Word Problems 101
Tony wanted to make some apple pies for a party. If one pie uses 2 apples, how apples will he need to make 6 pies?
12 apples
What is the value of the 5 in the number:
865,293
5,000
What is a fraction?
less than one whole number; a piece of a whole
What are the different angles?
right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle, straight angle
The movie Rocky III is 100 minutes long. The movie started at 4:00pm. What time will it end?
5:40pm
Mrs. Larson has 36 art books that she wants to arrange in equal stacks on her shelves. Identify at least two different ways she could arrange her books.
6 rows x 6 columns; 4 rows x 9 columns; 3 rows x 12 columns
What place is the 6 in the number:
76,894
ten thousands place
What is 5/8 + 2/8 ?
7/8
What are the different parts of lines?
line, line segment, point, ray
Margie bought 3 apples that cost 50 cents each. She paid with a five-dollar bill. How much change did Margie receive?
$3.50
Mya says that if a number is a multiple of 9, it is also a multiple of 3. Do you agree? Why or why not?
No because they have similar multiples but not all are the same. (answers may vary)
Saadiq says in the number 5,257, one 5 is ten times as great as the other 5. Is Saadiq correct?
He is incorrect. To be ten times more it would have to be 5,527
In Cassidy’s after school club, 7/10 of the students are wearing gym uniforms. How many students are NOT wearing gym uniforms in the club?
3/10 are NOT wearing uniform
What is the measurement of a right angle?
90 degrees
At the Phillies game, Franco bought an order of fries for $1.65 and a soda for $1.50. He paid with a $5 bill. How much change did he get?
$1.85
A walking tour of the museum starts at 9:00 am. What angle measure is formed by the hands on the clock? How do you know?
a right angle
Arrange these numbers in increasing order, beginning with the least: 2400 , 4002, 2040, 420, 2004.
420, 2004, 2040, 2400, 4002
Add
44/100+27/100+ 2/10.
Show your work to get the points.
91/100
What is the measurement of a straight angle?
180 degrees
Trevor is going shopping for his elderly neighbor. He has $65 to spend at the Home Depot Garden Center. He buys 3 indoor house plants for $6 each. How many $8 outdoor hanging baskets can Trevor buy?
he can buy 5 hanging baskets
The Philadelphia Mayor’s Office in City Hall is getting a new carpet. The room is a rectangle measuring 36 square yards. List 3 possible dimensions for the new carpet. Draw models if they help you to show or explain how you know.
6yd x 6yd; 4yd x 9yd; 3yd x 12yd
Use the standard algorithm to subtract 85,612 - 64,287. You must show your work to get the points.
21,325
Cayden has three lengths of wood to use for a project. They are 1 4/8, 2 2/8, and 1 3/8 long. What is the total of all three lengths of wood together?
5 1/8
What is the measurement of a complete turn or circle?
360 degrees
Francis helps his older neighbors do odd jobs. He was paid $8 per day for doing jobs for Mr. Johnson for 5 days. He was paid $9 per day by Ms. Smith for a different job. Francis earned a total of $103 for both jobs. How many days did he work for Ms. Smith?
7 days