Airport MathRoom 1

Spring 2010

1. The plane is scheduled to leave at 9:00 a.m.What clock shows the time of 9:00?

A B C D

The correct answer is…..

C = 9:00

2. The plane is schedule to leave at 7:00 p.m. It has been delayed 30 minutes. What time will it leave?

A B C D

The correct answer is….

B = 7:30

3. A thunderstorm rolls in at 1:30. Planes leave 30 minutes late. If a plane was supposed to leave at 2:00, at what time will it now leave?

A B C D

The correct answer is…

D = 2:30

4. There are 3 people waiting for a plane. 4 more people join them. How many people are now waiting for the plane?4

The answer is…..

7 •You add all the people waiting.

•3 + 4 = 7

5. There are 7 red and white planes waiting to take off at the airport. One helicopter lands. How many flying machines are at the airport?

The correct answer is….

8 •You add all of the flying machines at the airport.

•7 + 1 = 8

6. There are 5 planes waiting on the runway. Two planes take off. How many are left?

The correct answer is….

3 You have to subtract the planes that have taken off.

5 – 2 = 3

7. There are 2 yellow planes. Four white planes land. How many planes are there altogether?

The correct answer is….

6 You have to

add all the planes that are at the airport.

4 + 2 = 6

8. There are 3 pilots waiting at the gate area. One leaves to go get coffee. How many are left?

The correct answer is…

2 You have to subtract the pilot that has left for coffee.

3 – 2 = 1

9. The family brought 4 suitcases. They carried 3 suitcases on the plane. The other suitcases were checked in. How many were checked?

The correct answer is….

1 You have to subtract the

suitcases they carried from the total number of

suitcases.

4 – 3 = 1

10. There was 1 flight attendant, 2 pilots, and 5 passengers on the plane. One passenger got off. How many were left?

The correct answer is….

7 You have to first add all the people on the

plane. You then have to

subtract the passenger that got

off the plane.

1 + 2 = 5 = 88 – 1 = 7