SUMMER MATH


 


HAPPY SUMMER VACATION!!! You must want to keep your mind sharp this
summer, so all my 2nd grade graduates (and REALLY SMART 1st grade
graduates) can give this a try! Read each question and fill in your
answer. Answers will be emailed to me so I can see who is working
on this project. Feel free to do a few and then a few more another
day! If a question asks how many minutes, type in the # and the
word minutes. If it asks for pounds, type in the number and the
word pounds. These are called UNITS and they are very important to
remember!

  • 1) 3x10=?
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  • 2) 23x100=?
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  • 3) Use multiples of dimes. How much money is 3 dimes? (Use dollars and
    cents notation instead of a cent sign.)

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  • 4) How much is four 10s?
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  • 5) Multiply 1- or 2- digit numbers by 10.
    22x10=?

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  • 6) 34x10=?
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  • 7) Baby penguins eat almost all the time. Penguin parents feed a baby
    about 2 pounds of food every hour.

    About how much does a baby penguin eat in 2 hours? ___pounds

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  • 8) About how much does a baby penguin eat in 4 hours?
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  • 9) A baby penguin has eaten about 10 pounds of food today. About how
    many hours must have passed?

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  • 10) About how much does a baby penguin eat in 1 day? (a day = 24 hours)
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  • 11) About how much does a baby penguin eat in 2 days?
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  • 12) A growing child needs about 10 hours of sleep each night.

    If Alex has been asleep for about 4 hours, how many more hours
    should he sleep?

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  • 13) If Meghan has been asleep for about 7 hours, how many more hours
    should she sleep?

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  • 14) If Joshua goes to bed at 9:00 P.M., at about what time should she
    get up in the morning?

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  • 15) If Clare wants to be up by about 6:00 A.M. to go fishing, at about
    what time should she go to bed?

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  • 16) About how many minutes of sleep does a growing child need each night?
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  • 17) It takes about 5 seconds for the sound of thunder to travel 1 mile.

    About how long would it take the sound of thunder to travel 2 miles?

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  • 18) About how long would it take the sound of thunder to travel 5 miles?
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  • 19) About how far can the sound of thunder travel in 1 minute?
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  • 20) About how far can the sound of thunder travel in 1/2 minute?
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  • 21) CHALLENGE!!! The rug in Valentina's room is about 8 feet wide. It
    is about 2 feet longer than it is wide.

    About how long is the rug?

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  • 22) About how many inches wide is the rug?
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  • 23) About how many inches long is the rug?
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  • 24) What is the area of the rug? Hint: length x width
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  • 25) OLD MILK!
    Milk spoils about 1 week after the expiration date on the package.

    About how many days after the expiration date does milk spoil?

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  • 26) If you buy 2 containers of milk, about how long after the expiration
    date will they spoil?

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  • 27) If the date on Mrs. Womersley's milk is 3 days ago, in about how
    many more days will it spoil?

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  • 28) If the date on the milk is five days ago, in about how many days
    will the milk spoil?

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  • 29) If today is Wednesday and Mrs. Quinn's milk will spoil in about 4
    days, on what day will it begin to spoil?

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  • 30) If the expiration date on the milk is May 28, on what day did the
    milk probably spoil?

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  • 31) DREAMS!
    People dream an average of 5 times a night.

    At that average, about how many dreams might you have tonight?

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  • 32) About how many dreams would you have had last night and the night
    before (combined)?

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  • 33) About how many dreams do you have in 1 week?
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  • 34) KOALA BEARS
    At birth, a koala is about 2 centimeters long. By the time it comes
    out of its mother's pouch, it is about 20 centimeters long.

    How much does a koala grow before it comes out of the pouch?

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  • 35) How many times bigger is the koala when it comes out of its mother's
    pouch than when it is born?
    Think: 2 x ?? = 20 Answer with "## times bigger"

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  • 36) MAKING OMELETS
    Most omelets require 3 eggs. For 3 egg omelets, answer these
    questions:
    How many eggs would you need to make 2 omelets?

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  • 37) How many eggs would you need to make 3 omelets?
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  • 38) How many omelets can you make from 1 dozen eggs?
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  • 39) How many omelets can you make from 3 dozen eggs?
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  • 40) How many dozen eggs would you use in 1 omelet? (Answer with a
    fraction of a dozen) choose from: 1/2 dozen, 1/3 dozen, or 1/4
    dozen

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  • 41) GAME TIME!!!
    Sami and Aimee and Emily played a game for about 45 minutes.

    Did the girls play for more or less than 1 hour?

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  • 42) How much less than an hour?
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  • 43) For what fraction, or portion, of an hour did the girls play?
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  • 44) If they wanted to play the same game twice, about how long would it
    take them?

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  • 45) If they wanted to play the same game 3 times, about how long would
    it take them?

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  • 46) PACKS OF GUM
    A small pack of gum contains 5 sticks of gum.

    If Kailen chews one piece from the pack and gives another piece to
    Jade, how many sticks will be left in the pack?

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  • 47) If Kailen gives Kenneth one of the remaining sticks, now how many
    will be left?

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  • 48) How many sticks of gum would be in three packs?
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  • 49) How many sticks of gum would be in 5 packs?
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  • 50) If Abbie has 7 sticks of gum, how many packs does she have?
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