Holiday Numbers
The number of reindeer traditionally said to pull Santa’s sleigh (not including Rudolph)
8
A Christmas tree can be shaped like this triangle type.
Triangle (cone)
If Santa has 8 reindeer and each reindeer eats 3 carrots, he needs this many carrots in total.
24
If half of Santa’s cookies are eaten, this fraction remains.
1/2
Santa has a bag of presents. One gift to each child describes this division.
equal sharing
The number of gifts given in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
364
The shape of a Christmas ornament ball.
sphere
Santa has 100 presents and 5 elves. Each elf wraps this many presents.
20
A cake cut into 8 slices. You eat 3 slices. Fraction eaten.
3/8
Sum of the 12 days of Christmas gifts.
364
The number of days in December.
31
The shape of a traditional Christmas star on top of the tree.
star (pentagram)
Santa leaves gifts for 10 families each day for 7 days. Total gifts delivered.
70
$20 ornament on sale for 25% off. Discounted price.
$15
Recipe needs 2/3 cup sugar; double it. Total sugar needed.
1 1/3 cups
If Santa delivers gifts to 24 houses per hour, this is how many houses he delivers to in 3 hours.
72
A rectangular gift box is 4 in × 6 in × 8 in. Its volume in cubic inches.
192 cubic inches
Santa travels at 500 mph for 6 hours. Total distance covered.
3000 miles
A snowman melts 0.75 of its height. Decimal of remaining height.
0.25
The 25th day of December is celebrated as this.
Christmas Day
The sum of the numbers on a standard Christmas advent calendar (1 through 24).
300
A snowflake usually exhibits this type of symmetry.
hexagonal symmetry (6-fold)
One sleigh carries 50 presents; Santa has 1,200 presents. How many sleigh trips?
24
Out of 12 stockings, 7 have candy canes. Fraction with candy canes.
7/12
Christmas number that rhymes with “snow” and often describes a sleigh ride.
Two