Word Problems
Josh lives 2.5 miles away from the park. Josh rides his bike to the park and back home each day. How far does he ride each day?
5 miles
Which digit in the number 4,602 is in the tens place?
0
What is 432 + 208?
640
What is 87 x 100?
8700
What is a quotient?
The answer to a division problem.
Mary had three 3-point shots in basketball. Wanda had six 2-point shots. How many more points did Wanda have than Mary?
Mary scored 9 pts. Wanda scored 12 points.
12 - 9 = 3
Wanda scored 3 more points than Mary.
What is the place value of 6 in 10.076?
thousandths
What is 321 - 199?
122
25,824
What is the difference between a divisor and a dividend?
The divisor is the number going into the dividend.
Josh lives 2.5 miles away from the park. Josh rides his bike to the park and back home four days a week. How many miles does Josh ride his bike each week?
Josh rides 5 miles each day. He rides 4 days a week. I need to take 5 x 4 to find his mileage for the week. Josh rides 20 miles each week.
Compare using >, <, =
66.457 ____ 66.449
> greater than
What is 887 + 9043?
9930
What is 22.4 x 0.5 ?
11.2 or 11.20
What is 8,720 divided by 2?
4,360
The playground is made up of four rectangular lots that are each 10 ft by 7 ft. What is the total area of the playground?
To find area of a rectangle, you x length by the width. The area of 1 lot is 10 x 7 = 70 sq. ft. There are 4 lots. I need to take 70 x 4 to find the total area. The total area of the playground is 280 sq. ft.
Write the number in standard form.
6000 + 400 + 9
6409
What is 38.906 + 5.62?
44.526
What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?
product
Find the quotient of 3505 and 12. Express any remainder as a fraction.
292 1/12
Mia’s water bottle can hold 24 ounces of water. She drinks two full water bottles each day. How many total cups of water does Mia drink each day?
I know that 1 cup = 8 oz. Since Mia's bottle holds 24 oz, that is = 3 cups. 24 divided by 8 = 3. She drinks 2 bottles. That is 48 oz or 6 cups. Mia drinks 6 cups each day.
5000 + 40 + 8 _____ 5000 + 40 + 0.5
5048 > 5040.5
378
Find the product of 804 and 22.
17,688
Solve 8000 / ____ = 40
200