Polar Express Math

When Chris gets on the Polar Express, he notices that there are 158 seats.

125 of the seats had children sitting in them.

How many seats were empty?

• 123

• 33

• 56

• 5

Each car on the train has 16 sections and each section seats 2 children.

How many children can ride in each car of the Polar Express?

• 50

• 160

• 32

• 200

On the Polar Express, they serve 41 different kinds of cookies, 13 different flavors of cocoa, and 122 different types of candy. YUM!

How many different treats are served in total?

• 176

• 122

• 41

• 150

The boy selected 28 pieces of candy from the basket. If he shared 10 of the pieces with his friends on the Polar Express, how many pieces did he have left for himself?

• 10

• 8

• 18

• 3

The conductor looked at his pocket watch. If he punched 3 tickets in 5 minutes, how many tickets could he punch in 20 minutes?

• 12

• 5

• 15

• 25

On the way to the North Pole, the children noticed 115 lean wolves and 32 white tailed rabbits hiding from the Polar Express. How many more wolves were there than rabbits?

• 65

• 83

• 50

• 25

As Chris looked around on the Polar Express, he noticed that 13 children were drinking hot cocoa. If there were 57 children on his train, how many were not drinking hot cocoa?

• 13

• 44

• 25

• 15

As the train climbed the mountains to the North Pole, the children saw 18 trees. If half of them were pine trees, how many were not pine?

• 18

• 9

• 3

• 6

On the way to the North Pole, the children sang Christmas carols. If they sang 6 carols every hour, how many carols did they sing in 4 hours?

• 3

• 6

• 24

• 9

The distance from the boy's house to the North Pole is 4,202 miles. The distance from the girl's house to the North Pole is 5,329 miles. How many more miles is the girl's house from the North Pole?

• 1,127

• 2,250

• 1,500

• 1,670