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5th Grade Math

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Question:

   

·        Martha spent  2/7 of her week at camp. 

       Marvin spent more than 1/14 of his week and lessthan 3/14 of his week at camp. 

       Whospent more time at camp? 

       Explain youranswer.


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): spent more than, less than, spent more

Step(s): 2

Operation(s):  find same denominator, compare

Answer: 2/7 = 4/14 so Martha spent more time

 

 



Question:

·        Mauricio and Ben want to buy a new video system. 

      Mauricio mowed 8 lawns for $15 each and Benwashed 12 cars for $8 each. 

      The video systemcosts $199.  Do they have enough money? 

      If not, how much more do they need? 


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): 8 for $15, 12 for $8, have enough,

                                       how much more

Step(s): 3

Operation(s): multiply, multiply, subtract 

 

Answer:  8 x $15 = $120

12 x $8= $96

$120 + $86 = $206

$206-$199= $5

SO YES, they have enough!

 



Question:

·        Sharon boughthalf a gallon of orange juice. 

       She andher husband drink a cup of juice each every morning. 

       How many days before they run out of juice?


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): gallon, cup, each morning, how many days

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): convert, subtract

Answer: 1 gallon = 4 quarts =2 pints = 2 cups so 4 x 2 x 2= 16 cups

2 people= 2 cups a day

16 cups divided by 2 = 8 days



Question:
     

    ·        Robert went to the doctor at 9:35 am. 

           The doctor had an emergency and could not seehim for 65 minutes. 

           At what time did thedoctor see him?

 


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): went at 9:35, could not 65 minutes, what time

Step(s): 1

Operation(s): addition 

Answer: 60 minutes = 1 hour so 9:35 + 1 hour is 10:35 + 5 minutes =

10:40 is what time he saw the doctor.



Question:
     

    ·        Blake looked at the thermometer at 9 am.  It registered 52 °F. 

     The temperature increased 2°F every hour from9 am to 2 pm and 1 °F every hour after that until 5 pm. 

     What was the temperature at 5 pm?


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): 9am, 52F, increased 2F every hour, 9am-2pm,

                                     1F every hour until 5

Step(s): 2

Operation(s):make a chart, fill in chart 

Answer:

9

52

10

54

11

56

12

58

1

60

2

62

3

63

4

64

5

65



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Question:

 

·        Martha needs to buy apples and saw that they cost 12for $3.00. 

       She only needs 10 apples. 

       How much will she pay for them?


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): 12 for $3, only needs 10, how much

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): divide, multiply

Answer: $3.00 divided by 12 = $0.25 each

               $0.25 x 10 = $2.50



Question:

·        Leonard worked on his homework for 3/5  hour, David worked onhis 8/10 hour and

      Mercedes worked for 5/12 hour on herhomework. 

       Put the names of the studentsin order, from the one who worked the least amount of time,

       to the one whoworked the longest.


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): 3/5, 8/10, 5/12, in order from least amount

                                      to greatest

Step(s): 4

Operation(s): find common denominators for all fractions, list

Answer: Least Common Multiple:

   5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60

 10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60

 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60

 

so: 3/5 = 36/60 Leonard

      8/10 = 48/60 David

      5/12 = 25/60 Mercedes

Mercedes, Leonard, David

 



Question:

Rebecca used 4 photo albums to organize her camping pictures.  Each photo album was full with 36 photos. 

If she took 12 pictures out of one album to give to her friend,

how many photos does she have left?


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): each, full, took out, left

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): multiply, then subtract

Answer: 36 photos times 4 albums = 144

144- 12 given to friend = 132



Question:

    Which of the following correctly describes a way to move from the origin on a coordinate grid to the point (2, 5)?

  1. A. 5 units right and 2 units up

    B. 2 units right and 5 units up

    C. 5 units left and 2 units down

    D. 2 units left and 5 units down

 

 

 


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Question:

The floor of Juan’s storage unit is in the shape of a rectangle with a length of 10 feet and a width of 8 feet. The height of the storage unit is 9 feet.

What is the volume of the storage unit?

A. 242 cubic feet

B. 360 cubic feet

C. 484 cubic feet

D. 720 cubic feet


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Question:

Mary spent $267 on clothes during the last three months. If she spent close to the same amount of money each month, about how much money did she spend each month?


