Math Story Problems
Mrs. Wells has 15 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 ?
75 pieces of candy
When I got home from school after a long day, I decided to make myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. First, I took the peanut butter out of the cabinet and spread it on one side of the bread. Then, I took the jelly out of the refrigerator and spread it on the other slice of bread. After I put the two pieces of bread together, I finally sat down on the couch to eat.
sequence
20 divided by 5
4
Name the three states of matter
solid, liquid and gas
Name one text feature and tell what it is used for.
answers will vary
Jaron and Seth each have 20 dogs. Each dog has 4 legs. How many legs do the dogs have altogether ?
160 legs
Chimpanzees and humans are alike in many ways. A baby chimp laughs when its mother tickles it. After chimpanzees fight, they kiss and make up. When one chimpanzee comforts another, it gives it a hug or pat on the back. Humans interact with each other in these ways as well. There are, of course, many ways that chimpanzees and humans are different. Chimpanzees are smaller and stronger than humans. An adult male chimpanzee stands three or four feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds, yet a chimpanzee can lift more weight than a man who is six feet tall.
compare and contrast
32 divided by 4
8
Name two different landforms
mountain, lake, plateau, etc. ?
If a room measures 10 feet by 14 feet, what is the area of that room?
140 square feet
Esther decided to buy 72 cookies. She wants to give 8 of her friends the same number of cookies. How many cookies would each friend receive ?
9 cookies
All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees- the common chimanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
description
50 divided by 5
10
What would be the best ecosystem or habitat for a cactus ?
desert
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Kenneth, John, Michael and Xavier each have 29 frogs in their collections. Michael gave 10 of his frogs to Madison. How many frogs do the boys now have in their collections ?
106 frogs
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. If this continues, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rainforests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. If people work together, this problem may be solved and the chimps may continue to thrive in the wild.
problem and solution
100 divided by 10
10
What is the 6th planet from the sun ?
Saturn
If Benjamin has 2 quarters, 5 dimes, 3 nickels, and 12 pennies, how much money does he have?
$1.27
Jayden, Dayton, Megan and Skyla own 80 dollars. They decided to divide the money up into even amounts and keep it for themselves. How much money will each person receive ?
$20
Sally's mom forgot to set her alarm before she went to bed on Monday night. When she woke up on Tuesday morning, her clock read 9:00 AM. Sally's school started at 7:45 AM and she was worried that Sally was going to miss her important math test. Sally's mom quickly drove her to school, but by the time they got there, the test was already over. Because she missed class, Sally got a zero on her math test.
cause and effect
132 divided by 12
11
Name 4 things a plant needs to survive.
air, water, sunlight, soil
Name all 5 types of text structure AND all 5 types of context clues (IDEAS).
Problem/solution, compare/contrast, sequence, description, cause/effect.
Inference, definition, example, antonym, synonym