Activities

1. How many inches are in 2 feet?

2. The current time is 3:00 pm, and your mom tells you that you have baseball practice in an hour and a half.  What time does your practice start?

3. You went shopping for a souvenir on your vacation and had $15 to spend.  You bought a hat that cost $10.89.  How much money did you have left?

4. Nick is on a bike ride with his sister, but she got tired and quit early.  Nick rode a total of 200 yards and his sister rode a total of 160 yards.  How many more feet did Nick ride than his sister? Show your work.

5. Cindy has 1 quart of milk at her house.  She fills up 2 glasses for her kids to drink, and each glass can hold ounces of milk.  How many ounces of milk will be left in the 1 quart container? Show your work.

6. Your family had a garage sale and when it was done your parents gave you 5 one-dollar bills, 8 quarters, 3 dimes, and 1 nickel.  They told you that you have to share it equally between all three siblings.  How much should each person get? Can this be done with the exact bills and coins that they are given? Show your work.

7. You are using a wagon to move 3 boxes that each weigh 4 kilograms. The maximum weight that the wagon can hold is 10,000 grams.  Can you use the wagon to move all 3 boxes at the same time? If not how many boxes can fit on the wagon without going over the maximum weigh limit? Show your work.

Answer Key/Rubric

1. 24 inches

2. 4:30 pm

3. $4.11

4. Nick rode 120 feet further than his sister. 

Student work might include, but is not limited to:

• Find how many additional yards Nick rode

200 yards – 160 yards = 40 yards

• Convert answer to feet

3 feet = 1 yard

40 x 3 = 120 feet

5. Cindy has 21 ounces of milk left. 

Student work might include, but is not limited to:

• ounces x 2 = 11 ounces of milk used in total
• 1 quart = 32 ounces
• 32 ounces – 11 ounces = 21 ounces

6. Each person should get $2.45, but it cannot be handed out with the exact change you were given.

Student work might include, but is not limited to:

• Find the total amount of money given: $5 + $2 + $0.30 + $0.05 = $7.35
• Find how much each person should get: $7.35 ÷ 3 = $2.45
• Split up the money with the change given:

One person would get $2.45 – 2 dollars, 1 quarter, and 2 dimes

One person would get $2.40 – 2 dollars, 1 quarter, 1 dime, and 1 nickel

One person would get $2.50 – 1 dollar, 6 quarters

7. No, you cannot move all 3 boxes at the same time with the wagon, you can only move 2 of them on the wagon so that you do not go over the weight limit. 

Student work might include, but is not limited to:

• Find weight of each box in grams:

1 kg = 1,000g

4 kg x 1,000 = 4,000 g

• Total weight of all boxes: 3 x 4,000 g = 12,000 g
• The wagon can only hold 10,000 grams so all three boxes would be too heavy to move at the same time. 12,000 > 10,000
• 2 boxes x 4,000 g = 8,000 g for two boxes
• 8,000 < 10,000 so two boxes can be moved at the same time.