Can you figure out these Word Problems?

Learning Intention

WALT: explain the steps we took to solve each problem.

Instructions:

Create a textbox on each slide to explain how you got your answer.

Any questions you find difficult, skip it and move on. You can come back to it later.

Read each question carefully.

Highlight your answer on each slide.

Question 1

Bonnie has twice as many cousins as Robert. George has 5 cousins, which is 11 less than Bonnie has.

How many cousins does Robert have?

a. 17

b. 21

c. 4

d. 8

George = 5

Bonnie = 16 (11 + 5)

Robert = 8 (double of 8 = 16)

Question 2

Oscar sold 2 glasses of milk for every 5 sodas he sold.

If he sold 10 glasses of milk, how many sodas did he sell?

a. 45

b. 20

c. 25

d. 10

Question 3

Mrs. Farrell’s class has 26 students. Only 21 were present on Monday.

How many were absent?

a. 15

b. 5

c. 4

d. 16

Question 4

Brad’s class collected 320 cans of food. They boxed them in boxes of 40 cans each.

How many boxes did they need?

a. 280

b. 10

c. 8

d. 5

Question 5

Joey participated in a dance-a-thon. His team started dancing at 10 A.M. on Friday and stopped at 6 P.M. on Saturday.

How many hours did Joey’s team dance?

a. 52

b. 56

c. 30

d. 32

Question 6

Callie’s grandmother sponsored $0.50 for every mile Callie walked in her walk-a-thon. Callie walked 9 miles.

How much does her grandmother owe?

a. $4.50

b. $18.00

c. $5.00

d. $9.00

Question 7

Mr. Brown plowed 6 acres in 1 hour.

At this rate, how long will it take him to plow 21 acres?

a. 3 hours

b. 4 hours

c. 3.5 hours

d. 4.75 hours

Question 8

The low temperature in Alaska today was −4°F. The low temperature in Los Angeles, California was 63°F.

What is the difference in the two low temperatures?

a. 59°

b. 67°

c. 57°

d. 14°

Question 9

The Robin’s Nest Nursing Home had a fundraising goal of $9,500. By the end of the fundraiser, they had exceeded their goal by $2,100.

How much did they raise?

a. $7,400

b. $13,600

c. $10,600

d. $11,600

Question 10

The area of a square is 64 cm2.

What is the length of one side of the square?

a. 8 cm

b. 16 cm

c. 32 cm

d. 24 cm

Question 11

Mount Everest is 29,028 ft high. Mount Kilimanjaro is 19,340 ft high.

How much taller is Mount Everest?

a. 9,688 feet

b. 10,328 feet

c. 11,347 feet

d. 6,288 feet

Question 12

Lucy’s youth group raised $1,569 for charity. They decided to split the money evenly among 3 charities.

How much will each charity receive?

a. $784.50

b. $423.00

c. $523.00

d. $341.00

Question 13

Jason made 10 two-point baskets and 2 three-point baskets in Friday’s basketball game. He did not score any other points.

How many points did he score?

a. 22

b. 12

c. 24

d. 26

Question 14

Jeff left Hartford at 2:15 P.M. and arrived in Boston at 4:45 P.M.

How long did the drive take him?

a. 2.5 hours

b. 2.3 hours

c. 3.25 hours

d. 2.75 hours

Question 15

Susan traveled 114 miles in 2 hours.

If she keeps going at the same rate, how long will it take her to go the remaining 285 miles of her trip?

a. 5 hours

b. 3 hours

c. 7 hours

d. 4 hours

Question 16

Larry purchased 3 pairs of pants for $24 each and 5 shirts for $18 each.

How much did Larry spend?

a. $42

b. $72

c. $162

d. $186

Question 17

Jeff burns 500 calories per hour by cycling.

How long will he have to ride to burn 750 calories?

a. 3 hours

b. 2 hours

c. 1.5 hours

d. .5 hour

Question 18

The temperature at 6 P.M. was 31°F. By midnight, it had dropped 40°F.

