Name: 
 

Problem Solving Homework



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Manny has $86.69 in his savings account. He takes out $32.38. How much money does he have left in the account?
A
$54.32
B
$54.31
C
$117.05
D
$119.07
 

 2. 

Ponzi saves dimes and quarters. She has 17 coins adding up to $2.90. How many dimes does she have?
A
26 dimes
C
8 dimes
B
9 dimes
D
25 dimes
 

 3. 

Pork chops cost $3.10 a pound at the market. Mary buys 6.2 pounds. Find the cost.
A
$9.30
B
$25.42
C
$20.22
D
$19.22
 

 4. 

Four students each order the following for lunch: chicken nuggets for $2.89, french fries for $1.19 and juice for $1.09.
a. How much does each student’s lunch cost?
b. Find the total cost of lunch.
A
$5.16; $20.64
C
$5.17; $20.68
B
$5.07; $20.28
D
$5.27; $21.08
 

 5. 

Simone measures the width of one cardboard strip as mc005-1.jpg yd. A second cardboard strip measures mc005-2.jpg yd in width. Estimate the combined width of the cardboard strips.
A
about mc005-3.jpg yd
B
about 1 yd
C
about mc005-4.jpg yd
D
about mc005-5.jpg yd
 

 6. 

The table shows the distances a runner covers in one week. How much farther does she run on Thursday than on Friday?
mc006-1.jpg
A
mc006-2.jpg mi
B
mc006-3.jpg mi
C
mc006-4.jpg mi
D
mc006-5.jpg mi
 

 7. 

Jared is scheduled to work for mc007-1.jpg of an hour at the school fair. He has already worked mc007-2.jpg of an hour. How much longer does he have to work?
A
mc007-3.jpg h
B
mc007-4.jpg h
C
mc007-5.jpg h
D
1 h
 

 8. 

A recipe calls for mc008-1.jpg cup of applesauce. Jean has mc008-2.jpg cup. How much more does she need?
A
mc008-3.jpg cup
B
mc008-4.jpg cup
C
mc008-5.jpg cup
D
mc008-6.jpg cup
 

 9. 

Estimate the area of a picture measuring mc009-1.jpg feet by mc009-2.jpg feet.
A
28 ft2
B
30 ft2
C
24 ft2
D
35 ft2
 

 10. 

Paige spends 1 hour on her homework. She spends equal amounts of time on all subjects. If Paige spends mc010-1.jpg hour on Spanish, how many subjects does she study?
A
3 subjects
B
6 subjects
C
4 subjects
D
5 subjects
 

 11. 

Nicole’s friend runs mc011-1.jpg of a mile, but her distance is only mc011-2.jpg of Nicole’s distance. How far does Nicole run?
A
mc011-3.jpg mi
B
mc011-4.jpg mi
C
mc011-5.jpg mi
D
mc011-6.jpg mi
 

 12. 

You have mc012-1.jpg grams of a substance and want to divide it into vials of mc012-2.jpg grams each. Estimate how many vials you can fill.
A
6 vials
B
4 vials
C
5 vials
D
7 vials
 

 13. 

A rope is rated to hold mc013-1.jpg pounds before it breaks. Estimate by rounding to the nearest pound how many mc013-2.jpg-pound weights the rope will hold.
A
9 weights
B
5 weights
C
11 weights
D
7 weights
 

 14. 

You have mc014-1.jpg cups of dried fruit to divide evenly among 8 children. How many cups of fruit will each child receive?
A
mc014-2.jpg
B
mc014-3.jpg
C
mc014-4.jpg
D
mc014-5.jpg
 



 
Check Your Work     Start Over