Mr. Hicks Holiday Math Jeopardy

Story Problems

100

Santa has 7 reindeer. 2 reindeer run away. 1 reindeer retires. How many reindeer does Santa have left?

4 reindeer

200

8 elves went out playing in the snow. 4 more elves joined them. Then 3 elves went inside. How many elves are still out playing in the snow?

9 elves

300

10 candy canes were hanging on a tree. Sam put 10 more candy canes on the tree and then Charlie put 7 more. How many candy canes are now on the tree?

27 candy canes

400

Santa slides down the chimney of a family of 4. He leaves each member 3 presents. How many presents did he leave?

*BONUS Beat Mr. Mock in Rock, Paper, Scissors for 2 throws*

12 presents

500

A christmas tree lot has 25 trees. 5 families each buy 2 trees. How many trees are left on the lot?

15 trees

Money

100

Santa gives Sarah 2 nickels. How much money does Sarah have?

10 cents

200

Elves get paid 3 dimes, a nickel, and a penny every week. How much money do elves get paid every week?

36 cents

300

The Grinch stole 4 dimes, 3 nickels, and 4 pennies from a little girl. How much money did the Grinch steal?

59 cents

400

Mrs. Claus put some money in Mr. Claus' pockets for snacks while he was riding in his sleigh. She put a quarter, 3 dimes, and 3 pennies in his pocket. How much money did Mrs. Claus give to Santa?

58 cents

500

Santa has 75 cents. He wants to give his money to 3 children. How much money will each child get?

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25 cents

Keywords

100

If you see a word problem with the "all together" in it, what operation would you do?

Addition

200

If you see a word problem with the "find the difference" in it, what operation would you do?

Subtraction

300

If you see a word problem with "find the product" and "double" what operation would you do?

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Multiplication

400

If you see a word problem with "quotient" and "split up in equal groups" what operation would you do?

Division

500

If you see a two-step word problem that has the keywords "Combined" and "split up evenly" what TWO operations would you do?

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Addition and Division

24

100

Figure out how to make 24 with the following numbers: 

8 4 8 2

4 x 2 = 8

8+8+8=24

200

Figure out how to make 24 with the following numbers:

6 2 6 1

6 - 2 = 4

4 x 6 = 24

24 x 1 =24

300

Figure out how to make 24 with the following numbers:

4 1 1 8

4 - 1 = 3

8 x 3 = 24

24 x 1 = 24

400

Figure out how to make 24 with the following numbers:

6 1 1 5

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5 - 1 = 4

6 x 4 = 24

24 x 1 = 24

500

Figure out how to make 24 with the following numbers:

9 5 5 1

9 - 5 = 4

5 + 1 = 6

6 x 4 = 24

Math Facts

100

7 x 5 + 2 =?

37

200

9 divided by 3 - 1=

2

300

3 x 9 + 5 =

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32

400

100 divided by 10 + 9

19

500

12 x 5 - 9

51