· 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.
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
· 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?
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!
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She andher husband drink a cup of juice each every morning.
How many days before they run out of juice?
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
· 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?
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.
· 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?
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 |
· 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?
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
· 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.
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
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?
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
Which of the following correctly describes a way to move from the origin on a coordinate grid to the point (2, 5)?
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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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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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?
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
· 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 |
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
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?
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
Clue/Trickster word(s): perimeter, square, equation, each side
Step(s): 2
Operation(s): write equation, divide
Answer: 360 divided by 4 = 90cm
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)
Clue/Trickster word(s): expression, multiplying
Step(s): 1
Operation(s): evaluate
Answer: (15-6) x 4
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?
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
Number of days | Number of centimeters of rain |
6 | 72 |
4 | 48 |
? | 36 |
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
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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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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?
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
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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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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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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