The Dreaded Word Problems
Jon jogged 3/4 of a mile in the morning. Jon jogged 2/3 of a mile in the evening. How much farther did he jog in the morning?
1/12 of a mile
What is the decimal equivalent to 1/2?
0.5
You are give an angle with the measure of 27 degrees, what type of angle is this? (Hint: Use the words acute, right, obtuse.)
acute
There are 6 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 3 yellow marbles in a bag. What is the probability of pulling a yellow marble out of the bag?
3/13
What two words describe this number: 17 (Hint: use these words prime, composite, even and odd)
prime and odd
Cody and Brad bought pizza for the class party. Cody bought 12 pizzas for $9 each. Brad bought 8 pizzas for $10 each. Who spent more money on pizza? Write the name of the person as your answer.
Cody
Write the following fractions and decimals in order from greatest to least:
3/5, 0.3, 1/8, 1.25
1.25, 3/5, 0.3, 1/8
If a circle has a radius that measures 4 cm, how long is the diameter?
8 cm
This sample space shows all of the possible combinations of one kind of drink and one type of snack that Ralph can choose. According to the sample space, what is the probability that the combination that Ralph chooses will include juice? Write your answer in simplest form.
juice, muffins
juice, goldfish
juice, cheese stick
juice, french toast sticks
chocolate milk, muffins
chocolate milk, goldfish
chocolate milk, cheese stick
chocolate milk, french toast stick
4/8 = 2/4 = 1/2
What is the mode of the following data set?
10, 4, 5, 8, 6, 6, 7, 2, 6, 4
6
Mr. Jones makes $15.75 per hour repairing cars at the auto shop. If he works 23 hours this week, how much money will he make in one week? (Hint: Use the lattice method if you need to!)
$362.25 a week
One day at the farmer’s market, a customer purchased a box of mangoes for $3.25 plus $.26 tax. If she uses $20, how much will she get back in change?
$16.49
The measure of each angle in an acute triangle should be ________.
A) more than 90 degrees
B) exactly 90 degrees
C) less than 90 degrees
D) exactly 360 degrees
C, less than 90 degrees
What is variable in this expression.
n - 2 = 15
n
( ) parenthesis
Kayla wants to build a fence in her backyard. The length of her backyard is 25 feet and the width is 15 feet. How many feet of fence will she need to buy?
80 ft
Rachel rode her bike for one-fifth of a mile on Monday and two-tenths of a mile on Tuesday. How many miles did she ride altogether? Write your answer in simplest form.
4/10 = 2/5 miles
Zebi wants to carpet her room. Her room is 11 ft wide and 15 feet in length. How much carpet would she need to carpet her whole room?
165 ft squared
If you roll a 6 sided die, what is the probability of rolling an even number? Write your answer in simplest form.
3/6 = 1/2
Simplify the expression: (12 + 2) + 3 (5 - 2)
23
If there is 1.5 liters in a bottle of soda. How many milliliters is that equivalent to? (Hint: KHDUDCM)
1,500 mL
Yesterday, Shay-Shay's Seafood Shack went through 3/5 of a bottle of ketchup. If they used 3 times as much mustard as ketchup, how many bottles of mustard did they go through? Write your answer in simplest form.
9/5 = 1 4/5 bottles of ketchup
Fred walks his pig daily. They make 3 trips around the barn each day. The length of the barn is 24 ft and the width of the barn is 16 ft. How many feet do Fred and his pig walk each day?
240 ft each day
Johan ate some raspberries. Jazzlyn ate 9 more raspberries than Johan. Write the expression that shows how many raspberries Jazzlyn ate?
r + 9
How many centimeters are equivalent to 5 kilometers?
500,000 centimeters