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There are 297 peach trees on a farm. There are 615 peach trees on a different farm. How many peach trees are on both farms.
912 peach trees.
There are 297 peach trees on a farm. There are 615 peach trees on a different farm. What is the difference between the numbers of peach trees on these farms?
318
Ms. Fry has 104 index cards. She will arrange the cards in 8 equal stack. How many index cards will be in each stack?
13
Which fraction is greater
2/3 or 2/8
(Hint: Draw a picture)
2/3
A triangle has a perimeter of 24 units. Each side of the triangle is the same length. What is the length of one side of the triangle in units?
8 units
April:$165
May: $87
What is the amount Elisha paid for guitar lessons for these three months?
$350
Sam's goal is to practice playing soccer for 300 minutes this week.
On Sunday he practiced for 117 minutes.
On Tuesday he practice for 58 minutes.
How many more minutes does Sam need to practice in order to meet his goal?
125 minutes
78/6
Jessie has 78 cans of food, she want to put them equally on 6 shelves. How many can will be placed on each shelf?
13 cans
Bailey and Dylan each have pies that are the same size. Bailey ate 1/3 of his pie. Dylan ate 1/4 of his pie. Who ate more of their pie?
Bailey are more pie because each slice of a pie cut into 3 equal parts is larger then each slice of a pie cut into 4 equal parts.
A rectangular fence surrounds a playground. The fence is 15 feet long and 3 feet wide, what is the perimeter?
36 feet
A lion puzzle has 402 pieces.
A boat puzzle has 498 pieces.
A garden puzzle has 419 pieces.
A waterfall puzzle has 473 pieces.
What is the total number of pieces in these two puzzles?
971
On Tuesday Wendy's sold 247 kids meals. On Wednesday, they sold 561 meals. What is the difference between the number of meals sold on these two days?
314
If George and his 5 friends each bring a dozen cupcakes to the school carnival, how many cupcakes did they bring.
72 cupcakes
Compare the 2 fractions:
3/6 and 1/6
3/6 is greater than 1/6
A triangular sign has a perimeter of 64 centimeters. Two of the sides are each 24 centimeters long. What is the length of the third side in centimeters?
16 cm.
Bill started his bank account with $77. He put in $223 into his account last week and another $137 this week. What is the total amount Bill has in his bank account now?
$437
Isaiah planted trees over three years.
The first year he planted 221 trees.
The second year he planted 187 trees.
If his goal is to plant 600 trees, how many more trees does he need to plant?
192 trees
There are two different vegetable in a garden.
There are 6 rows that have 18 carrot plants in each row.
There are 62 spinach plants.
How many vegetable plants are there in the garden?
170
James jogged the following fractions of a mile last week:
Mon: 3/4 miles
Tues: 1/2 miles
Friday: 4/6 mile
On what day did he run the most?
Monday
On the kitchen floor there were 9 rows of tiles and 36 tiles in each row. Each tile has an area of 1 square foot. What is the area of the floor in square feet?
324 square feet
Kristine has a $20 bill to spend at the book fair. She buys a book for $5, two bookmarks for $2 each, and a key chain for $4. How much change should Kristine receive from her $20 bill?
$7
Jessica travels 3 times last year.
In March she traveled 278 miles.
In May she traveled 652 miles
In June she travels 767 miles.
How many more miles did she travel in March and May combined than she traveled in June?
163 miles
There are two different theaters at the drive-in.
The first theater has 8 rows with 13 car-spots in each row.
The second theater has 88 car-spots.
How many car-spots are there at the drive-in?
192
Compare the two fractions:
2/3 and 5/6
2/3 is less than 5/6
The students walk around the perimeter of a square playground for recess. Each side of the playground is 29 yards long. What is the perimeter of the playgrounds in yards.
116 yards