Math Word Problems Worksheet Page 23

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Set 21
1.
Ari is building a garden. He wants it to be long and narrow with a brick border. The first
figure shows how 8 bricks would surround 1 square foot of garden. The second figure
shows how 10 bricks would surround 2 square feet of garden. Ari wants to enclose a
garden that is 37 feet long. How many bricks will he need?
When he is done with his garden Ari still has 25 bricks. How much longer could Ari have
made his garden?
2.
Use the following clues to create a schedule for the class field trip to the museum and then
answer a question. Clues:
The trip to the museum lasted 6.5 hours from the time the busses left the school until they
arrived back at the school.
The busses will leave the school at 8:30 am.
The trip to the museum takes 20 minutes. The trip back takes 30 minutes due to traffic.
The museum tour started 10 minutes after the busses arrive at the museum. The tour lasts
for 2.5 hours.
Lunch is scheduled to begin three hours after the busses leave school. Lunch lasts 45
minutes.
After the tour and lunch the students could explore the museum in small groups.
3.
There are 6 fifth graders and 3 fourth graders on the pep squad. Everyone's name is put in a
hat and the captain is chosen by picking one name. What are the chances that the captain
will be a fifth grader?
4.
Macauley’s dad decided to take his soccer team out for ice-cream after practice. Each of
the 10 players ordered an ice-cream for $2.79. Macauley’s dad didn’t order anything.
What was the total bill for the ice-cream?
5.
On the coordinate plane shown below there are 2 points that have been plotted. Name the
ordered pair that corresponds to points D and F.

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