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MATH MAGIC from MRS. MAY

TIME

Question:

How many minutes are there between one number and the next on a clock?


Answer:

There are five minutes between any two numbers on the clock.



Question:

TWO-PART Question:

a) How many minutes does it take for the minute hand to go all the way around the clock one time?

b) What is another name for this length of time?

 


Answer:

a) It takes 60 minutes for the minute hand to go around the clock one time.

b) Another name for this length of time is one hour.

 



Question:

If the hour hand is halfway between the 6 and 7, and the minute hand is on the 6, what time is it?


Answer:

It is 6:30.



Question:

TWO-PART Question:

a) If it is 9:37 now, what time will it be in two hours?

b) What time was it two hours ago?


Answer:

a) In two hours it will be 11:37.

b) Two hours ago it was 7:37.



Question:

Fill in the blank:

5:15 is the same as say a ____________________ past five.


Answer:

5:15 is the same as say a quarter past five.



MONEY

Question:

FOUR-PART Question:

a) How much money is a quarter worth?

b)                                   a dime worth?

c)                                   a nickel worth?

 d)                                  a penny worth?


Answer:

a) A quarter is worth 25 cents. 

b) A dime is worth 10 cents.

c) A nickel is worth 5 cents.

d) A penny is worth 1 cent.



Question:

TWO-PART Question:

a) How many cents are in one dollar?

b) Write the numerical value for one dollar on the board.


Answer:

a) There are 100 cents in a dollar.

b) The numerical value for one dollar is $1.00.



Question:

What is the total value of these coins?

 


Answer:

The total value of these coins is .82 or 82 cents.



Question:

What is the total value of these coins?


Answer:

The total value of these coins is $1.24 or 124 cents.



Question:

If you have $1.24 and you buy a pack of gum for a quarter, how much money will you have left?


Answer:

You will have 99 cents or .99 left.



FRACTIONS

Question:

How many 1/2 cups does it take to fill 1 whole measuring cup?

 

 

 


Answer:

It will take two 1/2 cups to fill 1 whole measuring cup.



Question:

Madison has a candy bar with eighteen pieces. She wants to give half of the candy bar to Kylie. How many pieces will Madison give to Kylie?

     
     
     
     
     
     

 


Answer:

Madison will give nine pieces to Kylie.



Question:

Yazmine has a candy bar with 18 pieces. She wants to give 1/3 of the candy bar to Jasmine and keep 2/3 for herself. How many pieces will Jasmine get and how many pieces will Yazmine get?

     
     
     
     
     
     

 


Answer:

Jasmine will get 6 pieces and Yazmine will keep 12 pieces of candy.



Question:

TWO-PART Question:

a) What is the sum of 1/4 + 5/4 + 3/4 + 3/4?

b) Is this sum greater than, less than, or equal to one whole?


Answer:

a) The sum is 12/4.

b) 12/4 is the same as three whole so it is greater than one whole.



Question:

A penny is what fraction of a dollar?


Answer:

A penny is 1/100 of a dollar because 100 pennies is equal to one dollar.



GRAB BAG

Question:

Preston picked a blue chip, then a red chip, 
then 2 blue chips, then a red chip, then 3 
blue chips, then a red chip. If this pattern 
continues, what will he pick next?_______ 


Answer:

Preston will pick 4 blue chips.



Question:

Fill in the missing number:

22, 28, 34, ____, 46


Answer:

The missing number is 40.



Question:

What is the place and value of the 
bolded digit? 536 ____________________ 

 


Answer:

The 5 is in the hundreds place and has the value of 500.



Question:

 If double 8 is 16, then double 80 is ____  

 


Answer:

Double 80 is 160.



Question:

Write the decimal form for 36 13/100.


Answer:

The decimal form is 36.13.



STORY PROBLEMS

Question:

A grocery received a shipment of 56 
pears. Then, they received 79 more. What 
is the total pears they received?________ 

 


Answer:

The grocery received 135 pears.



Question:

Mrs. May was waiting with a lot of 
other people in the theater for the movie to begin.  23 more 
people came in. Now there are 88 people in the theater. 
How many people were already there with Mrs, May before  
the new people came?


Answer:

There were 65 people in the theater before the new people arrived.



Question:

Emory had 87 beads. She gave away 29 
beads, but then bought 15 more. How 
many beads does she have now?_____


Answer:

Emory now has 73 beads.



Question:

Paul bought 8 bags of cookies with 7
cookies in each bag. How many 
cookies did Paul buy in all? 

 


Answer:

8 bags x 7 cookies in each bag = 56 cookies total.

 



Question:

There were 8 tricycles and 14 bicycles at 
the park. How many total wheels were 
there? 

 


Answer:

There were 24 tricycle wheels (8 tricycles x 3 wheels each) plus 28 bicycle wheels (14 bicycles x 2 wheels each) for a total of 52 wheels.