Each week, this page will be updated with new word problems for students in grades 1st - 5th. Students may enter one answer each week in a box in the office. Students in younger grades may also submit an answer to word problems from upper grade levels.
BE SURE TO SHOW YOUR WORK!
All answers must be submitted in the office by 2:00 PM on Thursday of each week. On the Friday morning announcements, a drawing will be held from the correct answers that were submitted during the week. One student from each grade's submissions, 1st - 5th, will be drawn each week, and the winners will receive an ice cream from the cafeteria. Be sure to include your first and last name along with your teacher's name on your answer submission.
Please use a half sheet of paper when turning in your answers;
it makes it easier to have the drawing on Fridays!
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Week of February 6 - 10, 2012
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1st Grade
Sea otters must eat 1/4 of their body weight each day to stay alive.
If an otter weighs 40 pounds, how much food would it have to eat each day?
Resource: Daily Word Problems, EMC 3001, 1st Grade, Evan-Moor Corporation, 2001
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2nd Grade
200 students never ride bikes to school.
64 students ride bikes to school every day.
126 students ride bikes to school sometimes.
How many students ride bikes to school?
Resource: Daily Word Problems, EMC 3002, 2nd Grade, Evan-Moor Corporation, 2001
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3rd Grade
Pierre's mom will pay him $16.00 if he cleans the garage today.
She will cut the amount in half for each day that he waits.
Pierre waited 3 days to clean the garage.
How much was he paid?
Resource: Daily Word Problems, EMC 3003, 3rd Grade, Evan-Moor Corporation, 2001
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4th Grade
Hoover Dam is a magnificent structure standing 726 feet tall.
Comparing the dam to the stories in a skyscraper
is one way to visualize how tall the dam is.
Each story is 12 feet tall.
How many skyscraper stories tall is Hoover Dam?
Resource: Daily Word Problems, EMC 3004, Evan-Moor Corporation, 2001
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5th Grade
Sheila's skates weigh 4 lbs. 3 oz.,
Heidi's skates weigh 3 lbs., 7 oz.,
Kieva's skates weigh 5 lbs. 1 oz.,
Javier's skates weigh 3 lbs., 13 oz.
What is the average weight of the four pairs of skates?
Resource: Daily Word Problems, EMC 3005, Evan-Moor Corporation, 2001