MathLAMPS

addition & subtraction story problems

100

Juju buys groceries for $50.25 on Monday. By Thursday, she needs to go again! She spends $80.75 for the rest of the week. How much money did Juju spend in total on groceries?

$131.00

200

There are 19,000 people waiting for a sold-out baseball game to start in Yankee Stadium. The Stadium seats 54,000 people. How many more people still need to arrive?

35,000 people

300

New York City is famous for its skyscrapers. The tallest building is the Freedom Tower at 1776 ft. The most popular skyscraper is the Empire State Building at 1250 ft. What is the difference in height between the two buildings?

74 ft

1250 - 1176 = 74

or

1176 + _74__ = 1250

400

Kendall loves to bake! She was selling bags of her chocolate chip cookies at the bake sale for $4 a bag. How many bags of cookies could you buy for $60.

15 bags of chocolate chip cookies!

500

Claudia saved up $950,000 to buy her dream house! After looking for a long time, she found the perfect home, and she negotiated the price from 890,000 to 815,550. How much money does Claudia have left over to go on her dream vacation?

$134,450

Multiplication

100

What are the factors of 18?

1,2,3,6,9,18

200

744 x 10 = 

7440

300

(30 x 11) - 25 =

205

400

Julia and Esmé are setting up for a party. They need 9 chairs at each table. Julia sets up 6 tables and Esmé sets up 6 tables. How many chairs will they need?

108 chairs

(6+6) x 9 =

12 x 9 = 108

500

225 x 15 = 

3375

225 x 10 = 2250

225 x 5 = 1125

1125 + 2250 = 3375

Division

100

 144 divided by 12

12

200

90 divided by 5 =

18

300

150 divided by 13

11r7

400

228 divided by 4 =

57

500

350 divided by 15 = 

15 r 5

Random

100

1998-1993=

5

200

Which is greater?

(20x5) + (5x12) 

or 

(50x2) + (6x10)

Neither! They are equivalent!

300

If Drew read 420 pages of a book in a week, how many pages did she read each day?

60 pages

400

Mila saved $120 each month for a year. At the end of the year, she bought an iPad for $299.99. How much money does Mila have left over?

1140.01

500

19,999 - 9998=

10,001

Geometry & Fractions

100

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

34 inches

200

Serena bought a poster for her room at that was 17 inches by 36 inches. What is the area of the poster? Draw a rectangle to match your answer.

612 inches²

300

Phoenix bought a rug for his room that was 109 inches by 250 inches. What is the area of the rug? Draw a picture to match your answer.

27,250 inches²

400

Name three fractions that are equivalent to 1/2.

Any answer where the numerator is half of the denominator.

500

Find two fractions that are equivalent to 3/4.

Any fraction where the numerator and denominator are multiplied or divided by the same number.