Sunday, March 25, 2012

Measurement questions- Monday

1.  Lucy attended a rock concert that lasted 2 hours 43 minutes.  Her friend, Stacy, attended a different concert that lasted 1 hour 22 minutes.  What is the difference?

2.  Joy went to  movie that started at 7:15pm.  Allie went to movie that started a 9:05 pm.  What is the difference between the start times of the two movies?

3. Last week Vinny studied 13hours 22 minutes and Bert studied 10 hours 55 minutes.  How much longer than Bert did Vinny study last week?

4. Hal ran a marathon in 3 hours 48 minutes.  Later, he ran a half marathon in 1 hour 49 minutes. How much longer did it take Hal to run the marathon?

5.  Jay played a round of glof in 4 hours 15 minutes.  Will played a round of golf in 3 hours 35 minutes.  how much longer than will did it take Jay to play a round of golf?

6.  Steve delivers newspapers in two different neighborhoods.  It takes him 3 hours 34 minutes to deliver the papers in the first neighborhood.  It takes him 2 hours 45 minutes to deliver the papers in the second neighborhood.  What is the difference between the amounts of time it takes Steve to deliver newspaper in the two neighborhoods?

Thursday, March 22, 2012

measurement questions-friday

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1. Mr. Homes planted a tree in his front yard.  It grew 4 feet last year. How many inches did it grow?

2. Jimmy moved a small box that weighted 5 pounds. How many ounces did the box weigh?

3. There were 2 gallons of water in a small container. How many quarts of water were in the container?

4. Tommy was playing football.  He ran for a gain of 4 yards.  How many feet is equivalent to 4 yards?

5.  The pool at an apartment complex is 8 meters long.  How many centimeters is that?

6.  Mrs Smith drove 3 Kilometers to the nearest gas station.  How many meters did she drive?

7.  Mary cut a piece of purple ribbon that was 6 centimeters long.  How many millimeters is that?

8.  Mrs. Crocker used 3 grams of sugar for a cookie recipe.  How many milligrams of sugar did she use?

9.  What fraction of a foot is an inch?
a. 1/12
b.1/4
c. 1/6
d. 1/3

10. Martha had a crayon.  The crayon was 3 inches long.  What fractional part of a foot is 3 inches?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/12
d. 1/3

11. Timmy had a metal bar that was 5 feet 8 inches long.  Mary had a metal bar that was 2 feet 10 inches long.  How much longer was the metal bar that Timmy had?

12.  Which of the following is equivalent to 18 inches?
a. 2 feet
b.  1 foot 6 inches
c.  1 yard
d. 1 foot 10 inches

13. Which of the following is true?
a.  2 gallons = 5 quarts
b.  2gallons = 7quarts
c. 2 gallons = 6quarts and 4 pints
d. 2 gallons = 8 quarts and 4 pints

14.  Mr. Thompson is using squar stepping stones to make a walking path in his garden.  He needs the walking path to be 5 feet long.  If each stone he uses is 6 inches long, how many stones will he need if he places each stone end to end?

15.  At 10:00 am the temperature was 10F.  The temperature incresed 3F each hour until 2pm.  What was the temperature at 2pm?

16.  When Carla awoke at 6am on Sunday morning the temperature was 35F.  the temperature increased 13F by 10am.  Then the temperature increased 4F for the next two hours.  What was the temperature at noon?

17.  On saturday the temperature increased at a rate of 7F from 9am until 3pm.  The temperature at 3pm was 78F.  What was the temperature at 9am?

18.  Raul studied chemistry for 45  minutes of each day last week.  How much time did Raul spend studying chemistry during the week?

19.  Betsy recently completed a bug collecting project for her science class.  She spent 2 hours 30 minutes collecting bugs, 2 hours 45 minutes mounting the bugs in a display case, and 1 hour 30 minutes labeling the bugs.  How much total time did Betsy spend on her project?

20. Rosie visited three towns today.  It took her 35 minutes to drive to Meese.  It took her 55 minutes to drive from Meese to Nebit.  Then it took her 1 hour 10 minutes to drive from Nebit to Crooksville.  How much time did Rosie spend driving altogether today?

21.  The first half of a football game lasted 1 hour 13 minutes.  The second half of the football game lasted 1 hour 56 minutes.  How long did the whole football game last?

22.  Rob went fishing on Saturday.  He spent 2 hours 14 minutes fishing for walleye, 2 hours 33 minutes fishing for muskies, and 3hours 29 minutes fishing for bass.  How much time did Rob spend fishing on Saturday?

23.  Pete rode his bicycle 150 miles in a fundraiser.  He rode 75 miles in 5 hours 17 minutes on Saturday.  The next day he rode 75 miles in 4 hours 56 minutes.  How much time did Pete spend riding his bicycle during the fundrasier?

