Thanksgiving word problem quiz

Marcie's dad carves a turkey. He places 2 drumsticks, 2 wings, 11 slices of white meat, and 9 slices of dark meat on a platter. How many pieces of turkey are there on the platter?

• 24

• 25

• 15

• 22

Answer explanation

There are 24 pieces of turkey on the platter

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Ben's mom wants to make a lot of mashed potatoes since it's his favorite thanksgiving dish. She puts 12 potatoes in the pot. She decides to make more and sets 7 more in. How many potatoes does she use?

• 14

• 17

• 19

• 21

Answer explanation

There are 19 potatoes in the pot.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Jane wants to have a Thanksgiving dinner. She invites 22 friends. 7 friends cannot attend. How many friends can come?

Answer explanation

15 friends are coming to Janes thanksgiving party

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

Carlos bakes some cookies for a thanksgiving dessert. He makes 3 batches. The first batch makes 13 cookies. The second batch has 15 cookies, and the third batch has 14. How many cookies does Carlos make in total?

• 48

• 42

• 43

• 41

Answer explanation

There are 42 cookies total.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Julia loves eating leftover turkey. If Julia eats 4 pieces of turkey each day, for 26 days. How many pieces of turkey does Julia eat in total?

Answer explanation

Julia eats 104 pieces of turkey.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Suzette and her uncle are making the thanksgiving centerpiece for the dining room table. Suzette wants to make a turkey with lots of feathers. She makes 27 feathers and her uncle makes 18. How many feathers does the turkey have?

• 45

• 41

• 48

• 43

Answer explanation

The turkey has 45 feathers.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Rachel is going shopping for Thanksgiving dinner. She wants to buy 3 rolls for each of her guests. If she is having 28 guests, how many rolls does she need to buy?

Answer explanation

Rachel needs to buy 84 rolls for her thanksgiving dinner.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Stephan collected 19 pumpkins at the pumpkin patch. He also collected 6 gourds. Stephen fell and dropped 5 pumpkins and 2 gourds. How many pumpkins AND gourds does Stephan have in total after falling?

• 19

• 20

• 16

• 18

Answer explanation

Stephan has 18 pumpkins and gourds in total.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Chad went to his grandma's house for thanksgiving. On the first day, his family drove 112 miles. On the second day, he drove 234 miles. On the last day, they drove 64 miles. How many miles did his family drive altogether?

Answer explanation

Chad's family drove 410 miles for Thanksgiving dinner.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Javier is making thanksgiving dinner for 12 people. He is making pumpkin pie for dessert. Each pie is cut into 8 slices. If every person eats 2 slices of pie, how many pies does he need to make?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

Answer explanation

Javier needs to make 3 pies to feed everybody.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8