Thanksgiving Math

Mrs. O'Brien wanted to fold origami turkeys with her class. She bought a packages of origami paper for each of her 16 students. Each package had 36 pieces of paper. How many sheets of paper were there all together?

• 436

• 786

• 576

• 946

Hunter and Lily were making dinner rolls for Thanksgiving. They had to make enough rolls for 12 people. They thought that each person would eat 4 rolls. About how many dinner rolls should they make?

• 25

• 50

• 40

• 30

Xavier and Zeiler needed a tablecloth for a rectangular dinner table. The table had an area (L X W) of 36ft squared. In order for the tablecloth to fit, the measurements had to be...

• 6 x 6

• 4 x 9

• 6 x 9

• 12 x 2

Kadin and Luke wanted to set up Thanksgiving games in the backyard. The yard had two separate sections of grass. One is rectangular and is 24 ft long by 18 ft wide. The other is square and each side is 22 feet long. Which grassy area has a greater perimeter?

• The rectangular grass section

• The square grass section

Haley and Emma were going to bake pumpkin pies. Each pumpkin needed 15 oz of pumpkin puree. They had 310 oz of pumpkin puree. About how many pies could they make?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

In order to get ready for Thanksgiving, Addison and her little brother had to clean the living room. It took them 45 minutes to complete the job. How many seconds did it take her?

• 2,700 seconds

• 1,460 seconds

• 2, 600 seconds

• 3,450 seconds

Jamison wanted to make mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving. At the store, he put the potatoes in 12 bags. Each bag held 15 potatoes. How many potatoes did he have?

• 190

• 265

• 180

• 170

Laurel and Marshall were setting the table for dinner. There were 17 people coming for dinner, and each plate needed 3 forks. How many forks did they need in all?

• 49

• 52

• 51

• 47

Gregory and Laccy ate a lot of turkey and were VERY tired after their Thanksgiving meal. They took a nap and slept for 4 hours! If they took a 4 hour nap each day, how many hours would they sleep after 21 days?

• 84 hours

• 83 hours

• 82 hours

• 80 hours

Maddie and Keegan decided to go to an amusement park after eating their Thanksgiving dinner. They wanted to ride the roller coaster. The roller coaster runs rides 50 times an hour and each cart can hold 8 rows of 4 people. How many people ride on the roller coaster each hour? (This is a multi-step problem)

• 160

• 1,500

• 1,600

• 2,240