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 Contents
About the Book.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Number Sense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12

Number words, averaging, comparing and ordering, place value,
probability, rounding and estimating, and greater/less than/equal to

Addition & Subtraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–16

Adding 1 to 5 digits, order of operations, and subtracting
3 and 4 digits
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Multiplication & Division.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–27

Facts and factors, multiplying 1 to 4 digits, missing factors,
dividing with remainders, divisibility, and mixed operations

Fractions & Decimals.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28–37

Adding and subtracting like fractions, renaming and multiplying
fractions, fractions as decimals, decimal place value, comparing
decimals, adding and subtracting decimals, and introducing percents

Problem Solving & Logic.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38–44

Number patterns, reason and logic, story problems, and
choosing operations

Geometry & Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45–51

Volume, basic angles, area and perimeter, equivalent measures,
and time comparisons

Graphs, Charts, & Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52–59

Reading charts and tables, bar and circle graphs, plotting
coordinates, graphing, and interpreting graphs

Answer Key.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Instant Skills Index.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
 About the B o ok
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—Alexandre Dumas the Elder, 1854

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For classroom or at-home use, this exciting series for kids in grades 1 through 6 provides
invaluable reinforcement and practice for math skills such as:

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q number sense and concepts
q reasoning and logic
q basic operations and computations
q story problems and equations
q time, money, and measurement
q fractions, decimals, and percentages
q geometry and basic shapes
q graphs, charts, tables . . . and more!

Each 64-page book contains loads of challenging puzzles, inviting games, and clever
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 Number words

What’s in a Word?
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ A prefix is a word part added at the beginning of a word. A prefix

changes the meaning of a word. The prefixes in this activity help form
words that represent numbers. Each statement contains a word with a
number prefix. The list below contains numbers written out as words.
Fill each blank with the correct word from the list below.
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1. An animal with ______________ horn on its head is called a unicorn.

2. A decade lasts ______________ years.

3. An octopus has ______________ tentacles.

4. A triathlete participates in ______________

Olympic events.

5. A bicycle has ______________ wheels.

6. A century marks a ______________ years.

7. A nonagon is a shape with ______________ sides.

8. A kilometer is equal to a ______________ meters.

nine ten
hundred three
two eight
one thousand

Research other number prefixes. Try finding some that

represent larger numbers. Share them with the class.

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 Averaging

Cat Stats
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ Every year, cats from all over the world come to Kentucky to
participate in the Cat Club’s Annual Crazy Costume Contest. Some
cats come dressed as their favorite people. Others dress up like other
animals. It was a tough decision, but the judges have found their
winner. Do you know which cat won?

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DIRECTIONS:
Use the scores next to each contestant’s name to find their average
score. Write the averages in the spaces provided. The contestant with
the highest score is the winner.

CATS SCORE AVERAGE

Sabrina Siamese 16, 11, 15, 18 ______
Freddy Feline 10, 12, 14, 16 ______
Karl Kat 14, 15, 17, 18 ______
Kelly Kitten 18, 14, 12, 12 ______

Which cat is the winner? ______________

Who came in second? ________________
Third? __________________
Fourth? _________________

Try coming up with your own costume or talent

contest. Choose four or five judges who will score each
contestant on a scale of 10-20. Find the average of
each contestant’s scores to come up with the winner.
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 Comparing &
ordering

Pig Patterns
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: What would you get

if a pig learned karate?

Decoder
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12......................
D
160.....................
P
96.......................
Find the answer by completing the next 10......................
T
R
step in the pattern. Then use the Decoder 20.......................
F
to solve the riddle by filling in the blanks 400....................
H
40......................
at the bottom of the page. 25......................
G
O
1 2, 4, 6, 8, ___ 35......................
S
2 1, 3, 5, 7, ___ 19......................
C
500....................
3 3, 7, 11, 15, ___ 11......................
B
K
4 5, 10, 15, 20, ___ 7........................
E
5 10, 20, 40, 80, ___ 16.....................
W
9........................
6 1, 5, 3, 7, 5, 9, ___ O
21......................
A
7 15, 25, 20, 30, 25, ___ 15.......................
P
8 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, ___ 30.......................
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144....................
9 9, 18, 36, 72, ___ K

10 100, 200, 100, 300, 100, ___

SOM ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
6 8 4 1 9 3 10 2 5 7

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 Place value

A Stinky Riddle
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: How do
skunks measure
length?
Answer each problem. Then use the Decoder to solve the
riddle by filling in the spaces at the bottom of the page.

 In the number 52,370, the digit 2 is in which place? Decoder

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1
_______

2 In the number 619,246, which digit is in the 7,446,726,012...
.. K
hundred thousands place? _______ ones...................
. P
1.........................

3 In the number 2,027,635, the digit 3 is in which W
4,847,266...........
place? _______ .. T
7.........................
.N

4 In the number 37,196,511, which digit is in the thousands.........
.... I
millions place? _______ 699,534.............
.. A
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5 .O
7,446,732,011...
ten millions place? _______ ... T
billions...............
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6 tens...................
.. S
digit 9 in? _______ ten millions.......
.B

7 In the number 6,543,210,789, which place is the 6.........................
. E
digit 5 in? _______ 5,000,122...........
.D
ten thousands....

8 Which number is greater: 727,912 or 699,534? .. V
0.........................
_______ . E
hundred millions.
.. M

9 Which number is smaller: 4,847,266 or 5,000,122? 9.........................
.. F
_______ 5.........................
. H
727,912.............

10 Which number is greater: 7,446,726,012 or .. E
7,446,732,011? _______

IN “SC ___ ___ ___” ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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 Probability

Talented Tongue
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

I’m one of the I can speak

world’s smart- 5 different
est horses. languages.

Let’s hear
Prove it. them.
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OK, here goes. Bow-wow! Figure It Out!

Meow! Cluck cluck! Ribbit! And,
oh yeah. Moo! 1. Using RIBBIT and CROAK, a frog can
make these 2-word phrases: RIBBIT-
Wow, I’m
impressed! CROAK and CROAK-RIBBIT. What
2-word phrases can a dog make of BARK
and RUFF? (Use each word only once in
each phrase.) _____________________

2. How many different 2-word phrases can a dog make out of the words BARK and GRR?
Write each arrangement._____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
3. How many different 2-word phrases can a dog make out of the words BARK, GRR, and
RUFF? Write each arrangement._______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
4. How many different 2-word phrases can a cat make out of the words MEOW, PURR, and
SSS? Write each arrangement._ _______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
5. How many different 3-word phrases can a cat make out of the words MEOW, PURR, and
SSS? Write each arrangement._ _______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

SUPER CHALLENGE: How many different 3-word phrases could a cat make out of the
words MEOW, PURR, and SSS if each phrase must start with the word PURR?
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 Rounding &
estimating

Cow Rounding
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: What do
cows give after an
earthquake?

