Winter Words Problems
Each month Mrs. Murphy’s family eats 3.95 pounds of peppermint bark. How many pounds of bark will her family eat in 6 months?
23.7 pounds
The 145 fifth graders at Marston Elementary and their 6 teachers will be taking a field trip. The school needs to rent buses for the trip. If each bus holds 42 passengers, how many buses does the school need to rent?
4 Buses
2/7
How thick can ice be skated on safely?
4 Inches
347.85 in expanded form
300 + 40 + 7 + 0.8 + 0.05
Nakayla is making a blanket with 3 different colors of yarn. She uses 525 yards of each color. How many feet of yarn does she use in all? Remember, 1 yard equals 3 feet.
4,725
Ms. Stephen bought a dress that cost four times as much as the necklace she bought. If the dress cost $64 how much did the necklace cost?
$256
There is a water fountain 7/10 mile from the start of a hiking trail. There is a pond 3/5 mile from the start of the trail. If a hiker begins walking at the start of the trail, which will they come across first, the water fountain or the pond?
The pond
How many sides do snowflakes have?
6 sides
What is 15/24 in simplest form?
5/8
Aaliyah is working on her summer reading assignment. Her goal is to read 500 pages per week. On Monday she read 79 pages. On Tuesday she read twice as many pages as she did on Monday. How many more pages does Aaliyah need to read in order to meet her goal?
263
There are 58 students that signed up to play basketball after school. Coach Saddler wants to divide them into teams of seven, with the same number of players on each team. How many extra players will there be?
2 extra players
List these fractions from least to greatest.
15/8 215/100 7/4 21/10
7/4 15/8 21/10 215/100
What is the coldest state in the United States of America?
Alaska
Milo made a fruit salad with 1/8 pounds of kiwi, 3/8 pounds of strawberries, and 1/8 pounds of pineapple. How many pounds of fruit did Milo use in all?
5/8 pounds
De’Andre received $100 for getting good grades on his report card. He purchased a pair of sneakers for $58.42 and a shirt for $23.89. How much money does De’Andre have left?
$17.69
Ms. Haidaichuk baked 112 cookies. She kept 16 cookies at home for her family and shared the rest evenly with her 8 friends. How many cookies did each friend get?
12 Cookies!
Find a fraction between 2/5 and 4/8
Ex: 18/40, 9/20, 17/40
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter solstice
The deli clerk at Jim's Deli sliced 32.95 pounds of roast beef. Throughout the day, he sold 19.67 pounds. How many pounds of roast beef are left?
13.28
Mrs. Weston is setting up her new library. She has 9,342 books. Each bookcase holds 75 books.
How many full bookcases will be in her library? How many books will be in the partially full bookcase?
124 r42
When Mrs. Dowst went to bed, there was 4 ¾ inches of snow on the ground. When she woke up, there was 8 ⅜ inches of snow on the ground. How many inches did it snow while Mrs. Dowst was sleeping?
4 3/8 inches
There are 36 fish in 4 aquariums. There are the same number of fish in each aquarium. How many fish are in each aquarium?
9 Fish!
What day is National Eggnog Day?
December 24th
Tickets to the Galactic Space Museum cost $14.50 for adults and $6.75 for kids. What is the total cost for 2 adults and 2 kids to go to the Galactic Space Museum?
$42.50