12 days of Christmas Math
How many gifts are given on the first day of Christmas?
One
Mary makes 10 gingerbread cookies. If she eats 2, how many are left?
8 cookies
Round 82 presents to the nearest ten.
80
Santa visits 20 houses and eats 2 cookies at each house. How many cookies does he eat?
40 cookies
What shape is a Christmas tree ornament that is a ball?
sphere
If you eat 1/3 of a Christmas cookie, what fraction of the cookie is left?
2/3
On the third day, the singer recieves 3 French hens. If each hen costs $27, how much would these cost?
$81
A Christmas tree farm sells 6 trees for $15 each. How much do the 6 trees cost?
$90
Round 367 ornaments to the nearest hundred.
400
If Santa's sleigh can hold 125 toys and he makes 4 trips, how many toys does Santa deliver?
500 toys
A present is in the shape of a rectangular box. How many faces does the present have?
6 faces
If 4 out of 12 ornaments are red, what fraction of the ornaments are red? reduce the fraction if possible.
4/12= 1/3
On the 5th day, the singer receives 5 gold rings. How many gold rings are received if this happens 3 times?
15 gold rings
Jack decorates his house with 100 lights. If 25 burn out, what percentage of the lights are still working?
75%
Rudolph eats 562 carrots. Round this to the nearest ten.
560
Each reindeer eats 5 pounds of food. How much food do 9 reindeer eat?
45 pounds
A Christmas star has 5 points. How many sides would a star with 8 points have?
16 sides
An elf makes 10 toys, but 4 are broken. What fraction of the toys are broken? (reduce if possible)
4/10 = 2/5
How many total gifts have been given on the 2nd day of Christmas, if all gifts from days 1 and 2 are included?
4 gifts
Santa delivers presents to 18 houses in 1 hour. How many houses does he visit in 4 1/2 hours?
81 houses
The reindeer run 1,275 miles. Round this to the nearest hundred miles.
1,300 miles
Santa's sleigh weighs 2,000 pounds. Each gift adds 12 pounds. How heavy is the sleigh with 50 gifts?
2,600 pounds
If a gingerbread house has 4 walls and each of them is 2ftx3ft, what is the total area of the walls?
24 square feet
There are 8 slices of fruitcake. If 3 are eaten, what fraction remains? (reduce if possible)
5/8
If each gift costs $10, how much has been spent on gifts by the end of the 4th day of Christmas?
$200
An elf wraps 3 presents every 10 minutes. How many presents can the elf wrap in 2 hours?
36 presents
Santa carries 2,985 toys. Round to the nearest hundred toys.
3,000 toys
If Santa travels 1,200 miles in 4 hours, how fast is the sleigh going?
300 mph
A Christmas wreath has a radius of 7 inches. What is the circumference? Round to the nearest inch.
about 44 inches
A stocking is filled with 20 candies and 3/4 of them are chocolate. How many chocolate candies are in the stocking?
15 choc candies