Mrs. Albers' Second Grade Class

Test your math problem solving skills by answering these questions!

• 1) Mindy's candle in 5 inches long. Her candle takes 10 minutes to
  burn 1 inch. How long will her candle burn?
  

  5 minutes
  15 minutes
  25 minutes
  50 minutes
• 2) Elisa is making candles. She needs 5 ounces of wax for each
  candle. She has 25 ounces of wax. How many candles can she make?
  

  25 candles
  10 candles
  5 candles
  15 candles
• 3) It is Ian's birthday. He is 10 years old. How many candles has Ian
  had on all of his birthday cakes? Remember, he has had 10 birthday
  cakes!
  

  11 candles
  20 candles
  35 candles
  55 candles
• 4) Elisa is making candles. She knows each candle needs a wick that is
  4 inches long. She wants to make 7 candles. How many inches of
  wick will she need?
  

  28 inches
  20 inches
  14 inches
  11 inches
• 5) Jan gets on the school bus at 8:15am. She rides the bus for 35
  minutes. At what time does Jan arrive?
  

  8:30am
  9:00am
  9:20am
  8:50am
• 6) The school bus has 14 seats. Two students can sit on each seat. If
  all the seats on the bus are full, how many students are riding on
  the bus?
  

  16 students
  28 students
  25 students
  24 students
• 7) There are 28 students riding the bus. Twelve of the students are
  girls. How many boys are riding the bus?
  

  10 boys
  12 boys
  20 boys
  16 boys
• 8) The school bus travels 5 miles on one gallon of gas. How many
  gallons of gas will the bus use on its 20 mile route?
  

  2 gallons
  4 gallons
  6 gallons
  10 gallons
• 9) Raymond has a pet cat. His cat eats 5 ounce of cat food each day.
  How many ounces of cat food will Raymond's cat eat in one week?
  

  35 ounces
  25 ounces
  40 ounces
  20 ounces
• 10) Raymond's cat eats 1 can of cat food each day. Each can of cat food
  costs $0.50. How much money will Raymond spend on cat food in one
  week?
  

  $2.00
  $3.00
  $2.50
  $3.50