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100

Write the expression using parentheses so that it simplifies to 9.

3 × 8 + 7 ÷ 5

3 × (8 + 7) ÷ 5

100

Marco buys 2 1/4 pounds of apples and 4 1/2 pounds of oranges. How many pounds of fruit does Marco buy?

6 3/4 pounds

100

Write a word problem for the expression. Then solve 

1/3 ÷ 4

1/12 hour


100

I can be open, closed, big or small. I can reveal the truth or hide it. I am almost always welcomed, and spring up out of nowhere. Everyone has one, but not everyone shares theirs. What am I?  

A smile

100

Name 3 teachers/staff members at the school who wear glasses

(answers may vary) 

200

10 A video played for 56.287 seconds. How long was the video, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a second?

56.29 seconds

200

Celia has 5/6 yard of fabric. She uses 2/3 yard of the fabric to make a skirt. How much fabric does Celia have left?

1/6 yard

200

Ricky has 1/2 cup raisins to sprinkle in 4 bowls of oatmeal. What fraction of the raisins can he use for each bowl of oatmeal?

1/8 cup raisins

200

I am as round as a sphere, but then become something else. I can be one hundred yards long, or even longer! What am I? 

A ball of yarn

200

What animal is the current mascot of Forest Road? 

Road runner 

300

Jayden fills 15 shelves of a bookshelf. He places 42 books on each shelf. How many books does Jayden put on the shelves?

630 Books

300

Four friends share three granola bars. What fraction of a granola bar does each friend get? U

3/4 granola bar

300

Krysta needs 2 feet of ribbon for an art project. Milo needs 4 inches less of the ribbon than Krysta. Jada needs 2 inches more of the ribbon than Krysta. How many inches of ribbon do they need in all?

70 inches

300

We come in a set. 

We can be a dash or a pour. 

If we're too much, the serving is ruined. 

If we're held back, the course is flat. 

What are we? 

Salt and pepper

300

Name the group of students who presented the "Stand Against Bullying!" presentation in the gym

Global Leaders of Tomorrow

400

The state park has one hiking trail that is 47.68 miles long and another trail that is 53.4 miles long. What is the difference in distance?

5.72 miles

400

Becca goes to soccer practice 4 times each week. Each soccer practice lasts 3/4 hour. How many hours does Becca spend at soccer practice each week?

3 hours

400

Write the names of all of the figures from the box that always have four right angles.

-quadrilateral

-parallelogram

-rectangle

-square

-rhombus

-trapezoid


rectangle & square


400

Solve this riddle: 

I am always running, but never get hot. What am I? 

A refrigerator 

400

What is Austin's rabbits name

Billy

500

Bella spent $5.76 on marbles. Each marble cost $0.16. How many marbles did Bella buy?

36 marbles

500

A rectangular table has a width of 3 3/4 feet. The length of the table is 5 feet. What is its area?

18 3/4 feet

500

Draw an acute equilateral triangle

(see whiteboards) 

500

Solve this riddle:

I can be red, blue, green or yellow. 

I am always changing. 

I can go up, or down. 

I am always with you, except when you sleep.

What am I? 

Your mood

500

What is Devyn's middle name? 

Youngluck