Decoder

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Round each number. Then use the Decoder to solve the 700.....................
F
11,000...............
riddle by filling in the spaces at the bottom of the page. K
800....................
S
2,780.................
O
3,600.................
1 Round 789 to the nearest hundred _ __________ .U
1,000.................
M
2 Round 5,112 to the nearest thousand _ ________ 9,900.................
.Y
24,400...............
.. I
3 Round 3,660 to the nearest hundred __________ 73,000...............
S
5,000.................
4 Round 1,499 to the nearest thousand _ ________ . L
24,000...............
.P
5 Round 2,771 to the nearest ten _ _____________ 6,000.................
Q
2,770.................
6 Round 7,529 to the nearest thousand _ ________ .E
7,500.................
.T
7 Round 24,397 to the nearest hundred _________ 9,940.................
.A
3,700.................
K
8 Round 10,708 to the nearest thousand _ _______ 10,000...............
.R
8,000.................
9 Round 9,937 to the nearest ten _ _____________ .H
2,000.................
.N
10 Round 73,489 to the nearest thousand _ _______

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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 Greater than,
less than, equal to

Apple Add-Up
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Object: To cover more apples than the other player. You Need:
Number of Players: 2 © small counters
© pencil © paper clip
To Play:
© Each player gets a copy of the apple tree game board. Decide who will go first.
© Take turns spinning. (Look at the picture to see how to use the spinner.) After spinning,
cover two apples on your tree with the counters. The two numbers on the apples must
add up to a number that matches the spinner. Example: Player 1 spins “Equal to 15.”
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Player 1 can cover 7 and 8, 5 and 10, 2 and 13, or any other combination of two apples
that totals 15. Player 2 spins “More than 15.” Player 2 can cover any combination of two
apples that totals more than 15.
© Once your counters are on the board, you can’t move them!
© If you can’t cover two apples to match the spinner, you’re out. The other player wins.

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 Averaging

A “World” of Averages
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________
For many people, Florida’s Walt Disney World is What to Do:
a magical place. You might say there’s nothing By finding the average of each set of numbers
average about it. But if you look closely, you below, learn more about what happens on an
can find lots of averages there! “average” day at Walt Disney World.
What’s an average? It’s a number that
describes a group of numbers. It isn’t the 1. 2 5 and 175
biggest number in the group, or the smallest. About pairs of sunglasses
It’s somewhere in between. For example, the are turned in to the Lost and Found in the
average number of people that visit Walt Magic Kingdom every day.
Disney World each day is about 77,000.

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2. 5 ,000 and 7,000
That doesn’t mean that exactly 77,000
You can choose from about
people visit the park every day. On a sunny day
or a holiday, more than 77,000 people might different food items.
visit the park. On a rainy day, fewer than 77,000 3. 8 81; 924; and 1,234
people might visit. But 77,000—the average— About Mickey Mouse ears
is about how many people visit on most days. are sold.
Want to find out more about an average
day at Walt Disney World? Read on! 4. 1 ,489; 1,584; and 1,640
The monorail trains travel about
Finding an Average miles in and out of the parks.
Say you went on a three-day trip to Walt Disney
World. How could you find the average number 5. 3 ,259; 4,039; and 5,443
of hours you walked each day? Here’s one way: About T-shirts are bought.
Add up the actual number of hours you walked
6. 1 0,660; 28,069; 58,392; and 78,223
each day:
About packets of ketchup
10 hours + 8 hours + 6 hours = 24 hours are handed out.
Then divide the total by the number of days
you added up. 7. 5 ,400; 10,000; 11,608; and 33,124
About hamburgers are sold.
24 hours ÷ 3 days = 8 hours
You walked an average of 8 hours each day. 8. 1 17; 3,274; 15,673; and 41,208
About pounds of potatoes
are used to make french fries.
To find the average of any set of numbers,
add all the numbers. Then divide the total by the 9. 3 5; 126; 780; 1,050; and 3,009
number of numbers in the set. Example: to find the About Band-Aids are given
average of 40, 30, 22, and 20, first add. Then divide out.
the total, 112, by 4. The average is 28.

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 Adding 3 to 5
digits

All Mixed Up
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Finding the sums is easy. But when you try to put

these numbers correctly in the puzzle, you’ll find
yourself all mixed up!
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1
5
2
Find the sum and write the answer in the puzzle. Each digit can occupy only one place
to make the whole puzzle fit together perfectly. The first one has been done for you.

54 69 31 292 589 261

+ 98 + 37 + 85 + 614 + 92 + 97
1 52
423 180 349 2,012 413 855
+ 79 + 98 + 301 + 2,106 + 923 + 723

1,617 4,068 1,602 5,142 1,069 1,597

+ 1,281 + 784 + 639 + 2,690 + 1,103 + 346

4,115 1,022 951 12,401 44,595 5,354

+ 106 + 1,886 + 1,384 + 6,001 + 13,816 + 1,346

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Order of operations

Calculate a Happy Chinese New Year

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Everyone loves to celebrate

New Year’s Eve. But once
January 1 is past, you don’t
start
need to hang up your party
hat. You can still celebrate
Chinese New Year, which falls
in late January or February.
On the Chinese calendar,
each year is named after one

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of 12 animals. For example, = ____
1999 was the Year of the ÷2
Rabbit. 2005 was the Year of
the Rooster. The animals are
all on your game board.

What to Do:
© Use pages 14 and 15 for + 26
this game.
+ 12
© Pick any number and
write it in the first
rooster, by START.
© Follow the animals
around the game path.
Do what their sign and
– 10
number tell you. Keep x4
track of your total on
scratch paper.
© Every time you get to a
rooster, you should get
the number you started
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with as the answer. If +1 _ __
you don’t, go back and =_
check your work.
© After you finish, play
again with a different
number. Want a
5
challenge? Try using a –3
3-digit number.

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 Order of operations

Which Animal Are You?

Find the year you were born on this chart.
Which animal sign were you born under?
÷2 Which animals are others in your family?
Cow 1997 Sheep 2003
Tiger 1998 Monkey 2004
Rabbit 1999 Rooster 2005
–6 Dragon 2000 Dog 2006
Snake 2001 Pig 2007
_ __ Horse 2002 Mouse 2008
=_
+ 50
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– 39
÷3 ÷2
x6

1
–1

=_
___
x 10

+ 46

÷5
÷2
___
– 23 =_

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Subtracting 3 & 4
digits

A Riddle to Grow On
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: What
tables grow on
farms?

