Word Problems
Last year, the Book Fair had 21 posters. This year, there are 13 times as many posters. How many posters are at the Book Fair this year?
21 x 13 = 273 posters
What is the name for a triangle with all sides equal in length?
equilateral
Cass builds a pen for her llama that is 12 feet by 13 feet. What is the area of the pen?
12 x 13 = 156 square feet
45 x 10 =
45 x 10 = 450
Ashrith has 21 Pokemon cards. He wants to share them evenly with 2 friends. He will keep the extra. How many Pokemon cards does each friend get?
21 divided by 2 = 10 R 1; each friend gets 10 cards
Pencils are for sale at the Book Fair. You can put a pencil for 25 cents. How much would it cost to buy 12 pencils?
12 x 0.25 = $3.00
How many pairs of parallel sides does a trapezoid have?
1 pair
A rectangle has a perimeter of 35 square feet. The width is 5 feet. What is the length?
7 feet
38 x 25 =
38 x 25 = 950
Tanvi is organizing a party. She has 54 flower vases to decorate tables. If there are 7 tables, how many vases can she put on each table if she wants to divide them evenly?
54 divided by 7 = 7 R 5; so 7 vases on each table
Together, Vaibhav and his friend have $35 to spend at the Book Fair. They decide to split the money evenly. How much money do they each get?
$35 divided by 2 = $17.50
What is the name of a triangle with a 90 degree angle?
A right triangle
A square has an area of 36 square inches. What is the length of one side?
6 inches (6 x 6 = 36)
44 x 16 =
44 x 16 = 704
Jay attended the Timberwolves game. He took 53 photos and wants to put them in an album that holds 4 pictures per page. How many pages does he need?
53 divided by 4 = 13 R 1; he needs 14 pages
Max saves 5 times as much money as his sister Milla. Milla saves $60. How much money does Max save?
What is the name of a quadrilateral with 4 equal sides?
rhombus
A rectangle has a length of 13 feet and a width of 11 feet. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
13 + 13 + 11 + 11 = 48 feet
75 x 38 =
75 x 38 = 2,850
A total of 58 awards will be given away to the soccer team. Each box holds 8 awards. How many awards will be in the partially filled box?
58 divided by 8 = 7 R 2; 2 awards in the partially filled box
Karl Anthony Towns shoots 15 free throws at practice. Vaibhav shoots 11 times as many free throws. How many free throws does Vaibhav shoot?
15 x 11 = 165 free throws
What is the name of a triangle with no sides that are equal?
scalene
length = 12 meters (12 + 12 + 6 + 6 = 36)
62 x 36 =
62 x 36 = 2,232
There are 62 students who want to play in the Football League. Each team needs exactly 6 people to be full. How many full teams can be made for the Football League?
62 divided by 6 = 10 R 2; 10 full teams