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100

You buy a candy bar for $2.50 and a juice for $1.75.
How much do you spend in total?

$4.25

100

In Japan, some families celebrate Christmas with cake slices.
A cake has 12 slices, and a family of 5 people shares it equally.
How many slices does each person get, and how many are left over?

Each person gets 2 slices, with 2 slices left over.

100

A sled slides 4.2 meters in the morning and 3.6 meters in the afternoon.
How far did it slide in total?

7.8 Meters

100

In Mario, a coin block gives you 5 coins every time you hit it.
If you hit the block 3 times, how many coins do you get?

15 Blocks

100

I am a number that remains the same when multiplied by any other number. Who am I?

0

200

A book costs $12.80. You pay with a $20 bill.
How much change do you get back?

$7.20

200

A family decorates for Chinese New Year with 24 lanterns.
If 1/4 of the lanterns are red, how many red lanterns are there?

6

200

There are 10 students at a snowball fight.
6 are throwing snowballs.
What fraction of the students are throwing snowballs? 

(Simplify your fraction)

3/5

200

In Zootopia, Judy Hopps solves 30 cases in 5 weeks.
Nick Wilde solves 45 cases in 9 weeks.
Who solves more cases in one week?

Judy, by 1 case per week

200

Two numbers multiply to 48 and add up to 14. What are the numbers?

6 and 8

300

You have $15.50. You buy a sandwich for $6.75 and a drink for $2.25.
How much money do you have left?

$6.50

300

A Kwanzaa candle holder has 7 candles.
If 3/7 of the candles are red, how many red candles are there?

3

300

A snowman is made of 1/2 foot, 3/4 foot, and 1/4 foot tall snowballs.
How tall is the snowman?

1 and 1/2 feet

300

In the Avengers, there are 6 Infinity Stones.
If Thanos already has 4, what fraction of the stones does he have? (simplify)

2/3

300

I am an odd number. Take away one letter from me, and I become even. What number am I?

Seven

400

A pizza costs $18 and is split equally among 4 friends.
How much does each friend pay?

$4.50

400

A menorah has x candles.
If 4 candles are lit and 5 remain unlit, how many candles are on the menorah?

400

The total snowfall for two days is 7 inches.
If it snowed x inches on Monday and 3 inches on Tuesday, what is x?

4 inches

400

A song on Taylor Swift’s new album is 3 minutes and 45 seconds long.
Another is 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
How long are the two songs together?

6 minutes and 35 seconds

400

I have 4 sides. Two sides are parallel, and two are not. What shape am I?

A trapezoid

500

You buy x packs of gum for $0.75 each.
If you spend $6 in total, how many packs did you buy?

8 packs

500

Santa has x gifts in his sleigh.
He delivers 12 gifts to the first house and 5 gifts to each of the next 3 houses.
If he has 2 gifts left after these deliveries, how many gifts did he start with?

29

500

During a blizzard, the snowfall increased each hour by the amounts:
1.2 in, 2.6 in, 0.7 in, 3.5 in, 1.0 in. 

What was the total amount of snow?

9 inches

500

Spider-Man swings between buildings at 30 meters per second.
He travels for 2.4 minutes without stopping.
How far does he travel?

4,320 meters 


(2.4 minutes = 144 seconds → 144 × 30 = 4,320)

500

I am a 3-digit number. My tens digit is 3 more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is double my ones digit. What number am I?

462

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