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100

When would someone eat lunch?

11:00 a.m. or 11:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.

p.m. are the hours from noon until midnight

a.m. are the hours from midnight until noon

100

68 = ______ tens + _______ ones

6 tens + 8 ones

100

Ms. Duyck rolls a die three times.  On her first roll she rolls a 4.  On her second roll she rolls a 2.  On her third roll she rolls a 5.

What is the largest three digit number Ms. Duyck can create from these numbers?

542

100

Jose had 642 marbles.  His brother gave him 235 more marbles.  How many marbles does Jose have now?

877 marbles

100

Megan has 2 dimes, 3 nickels and 4 pennies.  A candy bar costs 35 cents.  Does she have enough money to buy a candy bar?

If so, how much money will she have remaining if she buys the candy bar?

Megan has enough money.  She has 

20 cents + 15 cents + 4 cents = 39 cents

If she buys a candy bar she will have 4 cents remaining.  39-35=4

200


3:25

200

30 ones = _____ tens

3 tens

200

Ms. Duyck rolls a die three times.  On her first roll she rolls a 4.  On her second roll she rolls a 2.  On her third roll she rolls a 5.

What is the smallest three digit number Ms. Duyck can create from these numbers?

245
200

Angelina made 749 cookies.  Her basketball team ate 325 cookies.  How many cookies does Angelina have remaining?

424 cookies

200

Kevin wants to buy a poster that costs 80 cents.  Does he have enough money?  Explain your reasoning.


No.  Kevin only has 70 cents.  He needs 10 cents more to buy the poster.

300


11:55

300

4 tens + 32 ones = 

72

4 tens = 40  

40+32=72

300

What is the value of 5 in the number 758?

50

300

Carlos has 542 stickers.  He places the stickers in groups of 100.  How many groups of 100 does he make?  How many stickers are leftover?

5 groups of 100 stickers and 42 leftover

300

Wanda says the coins equal 15 cents.  Rhonda says the coins equal 30 cents.  Kathy says the coins equal 75 cents.  Who is correct?  Explain your reasoning.


Rhonda is right.  The coins are dimes.  Dimes are worth 10 cents each.  10+10+10=30

Wanda was probably thinking they were nickels.

Kathy was probably thinking they were quarters.

400

Ms. Shiver is leaving her house at 5:35 p.m.  The movie starts in 15 minutes.  What time will it be when the movie starts?

5:50 p.m.

400

8 tens + 4 ones =

84

400

What is the value of these blocks?


332

400

Abner likes to exercise.  He does 349 jumping jacks on Monday.  On Tuesday, Abner does 268 jumping jacks.  How many jumping jacks does Abner do for the two days?

617 jumping jacks

349+268=617

400

A video game cost 38 dollars.  Jackie has the amount of money below:

Does Jackie have enough money to buy the video game?

No!!!  Jackie has 35 dollars.  20+5+5+5=35

Jackie would need 3 dollars more to buy the video game.

500

Mr. Michael begins cooking pasta at 2:55 p.m.  It takes 25 minutes to cook the pasta.  What time will it be when the pasta is ready?

3:20 p.m.

500

3 hundreds + 12 tens + 4 ones

424

300+120+4=424

500

Write the number 804 in expanded form.

800 + 4

500

Mr. Allen and Taylor Swift have a singing contest.  548 people clap for Taylor Swift.  925 people clap for Mr. Allen.  How many more people clap for Mr. Allen than Taylor Swift?

377 more people clap for Mr. Allen

925-548=377

500

Mr. Cifuentes won a poetry contest.  The prize was the amount of money below:

How much money did Mr. Cifuentes win? 

Mr. Cifuentes won 72 dollars.  20+20+20+10+1+1=72

Bonus question:

Mr. Cifuentes used his prize money to buy his wife and daughter some really nice presents.  He paid 46 dollars for his wife's gift and 26 dollars for his daughter's gift.  How much money did he have remaining?  72-46=26 dollars  26-26=0 dollars