Decoder

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Do each subtraction problem. Then use the 4,884.................
.. T
64.......................
Decoder to solve the riddle by filling in the C
275.....................
spaces at the bottom of the page. D
459.....................
.V
286....................
W
1,451.................
1 714 – 457 = ______________ . B
257.....................
.L
2 936 – 508 = ______________ 1,541.................
.K
428.....................
G
3 1,000 – 700 = _ ___________ 81.......................
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743.....................
4 1,362 – 619 = _ ___________ E
48.......................
E
5 2,000 – 549 = _ ___________ 792.....................
P
2,869.................
6 3,873 – 1,004 = ___________ .S
12.......................
Z
7 1,446 – 987 = _ ___________ 300.....................
E
2,942.................
.. Y
8 5,011 – 4,963 = ___________ 7,926.................
. A
7,431.................
9 8,600 – 3,716 = ___________ .Q

10 9,925 – 1,999 = ___________

“___ ___ ___ ___” ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
7 4 2 8 9 10 5 1 3 6
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 Missing factors

Multiplying & Dividing

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Using the digits in the box, write the answer to each number riddle in
the form of an equation. Digits appear only once in an answer.

8 1 4 7 3
The product of a 1-digit number and a 2-digit number
1 is 284.
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What are the numbers?_ ___________________

The product of two 2-digit numbers, plus a number,

2 is 3,355.
What are the numbers?_ ___________________

The product of a 3-digit number and a 1-digit number,

3 minus another 1-digit number, is 1,137.
What are the numbers?_ ___________________

The product of a 2-digit number and a 3-digit number

4 is between 13,000 and 14,000.
What are the numbers?_ ___________________

When a 3-digit number is divided by a 2-digit number,

5 the quotient is between 5 and 6.
What are the numbers?_ ___________________

When a 2-digit prime number is divided by another

6 2-digit prime number, the quotient is nearly 5.
What are the numbers?_ ___________________

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 Multiplying 1 & 2
digits

Picture-Perfect Star
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Solve the problems. Then color the design. Here’s how: 1. Choose four colors that you like.
2. Write the name of one of the colors on each line below. 3. Color the puzzle. If the answer
is between 1 and 200, color the shape ____________. If the answer is between 201 and
500, color the shape ____________. If the answer is between 501 and 700, color the shape
____________. If the answer is between 701 and 900, color the shape ____________.

94 x 8

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99
x6 68 84
98 x8

88
x9
9

x
x

x8

7
66

91 38 90
x8 x2 95 x9
x5
68 82 97
89 x7 x6
x6 x3

88 97
x9 x9
56 81 68
92 x5 x4 x9
x7
79
x4 11
90 x9 87
x8 x9
79
x9
99 79
x8
69

x9 74
8
x
x

x9
71
9

82 x 9

Taking It Further: Fill in the missing numbers.

a. 88 x ______ = 792 b. 56 x _______ = 392 c. 41 x _______ = 246
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 Multiplying 3
numbers

A “Barber”ous Riddle
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: How did the

detective find the
missing barber?
To find the answer to the
riddle, solve the multiplication
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problems. Then, match each

product with a letter in the Key
below. Write the correct letters on the blanks below.
1 1 x 2 x 3 = _________ 6 6 x 6 x 7 = _ _______
2 2 x 4 x 1 = _________ 7 9 x 2 x 5 = _ _______
3 5 x 3 x 4 = _ _______ 8 1 x 8 x 7 = _________
4 3 x 7 x 3 = _ _______ 9 7 x 9 x 5 = _ _______
5 8 x 4 x 5 = _ _______ 10 4 x 6 x 4 = _ _______

150........................... .V 315........................... .N 225........................... .A

8........................... .E 252........................... .O 63........................... .E
84........................... .K 6........................... .B 90........................... .D
56........................... .W 351........................... .Z 60........................... .T
160........................... .H 96........................... .T 57........................... .X

Riddle
Answer: HE “COM ___ ___ ___” ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
1 4 7 10 5 2 3 6 8 9

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 Facts & factors

Fact Search
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

The puzzle below has many hidden multiplication

number sentences. You’ll find number sentences
going across, up and down, and at an angle. Most
4 x 8 = 32 8 x 7 = 56
number sentences overlap. Loop each multiplication
number sentence you find. Happy searching!

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6 5 0 70 24 1 8 8 64
8 0 7 1 6 12 1 7 7
48 10 0 3 4 7 8 56 6
90 10 9 3 7 21 42 21 7
9 100 5 16 28 5 7 35 42
2 4 8 50 8 3 24 5 3
20 2 40 10 4 6 6 36 35
4 6 80 2 32 18 9 18 4
7 7 49 20 5 4 54 9 6
11 42 28 2 8 10 36 2 24
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 Multiplying by
thousands

Caught in the Web

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: Why did the

spider join the
baseball team?
To find the answer to the riddle,
solve the multiplication problems.
Then, match each product with a
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letter in the Key below. Write the

correct letters on the blanks below.

1 1,000 x 11 = _________ 6 6,000 x 24 = ________

2 2,000 x 12 = ________ 7 7,000 x 30 = ________
3 3,000 x 10 = ________ 8 8,000 x 32 = ________
4 4,000 x 14 = ________ 9 9,000 x 40 = _ ______
5 5,000 x 20 = ________ 10 7,500 x 50 = ________

56,000.................... .H 65,000.................... .M 30,000.................... .C

11,000.................... .I 144,000.................... .T 375,000.................... .C
265,000.................... .B 25,000.................... .N 10,000.................... .Y
360,000................... .F 256,000.................... .L 100,000.................... .A
210,000.................... .E 90,000.................... .Q 24,000.................... .S

Riddle
Answer: TO ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ “___ ___ ___ ___ ___”
3 5 6 10 4 9 8 1 7 2

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 Facts & factors

Face Facts
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ The most common way people recognize each other is by the way
they look. Each person has distinct eyes, ears, and other features that
set them apart from everyone else. Try answering the wacky riddle
below to name another feature people have that sets them apart.
Factors will help you find the answer.

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DIRECTIONS:
Each number is followed by two possible factors. Circle the letter after
the number that is a factor. Write the letters in order from the first
problem to the last to solve the riddle.
1. 22 2 I 6 O
2. 70 5 T 15 A
3. 48 5 O 8 S
4. 80 16 T 11 B
5. 120 3 U 13 E
6. 644 9 D 7 L
7. 182 13 I 4 L
8. 156 16 F 4 P
9. 198 10 R 9 S

What grows between your nose and your chin?

