Boosting Math Skills with Word Problems

What should you do the night before a test to ensure you perform well?

• Eat a large meal

• Stay up late studying

• Watch TV

• Get a good night's rest

If Michelle has 20 pieces of candy to share equally with her four brothers and herself, how many pieces does each person get?

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 5

Tina has $30 and buys 3 movie tickets at $8 each and a large popcorn for $4.50. How much money does she have left?

• $2.50

• $6.50

• $1.50

• $0.50

What is the perimeter of a 6x6 foot patio?

• 12 feet

• 24 feet

• 6 feet

• 36 feet

If the pattern is 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, what is the next number?

• 29

• 32

• 27

• 30

What is the fraction of dimes in a group of 9 coins if there are 4 dimes?

• 5/9

• 4/9

• 4/5

• 9/4

If Jeremy has 10 marbles in total and 3 of them are blue, what fraction of his marbles is not blue?

• 2/5

• 7/10

• 1/2

• 3/10

Lauren has $1.07 and buys two pencils costing 12 cents each. How much money does she have left?

• 93 cents

• 1 dollar

• 95 cents

• 83 cents

Which number is between 3654 and 5794?

• 5895

• 3569

• 5796

• 3660

Which of the following figures is a hexagon?

• Trapezoid

• Pentagon

• Hexagon

• Octagon