Word problems
Anthony starts with $18 in savings in January. Then he saves $15 each month. How much will he have saved by the end of July?
January $18, February $33, March $48, April $63, May $78, June? July?
%78
Charles used 64 feet of fence to make a rectangular pen for his rabbit. The length of the pen is 20 feet. What is the width of the pen?
The width of the fence is 12 ft.
How many cups are in 3 quarts?
24 cups
Emerson hears the announcer on a TV show say, "We will return in 4 minutes." It takes Emerson 300 seconds to wash the dishes. Does he have enough time to wash the dishes before the TV show returns? Change the number of minutes until the show returns to a number of seconds to find out.
There are 240 seconds in 4 minutes. 300>240, so Emerson does not have enough time to wash the dishes.
Salvador is 63 inches tall. In order to ride a toller coaster at an amusement park, a person must be 5 feet tall. Is Salvador tall enough to ride a roller coaster? How many inches shorter or taller is he than 5 feet?
Yes, he is 3 inches taller than 5 feet.
Latasha uses the rule "multiply by 2" to write the number pattern shown below.
10, 20, 40, 80.
If the pattern continues, what would be the next 3 numbers?
160, 320, 640.
A city has several community gardens. The members of one garden use 78 feet of fence to make a rectangular border around the garden. The length of the garden is 25 feet. What is the width of the garden?
The width of the garden is 14 feet
The amount of liquid is shown below. Order the liquid measurements from least to greatest.
2 gallons 3 quarts 15 cups
3 quarts, 15 cups, 2 gallons.
Lucia's exercise class starts in 195 minutes. It takes Lucia 3 hours to do errands. Does Lucia have enough time to do errands before the class starts?
Yes, it should only take her 180 minutes.
5 km= ____m
5,000 m
(83-25) / 5=w
58 / 5 = 11 r 3
Dara needs to walk the dog 12 more times.
Following Dine, a Navajo tradition, Naomi's mother is teaching her how to weave a rug. The rectangular rug is 8 feet wide and has an area of 112 sq feet. How long is the rug?
The rug is 14 feet long.
A lamb has a mass of 3 kilograms. The lamb is placed on a scale. The unit on the scale is grams. What mass does the scale show?
The scale shows a mass of 3,000 grams.
The train was scheduled to arrive at 8:15 a.m. However, the train was delayed 35 minutes. What time did the train arrive?
8:50 a.m.
A shed is 5 meters long. How many centimeters long is the shed?
500 centimeters
Tiana sells 47 boxes of oranges for a fundraiser. Nicole sells 12 fewer boxes than Tiana. How many more boxes of oranges does Nicole need to sell in order to sell 60 boxes.
47 - 12= 35
60 - 35 = 25
Nicole needs to sell 25 more boxes.
A rectangular mancala game board has an area of 85 square inches and a width of 5 inches. What is the perimeter of the mancala game board?
The perimeter of the mancala game board is 44 inches.
Kyleigh buys a watermelon that weighs 9 pounds. She cuts off the rind. The remaining watermelon weighs 101 ounces. How much does the rind weigh?
43 ounces.
The bus left the school at 11:20 a.m. and arrived at the zoo at 2:40 p.m. How long did the bus travel?
3 hours and 20 minutes.
The length of a football field is 100 yards. How many feet are there in the football field?
300 feet.
Marcos has 5/6 of his reading left for the week. He plans to read on two or more days of the week from Monday to Friday. What are two different ways he could finish his reading? Use a fraction to describe the part of his reading he does each day.
Possible answer:
Monday he reads 2/6 of his reading
Wednesday he reads 3/6 of his reading
A square has a perimeter of 36 units and an area of 81 units. What is the side length of the square?
The length of the square 9 units
Keenan has an 8-liter jug filled with olive oil. He uses it to fill nine 750 milliliter jars with olive oil. How much olive oil does Keenan have left in the jug?
1,250 milliliters
Three friends each record how long it takes them to finish their homework. Order the times from least to greatest.
2 hours 135 minutes 3,200 seconds
3,200 seconds, 2 hours, 135 minutes
5,000g = ____ kg
5 kg