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Faction questions

1. Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?
a. 1/4
b. 1/3
c. 4/8
d. 3/4

2.  Which fraction is greater than 1/2?
a. 2/3
b. 1/4
c. 2/7
d. 3/8

3. In Mr. Johnson's class, 4 out of 20 of  the students made a perfect score on the math test.  Which fraction represents the amount of students who made a perfect score?
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. 1/5

4. Alex ate 1/4 of a bag of popcorn.  Susie ate the same amount of popcorn from the bag.  Which fraction of the popcorn could Susie have eaten?
a. 1/2
b. 3/4
c. 2/8
d. 1/12

5. Tracy had 10 lemons.  She gave 8 to her cousin, Thomas, to make some lemonade.  Which fraction shows the amount of lemons she had left?
a. 18
b. 4/5
c. 3/5
d. 1/5

6. Mrs. Moran's tutoring class has 5 boys and 1 girl.  Which class below has the same fractions of boys in it that Mrs. Moran's class does?
a.  Mr. Forde's class 1 boy and 3 girls
b.  Mrs. Kelly's class, 5  boys and 5 girls
c.  Mr. Ferrier's class, 10 boys and 2 girls
d. Mr. Baker's class, 10 boys and 4 girls

7.  Which of the following is true?
a. 2/7=3/5
b. 2/7>3/5
c. 2/7<3/5
d. 3/5<2/7

8.  three students were playing a video game after school.  Greg played for 3/5 hour,  Teddy played for 3/4 hour, and Randy played for 1/2 hour.  Which of the following shows the correct comparison of Greg's and Teddy's times playing the game?
a. 1/2<3/5
b. 3/4>3/5
c. 1/2>3/5
d. 3/4<3/5

9. The table below shows the colors of cars in a shopping center parking lot and the fractions of the total number of cars of each color.

red          1/3
White     1/6
Blue       1/30
Silver     7/15

10.  Mark had a basket of fruit.  there were 3 apples, 5 oranges, and 2 bananas in the basket.  Which of the following equations shows the difference between the fraction of fruit that are apples and the fraction of fruit that are bananas?

a.  3/10-2/10=1/10
b. 10/10-3/10=7/10
c. 3/10-1/10=2/10
d. 1/3-1/2=1/1

11. The table shows the number of different kinds of pies sold last week at a local bakery.

Key Lime          20
Apple                4
Pumpkin           8
Pecan                2

What Fraction shows the number of apple and pecan pies sold last week?
a. 1/6
b. 4/34
c. 3/17
d. 1/34

12.  The table shows the number of coins of each type that Kevin has in his piggy bank.
Coins in Little Kevin's Piggy Bank
Penny          10
Nickel         1
Dime           10
Quarter        3

What fraction shows the number of coins in Kevin's piggy bank that are nickels or quarters?

a. 1/24
b. 1/2
c. 1/6
d. 1/8

13. Which fraction is equivalent to 5 1/4?
a. 11/4
b. 5/4
c. 21/4
d. 4/21

14.  Which of the following pairs of fractions are equivalent?
a. 3/8 and 2/3
b. 12/16 and 3/4
c. 6/12 and 1/3
d. 9/20 and 1/2

15.  The table below shows the fraction of an hour that the 4 machines in a factory were operating last night.
Machine      Fraction of an Hour
R                  10/30
S                   6/15
T                   12/24
U                  30/64

Which machine spent an equivalent of 1/2 an hour working last night?
a.R
b. S
c. T
d. U

Monday, March 19, 2012

adding and subtracting fractions

1. Fred brought a box of donuts to snakck on during his trip.  If he ate 7/10 of the donuts during the trip what fraction of donuts remain?

2. Dave was putting fruit into 6 baskets.  A few minutes later he filled 3/8 of the basket.  How many of the baskets.  How many of the baskets still needed to be filled?

3.  Timmy bough a candy bar while at the grocery store.  He ate 1/3 of the candy bar during lunch and 1/3 of the candy bar during dinner.  How much of the candy bar did he eat altogether?

4. Marcus had 6 cupcakes.  He gave 1/6 of the cupcakes to his sister.  How many cupcakes did he have left?

5. There are 24 students in Mr. Tyler's art class.  On Monday 5 students began painting a mural, and on Tuesday 2 more worked on the mural.  What fractions of the students in the class worked on the mural on Monday and Tuesday?

6.  Helen and 2 friends had a bag of 12 glue sticks.  They used 4 glue sticks making a poster.  What fraction of glue sticks did the students NOT use?

7. Billy and Harvey took turn rolling a marble down a ramp.  The Billy marble rolled 42/100 meters and the Harvey marble rolled 26/100 meters.  How much farther did the marble roll during Billy's turn than during Harvey's turn?

8.  Susan had 10 stickers.  She put 3/10 of the stickers on her book.  How many stickers did she have left?

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