__ __ ’ __ “ __ __ __ __ __ __ ”!

Make a list of numbers. Ask someone in your class to

find at least two factors for each number.

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 Dividing 1 & 2 digits
with remainders

Bug Out!
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: What has 18
legs and catches flies?

Find each quotient. Then use the Decoder

to solve the riddle by filling in the spaces at Decoder
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the bottom of the page.

14 remainder 4..
M
4 remainder 16.
.L
5.........................
1 74 ÷ 5 = ____________ P
6.........................
O
26 ÷ 9 = ____________ 9 remainder 1. ..
2 E
10 remainder 1.
A
3 41 ÷ 4 = ____________ 5 remainder 5. ..
.T
14 remainder 3.
K
4 55 ÷ 10 = ____________ 9 remainder 3. ..
S
4.........................
.L
5 37 ÷ 14 = ____________ 7.........................
C
2 remainder 8. ..
S
6 66 ÷ 22 = ____________ 4 remainder 15.
N
8.........................
7 84 ÷ 17 = ____________ E
10 remainder 4.
D
12 remainder 2.
8 100 ÷ 11 = ____________ U
2 remainder 9. ..
A
5 remainder 6. ..
9 128 ÷ 32 = ____________ 3.........................
R
B
10 200 ÷ 25 = ____________

A BA ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2 10 6 3 7 9 4 8 5 1
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 Dividing with
remainders

Running Riddle
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: What has 3
feet but can’t run?

Decoder

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20 remainder 10
Find each quotient. Then use the Decoder to .. R
8.........................
. B
solve the riddle by filling in the spaces at the 30 remainder 40
.. A
7 remainder 9. ..
bottom of the page. .. F
11.......................
.K
6 remainder 56.
1 100 ÷ 25 = __________________ .. E
40 remainder 30
. O
330 ÷ 16 = __________________ 4.........................
2 .. T
12.......................
.M
3 407 ÷ 37 = __________________ 33 remainder 12
.. I
32 remainder 12
4 562 ÷ 84 = __________________ 9 remainder 7. ..
. L
.. Y
5 646 ÷ 71 = __________________ 8 remainder 50.
. N
30 remainder 23
950 ÷ 100 = __________________ .D
6 9 remainder 50.
. C
6 remainder 58.
7 1,000 ÷ 200 = __________________ . S
5 remainder 2. ..
. Q
8 1,200 ÷ 36 = __________________ 6.........................
W
5.........................
9 1,540 ÷ 50 = __________________ .. A

10 2,003 ÷ 66 = __________________

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
7 5 9 2 10 4 1 8 6 3
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 Divisibility

What Number Am I?
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

I am a 2-digit number. The sum of my digits is 11. I am

1 divisible by both 4 and 7.
What number am I?_ ______________________

2 I am a 2-digit number divisible by 4, 6, and 7.

What number am I?_ ______________________
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I am a 2-digit number divisible by 19. The sum of my

3 digits is 14.
What number am I?_ ______________________

I am a 3-digit number divisible by 7, but not 2. The sum

4 of my digits is 4.
What number am I?_ ______________________

I am a 3-digit number less than 300. I am divisible by 2

5 and 5, but not 3. The sum of my digits is 7.
What number am I?_ ______________________

I am a 3-digit number divisible by 3. My tens digit is 3

6 times as great as my hundreds digit, and the sum of my
digits is 15. If you reverse my digits, I am divisible by 6,
as well as by 3.
What number am I?_ ______________________

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 Mixed operations

The Squirm-ulator
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Hey Squirmy!
What do you get when
you multiply 6 by 7,
then subtract 13?
Then, I get
frustrated.
First, I get
nervous.

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Then what?
Figure It Out!

Then, I get my 1. Help out Squirmy Worm. What do

calculator.
you get when you multiply 6 by 7, then
subtract 13? Use a calculator to check
the answer.
_________________________________

2. Squirmy multiplies 8 by 5, then divides the product by 4. What is the answer?

__________________________________________________________________________

3. Moovis the Cow multiplies 11 by 14. Then she divides the product by 7. What is the
answer?____________________________________________________________________

4. Multiply the number of days there are in a week by 12. Subtract 24. What is the answer?
__________________________________________________________________________

5. How old are you? Multiply your age in years by 17. Then add or subtract to get a total of
200. What number did you add or subtract?______________________________________

SUPER CHALLENGE: On which day of the month were you born? Multiply this number
by 3. Is the product higher than 100?

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 Mixed operations

Number Stumper
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Put ÷, x, +, or – in the boxes to make correct math sentences.

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 Subtracting like
fractions

Magnetic Math
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: What did one magnet

say to the other magnet?

Decoder

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Do each subtraction problem. Then use the 1/3.....................
.. T
Decoder to solve the riddle by filling in the 3/165.................
.. V
spaces at the bottom of the page. 1/32...................
.. A
15/20.................
.. B
21/67.................
1 2/3 – 1/3 = ___________ 99/312...............
.. F
.. T
2 5/8 – 2/8 = ___________ 61/83.................
.. K
59/83.................
3 7/11 – 4/11 = ___________ .. U
4/156.................
... L
4 19/20 – 5/20 = ___________ 3/8.....................
.. C
11/121...............
5 27/32 – 20/32 – 6/32 = ___________ .W
3/11...................
.. A
42/67 – 18/67 – 4/67 = ___________ 22/121...............
6 .. T
2/32...................
.... I
7 79/83 – 11/83 – 9/83 = ___________ 4/11...................
.. U
14/20.................
8 100/121 – 78/121 = ___________ .. R
3/12...................
.. N
9 44/156 – 29/156 – 12/156 =_ ______ 20/67.................
. M
3/156.................

10 247/312 – 59/312 – 39/312 – .. E

50/312 = ________

“YO ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.”
7 5 1 10 4 3 2 8 6 9
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 Adding like
fractions

Starburst
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Solve the problems. Rename the answers in lowest terms. Then connect
the dot beside each problem to the dot beside its answer. One line has
been drawn for you.
10 4 + 1
11 11 9 9 3 + 2
5 16 12 12
14 3 + 3
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7 7
10 1 + 4
17 8 8
9 3 + 2
10 18 18

11 4 + 5
13 15 15
5 2 + 1
6 4 4

2 1 + 3
3 5 5

3 2 + 3
4 6 6

1 + 1
4
3 3
5
5 5 + 4
18 10 10

9 + 2
9 13 13
15
6 4 + 1
7 14 14
9 + 1
5 17 17
8 5 7 + 3
9 5 8 + 3 11 11
12 16 16

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 Multiplying
fractions

Everyone Needs Math!