What was the temperature at midnight?

a. 9°F

b. −9°F

c. −11°F

d. 0°F

Question 19

The total ticket sales for a soccer game were $1,260; 210 tickets were purchased.

If all the tickets are the same price, what was the cost of a ticket?

a. $6.00

b. $3.50

c. $10.00

d. $7.50

Question 20

Twelve coworkers go out for lunch together and order three pizzas. Each pizza is cut into eight slices.

If each person gets the same number of slices, how many slices will each person get?

a. 4

b. 3

c. 5

d. 2

Question 21

Marvin is helping his teachers plan a field trip. There are 125 people going on the field trip and each school bus holds 48 people.

What is the minimum number of school buses they will need to reserve for the trip?

a. 3

b. 2

c. 4

d. 5

Question 22

A group of five friends went out to lunch. The total bill for the lunch was $53.75. Their meals all cost about the same, so they wanted to split the bill evenly.

How much should each friend pay?

a. $11.25

b. $12.85

c. $10.75

d. $11.50

Question 23

A large pipe dispenses 750 gallons of water in 50 seconds.

At this rate, how long will it take to dispense 330 gallons?

a. 14 seconds

b. 33 seconds

c. 22 seconds

d. 27 seconds

Question 24

The light on a lighthouse blinks 45 times a minute.

How long will it take the light to blink 405 times?

a. 11 minutes

b. 4 minutes

c. 9 minutes

d. 6 minutes

Question 25

Wendy has 5 pairs of pants and 8 shirts.

How many different combinations can she make with these items?

a. 13

b. 24

c. 40

d. 21

Question 26

Max goes to the gym every fourth day. Ellen’s exercise routine is to go every third day. Today is Monday and both Max and Ellen are at the gym.

What will the day of the week be the next time they are BOTH at the gym?

a. Sunday

b. Wednesday

c. Friday

d. Saturday

Question 27

Danny is a contestant on a TV game show. If he gets a question right, the points for that question are added to his score. If he gets a question wrong, the points for that question are subtracted from his score. Danny currently has 200 points.

If he gets a 300-point question wrong, what will his score be?

a. −100

b. 0

c. −200

d. 100

Question 27

The Ravens played 25 home games this year. They had 9 losses and 2 ties.

How many games did they win?

a. 14

b. 11

c. 13

d. 12

Question 28

The temperature at midnight was 4°F. By 2 A.M. it had dropped 9°F.

What was the temperature at 2 A.M.?

a. 13°F

b. −5°F

c. −4°F

d. 0°F

Question 29

Find the next number in the following pattern.

320, 160, 80, 40, . . .

a. 35

b. 30

c. 10

d. 20

Question 30

Each week Jaime saves $25.

How long will it take her to save $350?

a. 12 weeks

b. 14 weeks

c. 16 weeks

d. 18 weeks

Question 31

Ashley’s car insurance costs her $115 per month.

How much does it cost her per year?

a. $1,150

b. $1,380

c. $980

d. $1,055

Question 32

The ratio of boys to girls at the dance was 3:4. There were 60 girls at the dance.

How many boys were at the dance?

a. 45

b. 50

c. 55

d. 40

Question 33

Lisa was assigned 64 pages to read for English class. She has finished 3/4 of the assignment.

How many more pages must she read?

a. 48

b. 21

c. 16

d. 8

Question 34

Tammi babysat for 4 ½ hours. She charged $7 an hour.

How much should she get paid?

a. $28.50

b. $35

c. $28

d. $31.50

Question 35

The Cheshire Senior Center is hosting a bingo night; $2,400 in prize money will be given away. The first winner of the night will receive ⅓ of the money. The next ten winners will receive 1/10 of the remaining amount.

How many dollars will each of the ten winners receive?

a. $240

b. $800

c. $160

d. $200