Story Problems
Mrs. Brown has 17 students. Each student will receive 5 pieces of candy on the last day of school. How many pieces of candy does Mrs. Wells need to buy?
85
78 x 10
780
I am a 2D shape. I have one curved side and no vertices. Which 2D shape am I?
Circle
Should we use milliliters or liters to measure a small cup of tea?
Milliliters
What is the best estimate for the height of an adult man, 6 feet or 6 inches?
6 feet
Jaron and Seth each have 65 dogs. Each dog has 4 legs. How many legs do the dogs have altogether?
260
9 x 60
540
I am a 3D shape. I have four faces that are triangles and one face that is a square. What am I?
Square pyramid (or square-based pyramid)
What is the best estimate for the mass of a snail, 6 grams or 6 kilograms?
6 grams
What is the best estimate for the length of a pencil, 6 inches or 6 feet?
6 inches
Eric decided to buy 72 cookies. He wants to give 9 of his friends the same number of cookies. How many cookies would each friend receive?
8
97 x 6
582
I am a 2D shape with only one pair of parallel lines. I have four sides. What 2D shape am I?
Trapezoid
What is the best estimate for the weight of a Grade 2 student, 30 grams or 30 kilograms?
30 kilograms
What is the best estimate for the height of a door, 2 feet or 2 yards?
2 yards
Kaitly, Johnjo, Michael and Xavier each have 39 frogs in their collections. Michael gave 10 of his frogs away. How many frogs do the boys now have in their collections ?
146
925 x 3
2,775
I am a 2D shape with two pairs of parallel lines. Which shape am I?
Parallelogram
Bobby said that we should measure water in a bucket using liters. Jackie said that we should use milliliters. Who is correct?
Bobby is correct. We should use liters to measure water in a bucket because a bucket can hold several liters of water.
How many inches are in one foot?
12 inches
Jayden, Dayton, Megan and Skyla own 180 dollars. They decided to divide the money up into even amounts and keep for themselves. How much money will each person receive?
$45
536 x 8
4,288
I have two curved edges. I have 1 curved surface and 2 flat surfaces. Which 3D shape am I?
Cylinder
Amy said that we should measure an elephant using grams. Cici said that we should use kilograms. Who is correct?
Cici is correct. We should use kilograms because an elephant is heavy.
How many feet are in 1 yard?
3 feet