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: Why did the

artist need math?

To find the answer to the riddle, solve

the multiplication problems. Then,
match each product with a letter in the

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Key below. Write the correct letters on
the blanks below.

1 1
3x — = ________ 6
7
2x — = ________
2 8
1 6
2 5x —
3
= ________ 7 6 x —
9
= ________
1 2
3 2x —
6
= ________ 8 5 x —
3
= ________
2 4
4 4 x —
5
= ________ 9 4 x —
7
= ________
3 9
5 3x —
4
= ________ 10 6 x 11
— = ________

3/2.......................... .M 45/11......................... .F 10/3......................... .E

16/7.......................... .Y 9/4.......................... .D 8/7.......................... .G
6/3.......................... .W 2/3.......................... .Z 36/9......................... .R
2/6.......................... .N 54/11......................... .U 8/5.......................... .S
14/8......................... .B 3/6.......................... .T 5/3.......................... .B

Riddle
Answer: HE PAINTE ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
5 2 9 3 10 1 6 8 7 4

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 Renaming
fractions

Spring Flowers
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________
1
Rename the fractions. If the fraction equals 2 , color the shape orange. If the fraction equals
1 1
3 , color the shape yellow. If the fraction equals 4 , color the shape blue. Finish the design
by coloring the other shapes with the colors of your choice.

15 11 3 9
30 33 9 18
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9
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7 21 11 14
21 42 22 42

7 10
28 40

15 19 7 14
45 38 14 42

25
100

17 45 9 50
34 135 27 100

Taking It Further: Complete the squares so that each box adds up to 1. Use the following
8 4 1
fractions once: 14, 14, and 14 .
a.
1 1 b.
1 2 c. 2
7 7 2 14 14
6 4 1 1
14 14 7 7

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 Fractions as
decimals

Fruity Fractions
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ Why does a banana use suntan lotion? This question is a tricky one.
So don’t slip up! One way to find the answer is by turning these fractions
into equivalent decimals.

DIRECTIONS: There are two answers after each problem. Circle the
letter after the correct answer. When you’re done, write the circled
letters in order from the first problem to the last in

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the blank spaces below.
DOING THE MATH: To change a
fraction to a decimal, divide the
numerator by the denominator.
Example: 9/5 = 9 ÷ 5

5 9 =1.8
A. 6/10 0.6 S 0.1 T
B. 4/9 3.2 L 0.4 O
C. 42/100 4.20 A 0.42 I
D. 13/5 2.6 T 5.3 M
E. 8/3 2.6 W 7.4 B
F. 11/50 0.22 O 2.12 E
G. 5/20 .025 I 0.25 N
H. 7/100 0.07 T 7.10 B
I. 16/5 6.2 D 3.2 P
J. 3/4 5.7 U 0.75 E
K. 14/3 4.6 E 9.3 A
L. 8/1000 0.008 L .008 R

Why does a banana use suntan lotion?

––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ’ ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– .
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 Decimal place
value

Kaleidoscope of Flowers
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

If the number has a 5 in the ones place, color the shape green.
If the number has a 5 in the tenths place, color the shape pink.
If the number has a 5 in the hundredths place, color the shape yellow.
Finish the design by coloring the other shapes with colors of your choice.
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13.95 1.151 6,543.5 7.5

3,795
5.91 5.4
5.090

21.05 3.45 30.51 2.589

5.7 5.89 5 675

0.51 1.50 7.95 0.951

5.01
25.13 5.98
65

0.5 1.57 0.050 6.05

Taking It Further: Place the following decimals in the correct places on the lines below the
dots: 4.9, 1.7, 2.5, and 0.2.
0 1 2 3 4 5
____ ____ ____ ____
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 Comparing
decimals

Ring of Stars
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Form a star polygon by connecting the dots beside the decimals inside the pentagon. Begin
with the smallest decimal and continue
connecting the dots until you reach the
largest decimal. The first and last lines
have been drawn for you.

0.70 _____ 0.7

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End Start

0.90 _____ 0.09 0.109 1.2 9.007 _____ 9.70

0.8 1.06

1.077 0.73

1.73 0.099

6.900 _____ 6.9 0.30 _____ 0.3

Taking It Further: Compare each pair of decimals inside the outer stars by writing <, >,
or = on each blank line. If the decimals inside the star are equivalent, color the star blue.
If the decimals inside the star are not equivalent, color the star red. Finish the design by
coloring the rest of the shapes with the colors of your choice.
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 Adding decimals

Dottie’s Quilt
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Solve the problems. u If the answer is 100 or greater, color the shape pink. u If the answer
is less than 100, color the shape green. u Finish the design by coloring the other shapes
with the colors of your choice.
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2
28

.1
.5

27
+
12

28
71
7.

.5

.5
.1

67
+

+
.5

72
94

.2
76

.1
.5

73
+

+
21

5
.1

9.
2

2.9 + 98.12
12

6.
5
7.

+
+

88
.5

.6
24

2
2
.1
92

27
.7

+
88
+

5
.1

.5
9.

.0
79
5

76
+
+

7.
2

09

Taking It Further: Rewrite this problem on another sheet of paper and

solve it. 2.99 + 14.1 + 787.02 + 16 = __________________
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 Subtracting
decimals

Lantern Glow
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Solve the problems. u If the number in the tenths place is 0, 1, 2, or 3, color the shape
green. u If the number in the tenths place is 4 or 5, color the shape red. u If the number
in the tenths place is 6, 7, 8, or 9, color the shape pink. u Finish the design by coloring the
other shapes with the colors of your choice.

5.2 8.0 6.0 6.9 96.1

– 4.1 – 4.2 9.24 – 5.7 – 2.3 – 65.8
– 2.9

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9.9 8.97

– 2.47 – 4.56

6.0 8.9 3.8 8.9

0.78 – 1.1 – 3.1 0.74
– 0.4 – 6.9 – 1.7
– 0.52

2.9 4.5 5.3

7.8 – 2.2 8.6 8.9
– 1.6 – 3.1 – 1.4 – 2.0 – 6.7

4.47 9.62
– 1.1
– 1.04

6.6 5.6 2.2 9.8 2.7

7.30 – 2.0 – 3.5 – 1.1 – 5.1 – 1.7

– 3.09

Taking it Further: Rewrite these problems on another sheet of paper and solve them.
a. 3.4 – 1.009 = _____ b. 79.03 – 9.4 = _____ c. 81.02 – 4.99 = _____
d. 7.9 – 4.012 = _____
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 Introducing
percents

Home Improvement?
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ Michelle’s family just bought a new house. Workers were putting a

few last minute touches on it before the family moved in. But the day
turned into one big disaster! Michelle will tell you all about it.

