Story Problems
Create a story problem for the number sentence 11 + 9 = ?
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Today is Wednesday, October 12th. What will the day of the week be in two weeks?
Wednesday
3/6 is equal to what fraction?
1/2
2² = ?
4
Write $423.35 as you would on a check.
Four hundred twenty-three and 35/100~~~ dollars
Mrs. Harrison has $42. Mrs. Ternahan gave her $39. How much money does Mrs. Harrison have now? (Write a # sentence)
$42 + $39 = $81
Write three combinations to make 45 cents without using pennies.
Answers may vary:
4 dimes & 1 nickel, 3 dimes & 3 nickels, 9 nickels
Is 1/3 greater than, equal to or less than 1/6?
Greater than
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, __, 49, 64
What is the missing number?
36
The letter A is the sixth letter in an eight-letter word. How many letters are before A? How many letters are after A?
5 letters come before and 2 come after.
Colt scored 523 points, Allen scored 482 points, Darius scored 345 points and Noah scored 542 points. How many points did Noah and Darius score altogether? (Write a # sentence)
542 points + 345 points = 887 points
How can you make 25 cents with 3 coins?
2 dimes and 1 nickel
1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = ?
3/6 or 1/2
√9 (The square root of 9) = ?
3
There are a dozen people in line. You are sixth. Draw a picture of the people circle yourself. How many people are before you? How many people are after you?
5 people are before you and 6 people are after you.
Paige bought 4 smoothies and 6 sandwiches. If the cost of each smoothie is $7, how much did she pay for the smoothies? (Write a # sentence)
4 x $7 = $28
It is 2:45 p.m. what was the time three hours ago?
11:45 a.m.
2/3 – 1/3 = ?
1/3
√81(The square root of 81) = ?
9
Write 27 using Roman Numerals.
XXVII
Remy visited her grandmother in Florida for 5 weeks last summer. How many days was Remy in Florida? (Write a # sentence)
5 x 7 days = 35 days
It is 4:30 p.m. what will the time be two hours and 15 minutes from now?
6:45 p.m.
1/3 is equal to how many sixths?
2/6
5² + 4² = ?
41
Fill in the correct symbols
(+, -, x or ÷)
0__ 10 = 10 10__10 = 100
10__10 = 1 10__10 = 0
0 + 10 = 10 10 x 10 = 100
10 ÷ 10 = 1 10 - 10 = 0