5th Grade Problem Solving

There are 15 rows of seats in a theater. Each row has 16 seats. How can you find the number of seats in the theater?

• Add 15 and 16

• Divide 16 by 15

• Divide 15 by 16

• Multiply 16 by 15

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Mr. Wilcox drove for 4 hours at an average speed of 80 kilometers per hour. How can you find how far he drove in all?

• Add 4 and 80

• Divide 80 by 4

• Multiply 80 by 4

• Subtract 4 from 80

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Matt planted 6 rows of strawberry plants. What else do you need to know to find how many strawberry plants he planted in all?

• The size of each plant

• How much money each plant cost

• The distance between each plant

• The number of plants in each row

• The number of strawberries on each plant

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Susan has 14 cookies. Of these cookies, 6 are sugar cookies, and the rest are chocolate chip. Which number sentence could be used to find the number of chocolate chip cookies she has?

• 14 + 6

• 14 x 6

• 14 - 6

• 14 / 6

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A popcorn seller has 562 bags of popcorn. Then, 178 bags were sold. To estimate how many bags of popcorn were left to the nearest hundred, you can subtract...

• 100 from 400

• 100 from 600

• 200 from 500

• 200 from 600

An early bird ate 3² worms. To find out how many worms the bird ate, you can...

• Add 3 and 2

• Add 3 and 3

• Multiply 3 by 2

• Multiply 3 by 3

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A set of 3 pictures cost $1.23. Luis wanted 9 pictures. How did he probably find out how many sets he needed and how much they would cost?

• Multiplied and added

• Divided and multiplied

• Divided and subtracted

• Subtracted and muliplied

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Each of the 21 classes in a school has between 25 and 30 students. About how many students are there?

• 200

• 300

• 400

• 600

Carrie was playing a game. She started her marker at GO. On her first turn, she moved forward 12 spaces. On her second turn, she moved forward 12 more spaces. On her third turn, she had to go back 5 spaces. What space was she on then?

• 7

• 18

• 19

• 29

• None of these

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Pam is paid $72 a week working as a sales clerk. She also made $4 in overtime each day for 5 days. How much money did she earn that week?

• $76

• $81

• $92

• $102

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8