5th Grade Math Jeopardy

Computation

100

Add carefully! 385 + 637 = ?

1,022

200

Subtract carefully! 8,014 - 3,916 = ?

4,098

300

Multiply carefully! 27 x 8 = ?

216

400

Multiply carefully! 52 x 39 = ?

2,028

500

Divide carefully! 168 ÷ 12 = ?

14

Fractions

100

Give an equivalent fraction for 3/4.

Possible answers (there could be others) 6/8; 9/12; 12/15; 15/18; etc.

200

Reduce the fraction 18/27 to its simplest form.

2/3

300

Reduce the fraction 35/40 to its simplest form.

7/8

400

Give an equivalent fraction for 2/5.

Possible answers (there could be others) 4/10; 6/15; 8/20; 10/25; 12/30; etc.

500

Multiply these fractions carefully! be sure to give your answer in simplest form. 3/4 x 2/5 = ?

3/10

Volume/Area

100

Find the volume of a prism with a height of 5 inches, width of 10 inches, and length of 3 inches. 

150 cubic units

200

What two formulas may be used to calculate volume?

length x width x height

base x height

300

What is the area of the face of a rectangular prism that is 5 cubic units wide and 6 cubic units long?

30 units² 

400

Solve this riddle: The perimeter of a rectangular pool is 56 meters. If the length of the pool is 16 meters, calculate its width. 

12 meters

500

The height of a prism is 6 inches. The volume of the prism needs to be 60 inches cubed. What could the area be of the prism to achieve this?

10 inches²

Multiplication/Division

100

What is 30x15?

450

200

What is the quotient of the problem 76/4?

19

300

Which number is the divisor in the problem 90/3=30?

3

400

What is 150 multiplied by 24? Utilize traditional multiplication or partial products.

3600

500

What is 485 divided by 97? Use traditional division or partial quotients to solve.

5

Math Vocabulary

100

What vocabulary word means the answer to an addition problem?

sum

200

What vocabulary word means the answer to a multiplication problem?

product

300

What vocabulary word means the top part of a fraction?

numerator

400

What vocabulary word means the answer to a division problem?

quotient

500

The greatest common factor (GCF) of any two numbers is A) a number that divides evenly into both numbers. B) the largest number that divides evenly into both numbers. C) a number that both numbers will divide into evenly. D) the largest number that both numbers will divide into evenly.

B