DIRECTIONS: To complete Michelle’s story, solve the problem next to

each worker’s name. u Next, find your answer below a blank in the
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story. u Write that worker’s name in the blank. u When you’re done,
read Michelle’s story.

WORKER’S NAMES
1. 5% of 60 = _____ Paul Plumber 2. 50% of 1000 = _____ Robert Roofer
3. 6% of 450 = _____ Penny Painter 4. 8% of 90 = _____ Alan Architect
5. 40% of 200 = _____ Gilbert Gardener 6. 30% of 620 = _____ Elway Electrician
7. 20% of 100 = _____ Carlton Carpenter

MICHELLE’S STORY
I’ll never forget the day the workers showed up at our new house! First,
___________ dropped his screwdriver on the floor. Then ____________
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slipped on it and accidentally knocked a can of paint onto __________’s

20

diagrams. He was pretty upset about it and asked ______________ to

3

drive him to pick up new ones. While they were pulling out of the
driveway, they ran over _______’s tools. ____________ yelled for them
500 80

to stop but they didn’t hear him. __________ looked at all of this in
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disbelief. And so did I!

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 Number patterns

The Next Number . . .

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ Sometimes sets of numbers have something in common. They fol-

low a pattern. Take a look at the numbers 4, 6, 8, and 10. As the pattern
continues, each number gets larger by 2. Try completing the number
patterns in the problems below. Some are tougher to figure out than
others. Give ’em a try. Good luck! Use the space below and to the right
to work out the problems.

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1. 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, _____, _____, _____

2. 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, _____, _____, _____

3. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, _____, _____, _____

4. 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, _____, _____, _____

5. 39, 46, 53, 60, 67, 74, _____, _____, _____

6. 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, 55, _____, _____

7. 4, 15, 26, 37, 48, _____, _____, _____

8. 93, 116, 209, 325, 534, 859, _____, _____

Come up with several number patterns of your own.

Ask someone to complete the pattern.

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 Reason &
logic

Times Terms
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________
Write the multiplication word that fits each clue in the box. When you finish, copy the
letters in the shaded boxes. Unscramble these letters to form another multiplication word.

1. Any number multiplied by this number comes out 0.  

2. Another word for multiplied by is .  

3. This is one of the numbers you multiply.  

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4. Multiply a number by 3, and you that number. 

5._ Multiply a number by 2 to get the same answer as adding a .

6._ The answer when you multiply is called the .  

7._ Its math symbol is .  

8._ Multiplication is the same as repeated .  

9._ You can multiply if you have groups that are the (2 words).

_   

Write the letters from the shaded boxes here.

Now unscramble them to make another word.

8 x 3 = 24 6 x 7 = 42

Tell what this word means. _ ___________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

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 Reason &
logic

Mixed Operations

1 One-half of a number added to one-fourth of 96 is 30.

What is the number?_ _____________________

If you triple a number you will have one-half the number

2 of hours in two days.

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What is the number?_ _____________________

If you double a number, you will get the same as the

3 triple of one-fourth of 24.
What is the number?_ _____________________

If you subtract a number from the square of 7 you will

4 get one-fourth the product of 9 and 8.
What is the number?_ _____________________

One-fifth of a number, subtracted from 20, is the same

5 as one-fourth of 32.
What is the number?_ _____________________

Think of two numbers whose greatest common factor is

6 12. If you divide the lesser of the two numbers by
that greatest common factor, you get one-sixteenth
of the other number.
What are the numbers?_ ___________________

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 Story problems

What a Sale!
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ There’s a big sale over at the Clothing Coop. Ashley and Deondra are
there to buy a few things. “How will we know how much money we’re
saving on each item?” Deondra asked. “Say a jacket that costs $32.00
has a sale tag that says 20% off,” Ashley explained. “That means the
store will take $ .20 off each dollar. In other words, the store will take a
total of $6.40 off the original price of the jacket.”
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Help the girls figure out how much money the store will take off the
other items they want to buy.
DOING THE MATH: 1. a. What amount should be taken off
20 PERCENT OFF $32.00
the original price? _ __________
Multiply the same way b. What price will the girls pay for
you would with whole
numbers. the pants? __________________
$32.00
2. a. How much should be taken off the
x $ .20
64000 original price? _ _____________

Add the number of b. What will they pay for the blouse?
decimal places.
__________________________
$32.00
x $ .20 3. a. What amount should be taken off
64000
the original price? _ __________
4 decimal places
altogether. b. What’s the sale price of the

Move the decimal point pocketbook? ________________

4 places to the left.
4. a. How much should they take off
$32.00
x $ .20 the original price? _ __________
6.4000 ANSWER
b. What’s the sale price of the shoes?
$6.40
__________________________
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 Reason &
logic

Multiplying & Dividing

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Choose one number from the triangle and one from the circle to
answer each question.

3.5 5.8 4

2.9

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2.5 0.4
0.6 4.8 3.3
4.25

1 Two numbers have a product of 8.75.

What are the numbers?_ ___________________

2 Two numbers have a product of 17.

What are the numbers?_ ___________________

3 Two numbers have a product that is less than 1.

What are the numbers?_ ___________________

4 Two numbers have a product that is greater than 25.

What are the numbers?_ ___________________

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 Story problems

Changing Shapes
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: How did the

square become a
triangle?
To find the answer to the riddle,
solve the multiplication problems
here. (Don’t forget units.) Then,
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match each product with a letter in the Key below.

