Friday, January 14, 2011

Question of the Day 1/20

  1. 54 - 10 =
  2. 54 - 20 =
  3. ? = 68 - 10
  4. ? = 68 - 20
  5. ? = 68 - 50

Question of the Day 1/19

  1. Yuko has 2 boxes of crayons. There are 8 crayons in each box. How many crayons in all?
  2. Arlie can walk about 3 miles per hour. About how many miles can he walk in 4 hours?

Question of the Day 1/18

Dave is 2 1/2 years old and weighs 30 pounds. Elen is 10 months old and weighs 20 pounds.

  1. How much more does Dave weigh than Elen?
Amos learned 26 new spelling words this week. Trung learned 6 fewer words than Amos.

2. How many new spelling words did Trung learn?

Monday, January 10, 2011

Question of the Day 1/11

Making Omelets

Most omelets require 3 eggs. For 3-egg omelets:
  1. How many eggs would you need to make 2 omelets:
  2. To make 3 omelets?

Question of the Day 1/10

Hot Dogs and Buns

Hot dogs often come in packages of 10. Buns usually come in packages of 8.
  1. If we had a class picnic, would we need to buy more packages of hot dogs or more packages of buns? Why?

Friday, January 7, 2011

Question of the Day 1/7

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

Monday, January 3, 2011

Question of the Day 1/6

  1. Josh read 25 pages. Steven read 15 pages. How many fewer pages did Steven read than Josh?
  2. Mike collected 54 cans. Marti collected 30 more than Mike. How many cans did Marti collect?