Tuesday, December 9, 2014

December 10th, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Write the amount of time that has passed from the start time to the finish time.

1. Start: 3:52 p.m.
    Finish: 4:10 p.m.

2. Start: 11:35 a.m.
    Finish: 12:25 p.m.

3. Start: 3:15 p.m.
    Finish: 5:00 p.m.

4. Start: 8:20 a.m.
    Finish: 2:35 p.m.

Monday, December 8, 2014

December 9th, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Using the fractions below first place them in the proper order from least to greatest value. Then use them to answer the remaining questions.

1)  3/6    5/6     1/6      4/6      2/6       6/6


2) Write these fractions in order from greatest to least value.


3) Which fraction above has a value of 1/2?


4) Which fractions from the above list have a value of more than half?

5) Which fractions from the above list have of a value of less than half?

6) Which fraction from the above list has a value of one?




Sunday, December 7, 2014

December 8th, 2014

Name: ___________________________
Date: ________________
Directions: Calculate then solve. Be sure to show your work!

1. Two years ago, John was 108 centimeter tall. Now, he is 123 centimeters tall. How many centimeters has John grown?


2. On her last birthday, Joan weighed 22.55 kg. In one year, she gained 6.44 kg. How much does she weigh now?


3. Maxine weighed 68.62 kg before she started her diet. She now weighs 56.57 kg. How many kilograms did she lose?


4. Frank bought a puppy that weighed 3 and 1/4 pounds. Over the next four weeks the puppy gained 1/4 pound each week. How much did the puppy weigh at the end of the four weeks?

Thursday, December 4, 2014

December 5th, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. John decided to make extra money cutting down dead trees. The chain saw uses 3/4 of a gallon of gasoline in 1 hour. If he runs it for 4 hours how much gas would he use?

2. Carl's new puppy weighs 5 pounds. If she gains 5 pounds a month over the next 12 months how much will she weigh?

3. Jen is paid $7.50 an hour to work at the grocery store. If she works 25 hours a week how much will she get paid?

4. Sara rides her bike to school 5 days a week. She rides 5 and 1/4 miles there and back. How many miles does she ride a week?   

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

December 4th, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: ___________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the question presented.

1. Jem jogs every other day to keep in shape. On Monday he jogged 2 and 3/10 miles, on Wednesday he jogged 2 and 5/10 miles, and Friday he jogged 2 and 2/10 miles. How many miles did he jog for the week?

2. Scout walks back and forth to school 5 days a week. Each way is 1/2 of a mile. How far does she walk in a week?

3. In Maycomb County in July it rained 1 and 5/10 inches. In August rained 2 and 9/10 inches. How much more did it rain In August than in July.

4. Jem painted 5/6 of a large fence. He is only able to paint 1/6 of the fence a day. How long will did it take him to paint the fence?

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

December 3rd, 2014

Name: ____________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. A small airplane averaged 100 miles per hour for 2 and 1/2 hours. How far did the plane travel during this period of time?

2. Atticus Finche's car can travel 10 and 1/2 miles on l gallon of gasoline. How far can his car travel on 2 gallons of gasoline?

3. Jem, Scout, and Dill act out stories for 1 and 1/2 hours a day. If they do this for 5 days how many hours do they act out stories?

4. Atticus and Jem play chess on a board that is made up of 8 rows of 2 inch squares. How long is each side of this chess board?

Monday, December 1, 2014

December 2nd, 2014

Name: _________________________________
Date: ____________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. Scout finds a piece of wood that is 11&3/4 feet long. She takes a saw and cuts off 6&1/4 feet of it. How long is the piece of wood after she does this?

2. The Radley property has a fence that is 60&9/12 feet long. He needs to replace 25&6/12 feet of it. How much of the fence does he not have to replace?

3. Jem walked 1&1/8 miles on Monday. He then walked 1&1/8 miles on Tuesday. On Wednesday he walked 1&4/8 miles. How many miles did Jem walk altogether?

4. Atticus worked 10&3/4 hours on Tuesday and 8&1/4 hours on Thursday. How many more hours did he work on Tuesday than on Thursday?