Write the correct letters on the blanks below.
Joe has 2 apples. Tim has 2 times as many apples as Joe has.
1 How many apples does Tim have? _______
4 apples.................. .T
Kendra has 3 books. Paula has 3 times as many books as Kendra has.
2 How many books does Paula have? _______ 20 oranges............ .C
18 shoes................. .N
Cliff has 5 times as many baseball caps as Wayne has. Wayne has
3 5 baseball caps. How many baseball caps does Cliff have? ________ 56 bananas........... .C
111 pencils............... .I
Jorge has 10 oranges. Wendy has 2 times as many oranges as 54 video games..... .E
4 Jorge has. How many oranges does Wendy have? _______
48 video games.... .F
Martha has 6 times as many coats as Russell has. Russell has 30 coats................ .U
5 5 coats. How many coats does Martha have? _______
2 apples ................ .S
Debbie has 9 pairs of shoes. How many shoes does she 42 chairs................ .A
6 have in all? _______
15 bananas............. .K
Michael has 8 bunches of bananas. Each bunch has 7 bananas. 9 books................... .R
7 How many bananas does he have in all? _______ 25 caps................... .R
Leroy has 11 times as many pencils as Renee has. Renee has 121 pencils.............. .O
8 11 pencils. How many pencils does Leroy have? _______ 40 coats................ .B
Steve has 6 video games. Jack has 8 times as many video
9 games as Steve has. How many video games do Steve and
Jack have in all? _______
Carla has 7 chairs. Kim has 7 times as many chairs as Carla has.
10 How many more chairs does Kim have than Carla? _______

Riddle IT ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
Answer:
7 5 1 10 4 8 3 6 9 2

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 Story problems,
choosing operations

Weatherman
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Hmmm . . .
Hey, Weatherman. What
are the chances of a
late shower today?

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I say go ahead and take
one if you feel you really Figure It Out!
need it.
1. Showers on Monday morning pro-
Har har. duced 0.5 inches of rain by noon. By
6 p.m., a total of 2 inches of rain had
fallen. How many inches of rain fell
between noon and 6 p.m.? _________

2. On Tuesday, 1.2 inches of rain fell. Two more inches of rain fell the next day. How many
inches of rain fell on Wednesday? _ _____________________
High Temperatures (°F)
3. The graph shows the high temperatures for Wednesday
through Sunday. On which day was the highest temperature
Wednesday

Saturday
Thursday

reached? The lowest? What was the difference between the two
Sunday
Friday

temperatures? ______________________________________
4. Between which two days did the temperature drop 15
degrees? Increase by 15 degrees? _______________________________________________
5. Saturday’s low temperature was 38°. How many degrees did the temperature rise to
reach Saturday’s high temperature? _ ___________________________________________

SUPER CHALLENGE: What was the average high temperature for all five days shown on
the graph?

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 Volume

Volume Pops Up Everywhere!

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Look around the room. Do you see any Do you want to change your guess?
of the shapes shown here?
New guess: cones
Now finish filling the cup. How
many cones did it take?

Cylinder     Cube       Cone cones

These shapes are three-dimensional. 2. How many cups of popcorn do you
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That means that they are solid—you think it will take to fill the pie plate?
can touch them with your hands. (You Start pouring popcorn from the cup
can’t hold a two-dimensional shape to the pie plate. When you think the
like a circle, square, or triangle.) We pie plate is half filled, guess again.
measure three-dimensional shapes in Then fill it all the way. How many
a special way—using volume. Volume cups did it take?
tells how much the shape can hold
cups
inside.
Ready to learn about volume? Let’s 3. Which do you think holds more, the
go! cup or the drink box? How could
you find out? Test your ideas. Which
You Need: holds more?
2-lb bag of unpopped popcorn
ice cream cone
empty drink box with top cut off
4. How many drink boxes do you think
empty 8-oz yogurt cup
8- or 9-inch pie plate
it would take to fill the pie plate?
Try it.
drink boxes
1. Start with the cone and the yogurt
cup. How many cones do you think Now pop the popcorn, fill the cone
it will take to fill the cup with with ice cream, and have a volume
popcorn? party!
cones
Brain Power
Fill the cone with popcorn. Then
Try more volume experiments
pour it into the cup. Keep filling the
with other containers.
cup until you think it’s half filled.

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 Basic angles

Get an “Angle” on Inventions

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

/ Everything that people use in their daily lives was invented by some-
one—things like the ironing board, the cash register, and ear muffs.
In this activity, we ask you to match inventions such as 40°
these to their inventor. Follow the directions below to get
90°
a new “angle” on a few famous inventions.
180°

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DIRECTIONS:
• Take a look at the angle that appears before each statement.
• Estimate the measure of the angle in degrees using the 40°, 90°, and 180° angles as a guide.
• Next, circle the name of the invention that appears next to the best estimate of that angle.
• Write the correct invention in the space provided in the statement.

1. The ____________ was invented in 1888 by A.B. Blackburn.

2. S. Boone invented the ____________ in 1892.

3. The ____________ was invented in 1912 by Garrett A. Morgan.

4. The ____________ was invented in 1879 by James Ritty.

5. In 1877, Chester Greenwood invented ____________.

6.  In 1935, Laszlo and Georg Biro established themselves as the first

inventors of the ____________.

7. In 1902, the ____________ was invented by Miller Hutchison.

8.  Other inventors expanded on her invention in later years. But Mary

Anderson was the inventor of the first ____________ in 1903.

11° hearing aid 90° ironing board 130° windshield wiper

160° cash register 80° ear muffs 175° railway signal
20° ballpoint pen 110° gas mask

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 Area & perimeter

Break the Ice With Perimeter and Area

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Jessie is building ice 2. Gil also wants a rink with a

skating rinks for her perimeter of 12. But he wants it to
friends. She measures be square. What will it look like?
the size of each rink in What will its area be? Draw what it
two ways—perimeter will look like.
and area. Perimeter
tells the measurement
around the rink. Area
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tells how many square

3. The area of Rita’s rink is 12. Its
units fit inside each
perimeter is 14. What does her rink
rink. Some rinks have the same area
look like? Draw it.
but different perimeters. Try some
building yourself!

You Need:
square crackers or 4. Sonia wants her rink to have an area
square counters of 16. She says it can be shaped like
a square or a rectangle. What could
Here’s the rink Jesse the rink look like? What will its
built for Shawn. perimeter be? Draw it.
Its area is 4. Its
perimeter is 8.

What to Do:
Use the square crackers to help you 5. J osé wants a rink with an area of 24.
answer the questions. Then draw how It can be any shape. What are some
the crackers look. of the shapes it could be? What are
their perimeters? Draw one example.
1. Shawn wants a bigger rink. He wants
it to have a perimeter of 12 and
an area of 8. What can you add to
Shawn’s rink? Draw what it will look
like.
Brain Power
Draw a shape whose perimeter
and area are the same number.

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Equivalent measures

Check This Out!

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: Why did the sick

book visit the library?
To find the answer to the riddle, solve
the multiplication problems. Then,
match each product with a letter in the
Key below. Write the correct letters on

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the blanks below.

