Math Challenges: Explain & Interpret Real-World Problems

A bakery sells cupcakes for $2 each and cookies for $1.50 each. If a customer buys 5 cupcakes and 3 cookies, how much do they spend in total? Explain your reasoning.

• $15.00

• $12.50

• $10.00

• $14.50

A school is organizing a field trip. The bus costs $150 to rent, and each student pays $10. If there are 20 students, how much money will the school have left after paying for the bus? Interpret the results in context.

• $50

• $30

• $100

• $70

Maria has 3 times as many marbles as John. If John has 12 marbles, how many marbles do they have together? Explain your reasoning clearly.

• 60

• 48

• 36

• 24

A gardener plants 4 rows of flowers with 6 flowers in each row. If each flower needs 2 liters of water per week, how much water does the gardener need for all the flowers in a week? Interpret the results in context.

• 36 liters

• 24 liters

• 48 liters

• 60 liters

A book costs $15, and there is a 20% discount. If you buy 3 books, how much do you pay after the discount? Explain your reasoning clearly.

• $50

• $30

• $36

• $45

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How long will it take to travel 180 miles? Interpret the results in context and explain your reasoning.

• 5 hours

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

• 2 hours

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 batches of cookies. If you want to make 9 batches, how many cups of flour do you need? Explain your reasoning clearly.

• 6 cups

• 10 cups

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

A movie theater has 120 seats. If 75% of the seats are filled, how many seats are empty? Interpret the results in context.

• 20

• 50

• 30

• 40

A farmer has 50 apples and wants to pack them into bags of 5 apples each. How many bags can he fill, and how many apples will be left over? Explain your reasoning clearly.

• 9 bags, 1 apple left over

• 8 bags, 2 apples left over

• 10 bags, 0 apples left over

• 12 bags, 2 apples left over

A train leaves the station at 3 PM and travels at a speed of 45 miles per hour. If it travels for 2.5 hours, what time will it arrive at its destination? Interpret the results in context.

• 4:30 PM

• 5:30 PM

• 6:00 PM

• 5:00 PM