Ordering and Adding: Fun Number Challenges for 5th Graders

A bakery made 150 cookies, 200 cupcakes, and 175 brownies. How many baked goods did they make in total? Order the types of baked goods from greatest to least.

• Total baked goods: 400. Order: cookies, brownies, cupcakes.

• Total baked goods: 525. Order: cookies, cupcakes, brownies.

• Total baked goods: 600. Order: brownies, cookies, cupcakes.

• Total baked goods: 525. Order: cupcakes, brownies, cookies.

In a race, Sarah ran 5 miles, Tom ran 8 miles, and Jake ran 6 miles. Who ran the greatest distance?

• Tom and Jake combined

• Tom

• Sarah

• Jake

A farmer harvested 300 apples, 450 oranges, and 250 bananas. What is the total number of fruits harvested? List the fruits from greatest to least.

• Total fruits: 1000; Fruits from greatest to least: oranges, apples, bananas.

• Total fruits: 750; Fruits from greatest to least: oranges, bananas, apples.

• Total fruits: 900; Fruits from greatest to least: bananas, oranges, apples.

• Total fruits: 800; Fruits from greatest to least: apples, bananas, oranges.

At a school, 120 students play soccer, 150 play basketball, and 100 play baseball. How many students play sports in total? Which sport has the greatest number of players?

• Total students playing sports: 400; Sport with the greatest number of players: baseball

• Total students playing sports: 350; Sport with the greatest number of players: soccer

• Total students playing sports: 370; Sport with the greatest number of players: basketball

• Total students playing sports: 300; Sport with the greatest number of players: basketball

A library has 1,200 fiction books, 800 non-fiction books, and 600 reference books. How many books are there in total? Order the types of books from greatest to least.

• Total books: 2400. Order: non-fiction, fiction, reference.

• Total books: 2600. Order: fiction, non-fiction, reference.

• Total books: 3000. Order: reference, non-fiction, fiction.

• Total books: 2500. Order: fiction, reference, non-fiction.

In a pet store, there are 25 dogs, 30 cats, and 20 birds. How many pets are there in total? Which type of pet is the greatest in number?

• Total pets: 70; Greatest type: dogs

• Total pets: 60; Greatest type: cats

• Total pets: 75; Greatest type: cats

• Total pets: 80; Greatest type: birds

A toy store sold 150 dolls, 200 action figures, and 175 puzzles. How many toys were sold altogether? Rank the toys from greatest to least sold.

• Total toys sold: 500. Ranking: Action Figures (200), Dolls (150), Puzzles (175).

• Total toys sold: 525. Ranking: Puzzles (175), Dolls (150), Action Figures (200).

• Total toys sold: 600. Ranking: Dolls (150), Action Figures (200), Puzzles (175).

• Total toys sold: 525. Ranking: Action Figures (200), Puzzles (175), Dolls (150).

During a fundraiser, 300 dollars were raised from bake sales, 450 dollars from car washes, and 250 dollars from yard sales. What is the total amount raised? Which event raised the greatest amount?

• Total amount raised: 800 dollars; Greatest amount raised by: yard sales.

• Total amount raised: 900 dollars; Greatest amount raised by: bake sales.

• Total amount raised: 1200 dollars; Greatest amount raised by: bake sales.

• Total amount raised: 1000 dollars; Greatest amount raised by: car washes.

In a classroom, 12 students have blue backpacks, 15 have red backpacks, and 10 have green backpacks. How many students have backpacks? Which color backpack is the greatest in number?

• 35 students have backpacks; the greatest color is blue.

• 40 students have backpacks; the greatest color is red.

• 30 students have backpacks; the greatest color is green.

• 37 students have backpacks; the greatest color is red.

A zoo has 50 lions, 75 tigers, and 60 bears. How many big cats are there in total? Order the animals from greatest to least.

• 90 big cats

• 150 big cats

• 125 big cats

• 100 big cats