Word Problems
President Lincoln pardoned 25 turkeys for he's first Thanksgiving in office. If he did the same thing for each year he was a president (4 years), how many turkeys did he pardon?
100 turkeys
B=20
H=40
800
Each workbook is 3/8 inch thick. How many inches thick is a stack of 5 workbooks? Explain or show your reasoning.
15/8 inches
Ariah has 8 pennies. Each one weighs 5/2 grams. How much do Ariah's pennies weigh altogether? Explain your reasoning.
20 grams
How many letters are in the alphabet?
11
Dominic ate 1/3 of the pan of mashed potatoes. If the pan was 1/2 full when he started, how much did he eat?
1/6
V=462
B=21
L= 22
A bottle holds 7/10 liter of water. How much water do 6 bottles hold?
42/10 or 4 2/10
Write an expression for the area of the shaded region. See Ms. J's whiteboard.
4/5 x 1/4
What did the triangle say to the circle?
You're pointless.
Alana drew a pilgrim and Amari colored 1/4 of the picture. DaeSean colored another 1/3 of the picture. How much did DaeSean color?
3/12
W=9 W=10
H=5 H=13
L= 10 L=22
450+2860=3310
Kiran ran 1/5 the length of his road, which is 9 miles long. How far did Kiran run?
9/5 or 1 4/5
Write an equation for the shades part. See Ms. J's whiteboard.
4/10 x 8/9
If 1=3
2=3
3=5
4=4
5=4
6=?
3
Ms. J lost 1/3rd of her brain. If she started the day with only 5/7th of her brain, how much is left?
5/27
H=99 inches
L=48 inches
W= 19 inches
90,288
3 x 5 3/4
15 9/4 or 17 1/4
Draw a diagram for the equation, 1/11 x 5/11
Ms. J checks
There are 49 dogs signed up for a dog show. There are 36 more small dogs than large dogs. How many small dogs have signed up to compete?
42.5
Bob has 9 lives, if Ms. J took 2 lives and he gets 3 more each month, how many lives will he have in December?
10 lives
W=3
L=20
H=89
5340
A banner at a sporting event is 8 feet long and 2 1/3 feet wide. Draw a diagram.
Ms. J checks
Solve: 4/8 x 7/13
28/104
Using only an addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000?
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000