Problem Solving

James, Micah, and Rebecca work at a restaurant. Last night there was $115 in the tip jar. They decided to divide the tips equally among themselves and leave any extra in the tip jar. How much did they leave in the jar?

• $1

• $2

• $38

• $39

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Mr. Arswan prepares a mixture for a science experiment. He measures 10.5 grams of wood shavings, 150 grams of iron filings, and 18.50 grams of salt. What is the total mass of Mr. Arswan's mixture?

• 30.5 grams
• 150.5 grams
• 179 grams
• 12.9 grams

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Jana bought 1 hat and 2 skirts. The hat cost $28.53, and the skirts cost $15.88 each. What was the total cost in dollars and cents of the items Jana bought?

• $65.00

• $60.29

• $44.41

• $45.00

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Jacqueline took 7 days to go on a short vacation. How many hours was Jacqueline on vacation?

• 31 hours

• 148 hours

• 168 hours

• 364 hours

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Cindy makes scented candles to give as gifts to 8 friends. She melts 6 bags of wax chips. Each bag contains 20 ounces of wax chips. After melting the wax, she pours it equally into 8 candle jars. How many ounces of wax does Cindy use for each candle?

• 120

• 30

• 15

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Scrubbies Car Wash is open 9 hours each day, Monday through Saturday. If they wash 22 cars each hour of a day, how many cars will be completed in 6 days?

• 1,188

• 198

• 132

• 54

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jake collected 245 toy cars.  He wants to display them in boxes in his room.  He can put up to 20 cars in a box.  How many boxes will he need to display all the cars?

• 12
• 13
• 17
• 14

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Kristine has a $10 bill to spend at a book fair. She buys one book for $4.95, two bookmarks for $0.65 each, and a key chain for $1.85. How much change should Kristine receive from her $10 bill?

• $2.55

• $2.10

• $3.45

• $1.90

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Mr. Garcia put two baking sheets in the oven with 20 miniature pizzas on each. He put five slices of pepperoni on each pizza. How many total slices of pepperoni did Mr. Dillard use on the mini pizzas?

• 27

• 200

• 40

• 100

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

The math section in the library is housed on 32 shelves. Each shelf can hold 17 books. If all the shelves are filled, how many books are in the library’s math section?

• 224

• 414

• 544

• 510

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.5