Math Word Problems Worksheet Page 42

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Set 36
1.
Randy is filling his fish tank. Which would be most appropriate to use to fill the
tank: a tablespoon, a cup, a gallon? Explain.
2.
Which unit of measure is most precise to measure the length of your hand:
millimeter, centimeter, or meter? Explain
3.
The after-school math club is having a Pizza Party. The bill for the pizza is $64.36.
The math club advisor pays $10. The 12 members of math club decide to split the
rest of the bill evenly. How much will each person pay?
4.
Karen’s track coach is getting the team in shape by having them run laps. On the
first day, she ran 1 lap. On the second day, she ran 3 laps. On the third day, she ran
5 laps, and on the fourth day she ran seven laps. How many laps did she run on the
fifth day? Describe the pattern.
5.
Ms. Salmon went shopping and spent half her money on groceries. Then she
stopped at a fast food restaurant and spent $6.30. After that, she spent $45 to fill
her gas tank. When she got home, she had $20 left. How much money did she
have at the start?
6.
The first term is 24. The rule is “multiply by 2.” What are the next 3 terms in the
sequence?
7.
The table below shows the number of students in grades 1 through 5 at an
elementary school. Which type or types of graph would best represent the data?
Explain.
School Population by Grade Level
Grade
Number of Students
1
70
2
55
3
55
4
70
5
85
8.
Write 7,543,096 in expanded form.
2
9.
Miguel drank
of a can of soda. Mario drank 1/8 of the can. What fraction of the
8
soda is left?
10. Andrew is coaching a basketball team in his neighborhood. He needs to buy
basketballs. The price for each basketball is $9 and includes tax. How many
basketballs can Andrew purchase for $63? Write an open sentence that could be
used to solve this problem and then solve it.

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