Math Word Problems Quiz

When Steve woke up. His temperature was 102° F. Two hours later it was 3° lower. What was his temperature then?

Answer explanation

102 - 3 = 99

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

An elevator is on the twelfth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?

Which expression best represents the solution?

• 12-11+5

• 12-11-5

• 12+11+5

• 12+11-5

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

An elevator is on the twelfth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now?

Answer explanation

level 12 + - 11 floors down = 1
1 + 5 floors up = 6th floor.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

A deep-sea exploring ship is pulling up a diver at the rate of 25 feet per minute. The diver is 200 feet below sea level. How deep was the diver 10 minutes ago?

• • - 250 ft

• • - 450 ft

• • - 225 ft

• • - 175 ft

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6

If it is 5° outside and the temperature will drop 17° in the next six hours, how cold will it get?

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6

Josie has $47 left on her checking account. If she writes a check for $55, what will Josie's balance be?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Joe is playing a game with a regular die. If the number that turns up is even, he will gain 5 times the number that comes up. If it is odd, he will lose 10 times the number that comes up. He tosses a 3. Express the results as an integer.

• -30

• 15

• 8

• 7

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

It will be -12° tonight. The weatherman predicts it will be 25° warmer by noon tomorrow. What will the temperature be by noon tomorrow?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6

The average temperature at the South Pole is -45° F. The average temperature on the Equator is 92° F. How much warmer is the average temperature on the Equator than at the South Pole?

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Felix reported that the coldest day on record for his town was five times colder than yesterday’s temperature, -4° C. What was the temperature of the coldest day on record in Felix’s town?

• -1

• -4

• -5

• -20

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.6