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Penguin Problems - Junior Years

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A penguin ate 10 fish and another ate half that quantity. How many fish did they eat?

a)

5 fish

b)

10 fish

c)

15 fish

d)

20 fish

2.

Dad's favourite numbers are 15 and 18. How many penguins could he organise in 15 rows of 18 penguins?

a)

540

b)

15

c)

33

d)

270

3.

A polar bear was delivered on January 1st. The family was speechless! They thought that the polar bear needs 8 times more food than the penguin. A penguin needs 2.5kg of fish at €3 per kilogram.

(a) How much food does the bear eat?

(b) How much money is needed to feed this particular bear?

a)

(a) 10.5kg

(b) €31.50 or 31.50€

b)

(a) 16kg

(b) €48 or 48€

c)

(a) 20kg

(b) €60 or 60€

d)

(a) 20kg

(b) €180 or 180€

4.

A box has 20 penguins and another box has 5 penguins more than the first box. How many penguins do we have in the 2 boxes?

a)

40 penguins

b)

20 penguins

c)

25 penguins

d)

45 penguins

5.

Before leaving from the South Pole, the Uncle gives each penguin a pair of mittens and a scarf each. How many mittens and scarves did the Uncle prepare?

a)

730 mittens and scarves

b)

1095 mittens and scarves

c)

1460 mittens and scarves

d)

1825 mittens and scarves

6.

Grandma Penguin has 2 children. Each child has 2 children and they also have 2 children each.

(a) How many grandchildren does she have?

(b) How many great-grandchildren does she have?

a)

(a) 222^2

(b) 232^3

b)

(a) 232^3

(b) 222^2

c)

(a) 212^1

(b) 242^4

d)

(a) 414^1

(b) 424^2

7.

The father arranged the penguins in the form of a cube of 5 by 5 by 5. Which of the following powers represents the number of penguins?

a)

353^5

b)

535^3

c)

555^5

d)

525^2

8.

12 penguins went to a restaurant and the bill was 80 euros. They gave a 20% tip. How much was the tip?

a)

8 euros

b)

16 euros

c)

12 euros

d)

18 euros

9.

Ines has 5 toy penguins and her brother has five times more than her. How many toy penguins does the brother have?

a)

5 soft toys

b)

10 soft toys

c)

25 soft toys

d)

50 soft toys

10.

Beatrice has 100 penguins and is going to split them into 5 boxes. How many penguins will be in each box?

a)

105 penguins

b)

95 penguins

c)

10 penguins

d)

20 penguins

11.

John went to a shop to buy a penguin toy for his sister. Each penguin costs €7.50. What was John's change if he used a 20 euro note?

a)

€12.50 or 12.50€

b)

€27.50 or 27.50€

c)

€13.50 or 13.50€

d)

€150 or 150€

12.

A penguin had lunch and ate more than 10 fish but less than 20. The number of fish is divisible by 3 and 5. How many fish did the penguin eat?

a)

12 fish

b)

15 fish

c)

25 fish

d)

18 fish

13.

On the 20th December, a family got 9 penguins. The next day, they got 87 more. On the 22nd, the family got double the penguins they already had. How many penguins did they get on the last day?

a)

96 penguins

b)

174 penguins

c)

210 penguins

d)

192 penguins

14.

Tuguinha wants to know how much is five cubed. Can you help him?

a)

125

b)

250

c)

25

d)

10

15.

50 penguins went to eat but there were only 32 slices of cake. They decided to eat half a slice each. How many slices were not eaten?

a)

14 slices

b)

7 slices

c)

3 slices

d)

8 slices

16.

The penguins went on a trip in boxes and each box takes 50 penguins. 350 penguins went. How many boxes were needed?

a)

4 boxes

b)

5 boxes

c)

6 boxes

d)

7 boxes

17.

The height of a particular penguin is 100 centimetres and his brother is 30 millimetres more. What is the height of the brother?

a)

130cm

b)

103cm

c)

40mm

d)

100.3cm

18.

Today is February 17th.

(a) How many penguins does the family have?

(b) The penguins are hungry. If each penguin eats 1.5kg of fish how many kilograms do they need?

(c) If each kilo costs 3 euro, how much will they have to pay?

a)

(a) 17 penguins

(b) 25.5kg

(c) €76.50 or 76.50€

b)

(a) 47 penguins

(b) 70.5kg

(c) €211.50 or 211.50€

c)

(a) 48 penguins

(b) 72kg

(c) €216 or 216€

d)

(a) 50 penguins

(b) 75kg

(c) €225 or 225€

19.

In one drawer I can fit 5 penguins. How many drawers do I need to fit one hundred and forty five penguins?

a)

19 drawers

b)

29 drawers

c)

17 drawers

d)

35 drawers

20.

15 penguins fit on one iceberg. How many will fit on 60 icebergs?

a)

90 penguins

b)

900 penguins

c)

75 penguins

d)

65 penguins

21.

Each penguin eats 3kg of fish every day. How many fish do I need to feed 100 penguins for a week?

a)

300kg

b)

2100kg

c)

30 kg

d)

210kg

22.

Father separates the penguins into three groups. Each group will have a ribbon of a different colour. The first group, which has 35 penguins fewer than the second group, will have the yellow ribbons. The second group, which is 1/3 of 300 penguins, will have the red ribbons. The third group, which has twice as many penguins as the second group will have the green ribbons. QUESTION 1: How many penguins in each group?

a)

1st group = 100 penguins,

2nd group = 65 penguins,

3rd group = 300 peguins

b)

1st group = 65 penguins,

2nd group = 100 penguins,

3rd group = 200 peguins

c)

1st group = 50 penguins,

2nd group = 100 penguins,

3rd group = 200 peguins

d)

1st group = 100 penguins,

2nd group = 200 penguins,

3rd group = 300 peguins

23.

Father separates the penguins into three groups. Each group will have a ribbon of a different colour. The first group, which has 35 penguins fewer than the second group, will have the yellow ribbons. The second group, which is 1/3 of 300 penguins, will have the red ribbons. The third group, which has twice as many penguins as the second group will have the green ribbons. QUESTION 2: How many metres of each ribbon do we need for each group of penguins?

a)

1st group = yellow ribbon = 1170m,

2nd group = red ribbon = 5400m,

3rd group = green ribbon = 5400m

b)

1st group = yellow ribbon = 54m,

2nd group = red ribbon = 27m,

3rd group = green ribbon = 50m

c)

1st group = yellow ribbon = 11.7m,

2nd group = red ribbon = 54m,

3rd group = green ribbon = 54m

d)

1st group = yellow ribbon = 12m,

2nd group = red ribbon = 57.5m,

3rd group = green ribbon = 60m

24.

Father separates the penguins into three groups. Each group will have a ribbon of a different colour. The first group, which has 35 penguins fewer than the second group, will have the yellow ribbons. The second group, which is 1/3 of 300 penguins, will have the red ribbons. The third group, which has twice as many penguins as the second group will have the green ribbons. QUESTION 3: How much money will father spend in total on the ribbons if 1 metre costs 40c?

a)

€47.88 or 47.88€

b)

€50.00 or 50.00€

c)

€40.00 or 40.00€

d)

€11.97 or 11.97€