SOLVING PROBLEMS

ANGELICA GOMEZ3rd grade

COLEGIO BILINGÜE DIANA OESE

KEYS TO MATH SIGNS

Read the problem carefully Understand the vocabularyAnalyze the factsChoose and operationSolve

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Choose the correct answer

1. The answer of the addition is?

A. Product

B. Sum

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2. The answer of the subtraction is?

A. Minus

B. Difference

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3. Peter has 3 bags with 15 marbles in each bag. What is the total of marbles?

A. 45

B. 18

4. Three juice boxes come in a package. You need 32 juice boxes for a class party. How many packages should you buy?

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A. 11

B. 12

5. You want to cut a piece of rope into 5 pieces. How many cuts do you need to make?

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A. 4

B. 5

6. Robert is thinking of a number. If you add 9 and then multiply the sum by 3, the result is 45. What is Robert´s number?

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A. 6

B. 9

7. Grant made a punch by mixing 2 ¾ gallons of orange juice with 1 ¾ gallons of ginger ale. How many gallons of punch did he make?

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A. 4 ½

B. 3 6/8

8. Which fraction is equivalent to 2 ¾

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A. 11/4

B. 8/4

9. A bakery sells 250 muffins in one day. How many muffins does the shop sell in a week?

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A. 1,450

B. 1,750

10. Employees at a music store unpack 12 cartons of CDs. There are 128 CDs in each carton. How many CDs did they unpack in all?

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A. 1,536

B. 1,548

11. April runs every day. She has run 7 ½ miles so far this week. If she runs 1 ¼ miles on Friday, how far will she have run all together?

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A. 8 ¾

B. 8 2/6

12. A movie lasts 90 minutes. The movie is shown at 1:30 p.m., 3:25 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 9:05 p.m. Sara can get from the theater to her house in 15 minutes. What is the latest show Sara Can go and still be home by 8:30?

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A. 7:15 p.m.

B. 5:20 p.m.

13. T-shits are on sale, buy 2-get one free. If one T-shirt costs $6.00, how much will Mrs. Simon pay for 7 T-shirts?

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A. $30

B. $42

14. Aaron has saved $3. he gets $3 more for his allowance. He spends $4 in a yo-yo. He gets another allowance of $3. Does Aaron have enough money to buy a $7 game?

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A. No

B. Yes

15. A contest has 5 winners. Each winner gets $7,600 in prize money. What is the total amount of prize money?

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A. $34,600

B. $38,000