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): each month, about

Step(s): 1

Operation(s): division

Answer: 267 divided by 3 =

267 is about 270 and 270 divided by 3 = 90



Question:
     

    ·        Mark wanted to ride his bike on some trails on hisvacation. 

           He can ride about 9 miles anhour.  He has about 3 hours he can spendon his bike.

           What two trails can he complete hiking that are the longestdistance?

     

    Trail

    Distance (miles)

    Cochran

    6.5

    Thomas

    19.1

    Meadows

    25.2

    Grails

    22.3

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): 9 miles an hour, 3 hours to spend

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): multiplication, compare

Answer: 9 x 3 = 27 miles in 3 hours

Cochran 6.5 is about 7 and Thomas 19.1 is about 20 so

20 + 7 = 27 miles



Question:

Mark bought a shirt for $16 and 3 pairs of socks for $2 each.  

If he paid with a $50 bill, how much change did he get back?  


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): bought, each, how much change

Step(s): 3

Operation(s): multiplication, add, subtract

Answer: $2 x 3= 6 + 16 = 22

$50-$22 = $28



Question:
  1. The perimeter of a square is 360 centimeters.  Write an equation that can be used to find the length of each side of the square.  Then solve it.

Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): perimeter, square, equation, each side

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): write equation, divide

Answer: 360 divided by 4 = 90cm



Question:

Tess evaluated an expression by subtracting 6 from 15 and then multiplying the result by 4. Which of the following could be the expression Tess evaluated?

A. (4 x 6)- 15

B. 4 x (15 - 6)

C. (6 + 15) x 4

D. 6 x (15 - 4)

 


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): expression, multiplying

Step(s): 1

Operation(s): evaluate

Answer: (15-6) x 4



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Question:

 A movie theater sold 3,247 tickets on Sunday, 1,927 tickets on Monday, and 998 tickets on Tuesday.  What is a good estimate of the number of tickets sold during 3 days?


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): estimate, number of tickets, during 3 days

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): estimate, add

Answer: 3,247 =3,000

1,927=2,000

998 = 1,000

so

3,000 + 2,000 + 1,000 = 6,000



Question:
  1. There is a strong storm hitting the coast of Texas.  A weather forecaster made this table to help predict how many centimeters of rain the coast would get. 

Number of days

Number of centimeters of rain

6

72

4

48

?

36


If 36 centimeters of rain has fallen, how many days of rain has the coast had?  Explain your answer
Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): predict, centimeters

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): find the pattern, divide

Answer: pattern = divided by 12, so 36 divided by 12 = 3



Question: The fourth graders at a school are going on afield trip.  36 students and 4 adults cansit on each bus.  If there are 80students and 9 adults going, what is the least number of buses they need totake?  
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Question:
  1. Lynn exercised for 40 minutes on Monday, 50 minutes on Tuesday, and 85 minutes on Wednesday.  She wants to exercise for a total of 3 hours.  Has she met her goal?

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Question:

Look at the information on this table and answer thequestions that follow.

                                      Student math grades

Name

Multiplication

Measurement

Money

Joseph

96

100

98

Marvin

70

88

96

Paul

86

92           

100

Dennis

92

86

80


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Question:

    Jessie and Jonathan picked up trash on Saturday.  Jessie picked up 12,000 grams of trash and Jonathan picked up 14 kilograms of trash.  Who picked up more trash?


Answer:

Clue/Trickster word(s): grams, kilograms, picked up more

Step(s): 2

Operation(s): conversion, subtraction

Answer: convert 14kg to g(1kg=1000g) 14 X 1000 = 14000

14000(Jonathan) -12000(Jessie) = 2000(Jonathan)

JONATHAN



Question:
  1. Each number in set A is related in the same way to the number beside it in set B.  

Set A

Set B

3

9

7

21

40

120


If you are given a number in Set A, what is one way offinding its related number in Set B?


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Question:
  1. John made a number strip that measured one yard.  Julia made one that measured 2 feet long.  If they put both strips together, how many inches long was their new strip?

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Question:

Jerry needs touse 40 inches of wood for his experiment and Joseph needs 10 inches of wood forhis experiment.  If they only sell wood bythe foot, how many feet of wood will they need to buy together to have enoughfor both?


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Question:

Look at the information on this table and answer thequestions that follow.

                                      Student math grades

Name

Multiplication

Measurement

Money

Joseph

96

100

98

Marvin

70

88

96

Paul

86

92           

100

Dennis

92

86

80


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