Real World Math
How many child tickets were sold if 105 adult tickets were sold?
220
A glass of ice water is left outside on a warm day. After several hours, the ice melts and some water disappears into the air.
Question:
Name the two changes of matter that happened.
A character in a novel keeps failing but never gives up and eventually succeeds after years of hard work.
Question:
What is the most likely theme of the story?
Perseverance and determination can lead to success.
18+6×(12−4)÷2
42
A family drives 468 miles on a road trip. Their car averages 26 miles per gallon of gas. Gas costs $3.85 per gallon.
About how much did they spend on gas for the trip?
69.30
In a pond ecosystem, algae are eaten by insects, insects are eaten by frogs, and frogs are eaten by snakes.
Question:
What would most likely happen if the frog population suddenly decreased?
A story is told by a narrator using the words “I,” “me,” and “my,” but the narrator only describes events they personally experience.
Question:
What point of view is being used?
First-person point of view.
45.6÷0.8
57
A class orders 9 large pizzas. Each pizza has 8 slices. There are 27 students in the class, and each student eats 2 slices.
How many slices are left over?
18 slices left over
Two students push identical shopping carts. One student pushes harder than the other.
Question:
Which cart will accelerate more, and why?
The cart pushed harder will accelerate more because a greater force causes greater acceleration.
“The classroom was a zoo during indoor recess.”
Question:
What type of figurative language is used, and what does it mean?
It is a metaphor. It means the classroom was loud, wild, and chaotic.
33+52−7
45
Jordan wants to buy a gaming system that costs $420. He already has $95 saved and earns $25 each week mowing lawns.
How many weeks will it take Jordan to save enough money?
13 weeks
A city experiences longer daylight hours in June and shorter daylight hours in December.
Question:
What causes this change?
Earth’s tilted axis as it revolves around the Sun causes different amounts of daylight during different seasons.
A student walks into class soaking wet, carrying a broken umbrella, and leaves muddy footprints on the floor.
Question:
What can the reader infer happened before the student arrived at school?
It was raining heavily outside, and the umbrella likely failed during the storm.
Find the GCF and LCM of 18 and 24.
GCF: 6
LCM: 72
A community garden is shaped like a rectangle. It is 18 feet wide and 27 feet long. One-third of the garden is used for flowers, and the rest is used for vegetables.
How many square feet are used for vegetables?
324 square feet are used for vegetables
After a heavy rainstorm, puddles form on the playground. Two days later, most of the puddles are gone even though no one removed the water.
Question:
Where did the water most likely go, and what process caused it?
The water went into the air as water vapor through the process of evaporation.
Question:
What is the author’s main purpose?
To inform or teach readers about volcanoes.
−15+8×3−12÷4
6
A school is planning a field trip and needs to rent buses. Each bus can hold 48 students. There are 365 students going on the trip, and the school wants to divide the students equally among the buses without exceeding the bus capacity.
The bus company charges a flat fee of $125 per bus plus $4.50 per student.
Question:
8 buses
total cost: 2,642.50