Christmas Word Problems
Santa can see up to 25 children per hour. What is the maximum number of children he can see in 6 hours?
150 children
Santa has 6 candy canes to give away. He has already given away 5. What fraction of the candy canes does Santa have left?
1/6
Christmas character known for stealing Christmas
the Grinch
A word meaning "to spell Santa's name incorrectly" - a common holiday typo.
misspell
Past tense: He _________(bake) the cookies on Christmas Eve.
baked
Peter Elf had 149 presents (not all for him) on Christmas Eve. On Christmas day he received 132 more presents and he gave away 128 presents. How many presents did he have to open for himself on Christmas day?
153 presents
There are 21 holiday cards on the wall. 5 are Hanukkah cards. The rest are Christmas cards. What fraction of the cards on the wall are Christmas cards?
16/21
Which Hollywood actor played 6 different roles in the Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
A word meaning “not thankful” — how a Grinch-like person feels about holiday gifts.
ungrateful
Children are ________ (hang) stockings on the mantle.
hanging
Each batch of Mrs. Crowley's toffee makes 14 pieces of toffee. If Sandy needs 8 dozen pieces of toffee, how many batches does she have to make?
7 batches
4,298 candy canes - 153 candy canes=
4, 145 candy canes
What character is a toy soldier that comes to life?
nutcracker
displeased
One who decorates trees is a ___________.
decorator
The price for each reindeer harness is $17.95. What is the price for 9 reindeer harnesses?
Bonus challenge (100 pts): If the tax rate is 14%, how much would 9 reindeer harnesses including tax cost?
$161.55
Bonus: $184. 17
8,732 elves- 546 elves=
8,186 elves
What brings Frosty to life?
a magic hat
incorrect
Which ornament is the ________ (shiny) on the tree?
shiniest
Santa needs to order boots for all of his reindeer. He has 4 reindeer pens with 12, 19, 14, and 16 reindeer in them. How many boots are needed?
244 boots
9,643 reindeer + 876 reindeer=
10,519 reindeer
A popular Spanish Christmas song
Feliz Navidad
A word meaning "to wrap a present badly" -result: torn paper and crooked tape.
miswrap
One who observes which child is naughty or nice is the __________ (observe).
observer