 36: 36 x 1, 2 x 18, 3 x 12, 6 x 6)
500
Which of the following are multiples of 8? 16, 28, 32, 64, 56, 96, 46
What is 16, 32, 56, 64, 96
500
Create a pattern of your own. Your pattern must include at least 6 terms, and your pattern must repeat twice.
What is (answers will vary)
500
The student council ordered 688 T-shirts in small, medium, and large sizes. There are 296 small and 268 medium T-shirts. How many T-shirts are large? (include an equation).
What is 688 - (296 + 268) = l; l = 124 large t-shirts
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