Math Problem Solving

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Joey started eating lunch at 1:20 P.M. He finished at 1:55 in the afternoon. How long did he eat lunch?

35 minutes

200

Jackson went outside to look at the stars at 8:40 in the evening. He went back inside at 9:25 P.M. How long did Jackson look at the stars?

45 minutes

300

A fourth grade class was going on a field trip by bus to the museum. The bus left the school at 9:45 A.M. The bus ride takes 47 minutes. At what time did the bus arrive at the museum?

10:32 A.M.

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Gloria went to the mall and spent 50 minutes shopping. Then she had lunch for 30 minutes. If Gloria arrived at the mall at 11:00 A.M., at what time did she finish lunch?

12:20 P.M.

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Harper began fishing at 10:30 A.M and fished until 11:10 A.M. Joey finished fishing at 11:45 A.M. He fished for the same length of time as Harper. At what time did Joey start fishing?

11:05 A.M.

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Ms. Strawn planted 20 trays of flowers. Each tray had 6 flowers in it. How many flowers did she plant?

120 flowers

200

A black bear's heartbeat slows to about 9 beats per minute during hibernation. About how many times will a black bear's heart beat in 5 minutes?

45 times

300

Haylie packed water for her 5 day trip. She drank 6 bottles of water each day and had 5 bottles left over. How many bottles of water did she bring on her trip?

35 bottles

400

Mrs. Gallagher was on summer vacation for 7 weeks. She spent 3 weeks at the beach and the rest of the time at home. How many days she she spend at home?

28 days

500

Justin had 5 packages with 8 bottles of water in each package. He drank some before his 7 day trip. During the trip, he drank 5 bottles of water a day. When he got home, he had no bottles left. How many bottles did he drink before the trip?

5 bottles

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Mr. Bucci bought 30 football cards. They came in packs of 10. How many packs of baseball cards did Mr. Bucci buy?

3 packs.

200

Mr. Sharp baked 30 muffins. Each of her baking trays holds 6 muffins. How many trays of muffins did Mr. Sharp bake?

5 trays

300

Harper is making 4 gift baskets for her friends. She has 16 prizes she wants to divide equally among the baskets. How many prizes should she put in each basket?

4 gifts

400

Mr. Leahan bought 4 packs of cards. Each pack had the same number of cards. A friend gave him 3 more cards. Now he has 35 cards in all. How many cards were in each pack?

8 cards

500

Mrs. Coatsworth bought 5 packages of juice boxes. Each package had the same number of juice boxes. She gave away 3 juice boxes, and now has 27 juice boxes. How many juice boxes were in each package?

6 juice boxes

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100

There are more zoos in Germany than in any other country. At one time, there were 355 zoos in the United States and 414 zoos in Germany. How many zoos were there in the United States and Germany altogether?

769 zoos

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Susie sold 28 sweaters in June, 19 in July, and 11 in August. How many sweaters did she sell in all?

58 sweaters

300

Diana sold 336 muffins at the bake sale. Bob sold 287 muffins. About how many more muffins did Diana sell than Bob?

About 50 more muffins.

400

Glenwood Elementary School is having its annual Read-a-thon. The fourth graders have read 573 books so far. Their goal is to read at least 900 books. What is the least number of books they need to read to reach their goal?

327 books

500

There are 318 fiction books in the class library. The number of nonfiction books is 47 less than double the number of fiction books. How many nonfiction books are there in the class library?

589 books

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Floyd caught a fish that weighed 3/4 pound. Kevin caught a fish that weighed 2/3 pound. Who caught a heavier fish?

Floyd

200

Of the stars on the Glenwood Elementary School flag, 2/4 are gold and 2/8 are black. Are there more gold or black stars?

Gold stars

300

Joey is making coconut bars. He needs 1/3 cup coconut flakes, 1/4 cup milk, and 1/2 cup flour. Order the fractions from greatest to least.

1/2, 1/3, 1/4

400

Cora measure the heights of three plants. The first plant is 4/4 foot tall. The second plant is 4/8 foot tall. The third plant is 4/6 foot tall. Order the fractions from least to greatest.

4/8, 4/6, 4/4

500

Bryan and Casey's mother made two small pizzas that were the same size. She cut one pizza into eighths and the other into sixths. Bryan ate 7/8 of the first pizza and Casey ate 5/6 of the second pizza. Who ate more pizza?

Casey