Vocabulary
Word Problems
Halloween Trivia
Let's be Rational
Absolute Value
100
The number on the bottom of the fraction
What is the denominator?
100
C 15
100
What is the most popular Halloween candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
100
Convert the fraction 1/8 to a decimal.
0.125
100
What is the |-9.5| ?
9.5
200
The number on the top of the fraction
What is the numerator?
200
You have 1/2 of a bag of M&M's and you want to share them equally among 4 friends. How much of the bag does each person get?
1/8 of a bag
200
What is the main character’s name in the Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Jack Skellington
200
Carlos said 5/4 is less than 1.25 because 5/4 is a fraction. Do you agree with Carlos? Show work to support your answer.
Carlos is incorrect because 5/4 is equal to 1.25 when converted to a decimal.
200
|-5| + |5| =
10
300
What do you call positive and negative whole numbers?
Integers
300
A garden is in the shape of a rectangle. The length is 1 4/5 feet long and the width is 2 4/6 feet. What is the area of the garden?
Hint: Area = Length x Width
4 24/30 feet squared or 4 4/5 feet squared
300
The sisters name in Hocus Pocus.
Sarah, Mary and Winnifred
300
Order the numbers from least to greatest
1/4, -1 3/4, 0.75, -0.25
-1 3/4, -0.25, 1/4, 0.75
300
What point on the number line above represents the number opposite the number -0.5?
Point S
400
The distance a number is from 0 on a number line.
absolute value
400
Ms. Montoya bought 3 bags of Halloween candy and each bag weighs 1 2/3 pounds. How many pounds of Halloween candy did Ms. Montoya buy?
5 pounds
400
Which Peanuts character believes in The Great Pumpkin in It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
Linus
400
What point represents -1.5 on the number line?
Point Q
400
|5| + |-3| - |2|
6
500
What types of numbers make up rational numbers?
Integers, fractions, decimals
500
Ms. Byrne plays her favorite song 6 times on repeat while she gets ready for school in the morning. If the song is 3 9/10 minutes long, how long does it usually take Ms. Byrne to get ready in the morning?
23 4/10 minutes or 23 2/5 minutes
500
In which country can you find sugar skulls during the Halloween season?
Mexico
500
Which point on the number line below represents the number opposite the number 1/2? 
Point R
500
A helicopter is flying at 155 meters above sea level. A flock of birds is flying 80 meters below the helicopter. A submarine is 185 meters below sea level.
What is the vertical distance between the helicopter and the submarine?
340 meters