3rd grade

3 gum balls cost a 25 cents. How much does it cost to buy 12 gum balls?

3rd - 7th grade

Which weighs more, a pound of pencils or a pound of erasers?

3rd - 5th grade

Nate dropped a ball straight down from 64 feet up. Each time it bounced it came up half as high as the previous time. When the ball bounced for the 4th time, how far had it traveled total?

Hint: Remember the ball has to go both up and down.

3rd - 5th grade

Which number less than 20 can be cut in half the most times without using fractions?

2nd - 5th grade

Find a number that can be cut in half 8 times without using fractions.

3rd - 8th grade

Find the sum of all the numbers between 0 and 100 that are spelled with the letter "v".

1st - 4th Grade

How can 2 candy bars be shared evenly with 3 people? (Draw a picture)

3rd - 4th grade

The low temperature tomorrow could be as low as 22 degrees below zero. If it is 72 degrees inside, how much colder is it outside than inside?

3rd grade and up

Write 20 math problems that equal 20

All Grades - More Homophones

I did this number to my sandwich

This verb was used after the name of my Football team

This number means “in place of”

This number means “In front”

This number means “toward”

Bill this number his dog on the burglar

This word that means “a few” helps you add.

All Grades - Homophones - or "Guess the Misspelled number"

Each answer is a number whose homophone meets the defition - A number that misspelled but pronounced the same has a different meaning

A. This number means "Watch out"
B. This number means "also"
C. This number means "No" in German
D. This number is a preposition
E. Another name for this number means "to tie"
F. This number is a search engine

3rd - 12th grade

Use exactly 6 lines to make a 12-sided figure (polygon).

3rd - 6th grade

Write 10 addition facts that equal 3

3rd-9th grade

Peter and Christina shared a babysitting job last Sunday. Peter worked from 4:00-7:00, then Christina worked from 7:00-9:00. They were paid $40.00. How should they split to money?


Note: This problem can be used with students as young as 3rd grade, or with high school students as an algebra problem. The ideal grade level is 5th grade.

3rd Grade

How many 2/3 does it take to make 6 wholes?



Hint: Since this problem is intended to be at a 3rd grade level, try drawing a picture of 6 whole circles as a first step.