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August 4, 2008
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Question: Northview Elementary is having a bake sale. Ming makes 3 dozen chocolate chip cookies.
Pedro makes 2 dozen cupcakes. Maria makes 1 dozen rice treats.
How many items do they have to sell in all? How many more cookies than rice treats are there?
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Answer: There are 72 items in all.
There are 24 more cookies than rice treats.
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July 28, 2008
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Question: Ming, Pedro and Maria sold all their baked goods at the bake sale.
Ming sold 20 chocolate cookies at 10 cents apiece, Pedro sold 20 cupcakes at 50 cents apiece,
and Maria sold 10 rice treats at 20 cents apiece. How much money did each make?
How much money did they make in all? How many more cookies would Ming have to have sold in order to make as much money as Pedro?
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Answer: Ming made $2.00, Pedro made $10.00 and Maria
made $2.00. In all, they made $14.00. Ming would have had to sell 80 more cookies.
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July 21, 2008
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Question: Try to unscramble these word jumbles to make 4 common words. All letters must be used:
ntiar
rcat
kkrmboao
reitskcs
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Answer: train, cart, bookmark, stickers
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July 14, 2008
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Question: Shaunique receives $100 for her birthday. She would like to share the money with her family.
She has 2 brothers and gives each $10. She keeps $20 for herself.
She splits the rest between her mom, dad, and sister. How much did she give to her dad?
Is it more or less than what she gives to her brother?
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Answer: $20. This is more than the $10 she gave to each brother.
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