1 How many inches are there in 1 foot? _____ 6 How many inches are there in 9 feet? _____

2 How many inches are there in 2 feet? _____ 7 How many inches are there in 10 feet? _____

3 How many inches are there in 4 feet? _____ 8 How many inches are there in 6 feet? _____

4 How many inches are there in 5 feet? _____ 9 How many inches are there in 12 feet? _____

5 How many inches are there in 7 feet? _____ 10 How many inches are there in 15 feet? _____

60........................... .E 72........................... .D 88........................... .M

84........................... .C 140........................... .I 64........................... .P
180........................... .O 120........................... .H 12........................... .U
100........................... .G 110........................... .L 24........................... .K
108........................... .T 144........................... .E 48........................... .C

Riddle TO GET “___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___”
Answer:
3 7 4 5 2 9 8 10 1 6

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A Royal Riddle
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: Where does a

king stay when he goes
to the beach?
To find the answer to the riddle,
solve the multiplication problems.
Then, match each product with a
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letter in the Key below. Write the

correct letters on the blanks below.

1 How many minutes are there in 1 hour? _____ 6 How many minutes are there in 10 hours? _____

2 How many minutes are there in 2 hours? _____ 7 How many minutes are there in 11 hours? _____

3 How many minutes are there in 4 hours? _____ 8 How many minutes are there in 15 hours? _____

4 How many minutes are there in 5 hours? _____ 9 How many minutes are there in 18 hours? _____

5 How many minutes are there in 7 hours? _____ 10 How many minutes are there in 20 hours? _____

600........................ .S 1,240........................ .M 900........................ .E

420........................ .C 120........................ .D 450........................ .B
1,200........................ .N 180........................ .X 1,100........................ .I
660........................ .S 300........................ .A 240........................ .A
1,080........................ .T 60........................ .L 360........................ .O

Riddle A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Answer:
6 3 10 2 5 4 7 9 1 8

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Time comparisons

Time Travels
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: What part of a
cowboy is the saddest?

Find the answer. Then use the Decoder to solve the riddle by filling
Decoder

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in the blanks at the bottom of the page.
8:20 a.m......... E

1 Time in New York is one hour later than in Chicago. If it’s
3:00 p.m......... J
10 a.m. in New York, what time is it in Chicago? ___
2:20 a.m........ K
2 If it’s 4 p.m. in New York, what time is it in Chicago? ___ 5:11 p.m........ C
3 If it’s 8:30 p.m. in Chicago, what time is it in New York? ___ 11:30 a.m....... L

4 Time in New York is three hours later than time in Los Angeles. 5:30 p.m.......... I
If it’s 10 a.m. in New York, what time is it in Los Angeles? ___ 8:00 p.m. . .... N
5 If it’s 2:30 p.m. in New York, what time is it in Los Angeles? ___ 2:17 p.m........ S
6 If it’s 5:20 a.m. in Los Angeles, what time is it in New York? ___
1:11 p.m. ....... E
11:00 a.m. . .. M

7 When it is 11:17 a.m. in New York, it is 8:17 a.m. in Los Angeles.
12:11 p.m...... O
When it’s 11:17 a.m. in Los Angeles, what time is it in New
9:00 a.m......... U
York? ___
11:00p.m........ T

8 Time in Los Angeles is two hours earlier than time in Chicago. 6:00 a.m. . ... W
If it’s 8 p.m. in Los Angeles, what time is it in Chicago? ___ 9:30 p.m. . ..... A

9 When it’s 6 p.m. in Los Angeles, it’s 9 p.m. in New York. What 7:30 p.m. . ..... Z
time is it in Chicago? ___ 10:00 p.m...... B

10 When it’s 3:11 p.m. in Chicago, it’s 4:11 p.m. in New York. 7:00 a.m........ S
What time is it in Los Angeles? ___ 2:00 p.m. ...... G

HI ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4 8 5 1 10 2 6 3 9 7
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 Area & perimeter

A Sick Riddle
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: Why do people with colds

get plenty of exercise?
Find the answers. Then use the Decoder to solve the riddle by filling in
the blanks at the bottom of the page.
4
1 What is the perimeter of this square? 4 4 _______
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2 What is the perimeter of this rectangle? 2

8
2 _____ Decoder
8

9 19......................
3 What is the perimeter of this triangle? 3 _______ O
74 inches..........
7 Q
30.......................
N

4 What is the perimeter of a square that is 10 inches long on one 25.......................
A
38 inches..........
side? _______ .. I
12 inches..........

5 A square’s perimeter is 48 inches. How long is one side of the
S
40 feet...............
.X
square? _______ 9 inches............
.N
15.......................

6 A triangle with three equal sides has a perimeter of 27 inches. B
74 feet...............
How long is one side of the triangle? _____ .R
16.......................
E

7 Each side of a pentagon is 11 inches long. What is the 10 feet...............
.D
pentagon’s perimeter? _______ 6 20.......................
1 R
2 7 22.......................
8 What is the perimeter of this shape? _______ A
6 32 inches..........
9 A magazine is 11 inches long and 8 inches wide. 5 . L
37 feet...............
3 M
What is the magazine’s perimeter? _______ 40 inches..........
.U
A lawn is 23 feet long and 14 feet wide. What is the lawn’s 55 inches..........
10 S
15......................
perimeter? _______ C

THE ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
9 2 8 3 5 1 7 10 4 6
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& tables

A Riddle to Dive Into

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Riddle: How can you dive

without getting wet?

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Decoder
Answer the questions about the graph. Then use the 40 units.............
G
Decoder to solve the riddle by filling in the blanks at 50 units.............
A
the bottom of the page. column 7..........
S
column 1..........
.P
1 How many units does one equal? _______ column 4..........
K
2 Which column has the most units? _______ 30 units.............
N
3 Which column has the fewest units? _______ columns
2 and 8..............
4 How many units are in column 2? _______ E
25 units.............

5 Which columns have the same number of units? O
20 units..............
_______ .I
column 6..........
6 How many units are in column 8? _______ H
35 units............
7 How many more units are in column 6 than in W
5 units...............
column 5? _______ D
15 units..............
 V
8 How many fewer units are in column 3 than in column 8..........
.T
column 7? _______ 10 units..............
L
9 If the number of s doubled in column 2, column 3..........
.. I
how many units would be in the column? _______ columns

10 Which column has 1/3 of the units of column 6? 1 and 5...............
Y
_______

G ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
6 2 10 5 1 4 7 3 8 9
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 Reading charts
& tables

How’s Your Heart Rate?

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

You Need: ANIMAL HEART RATE

u stopwatch or watch with a second hand u tennis ball (for one minute)
Canary 1,000
Animals have hearts that do the same job as a person’s
heart. An animal’s heart beats all day long to pump blood Mouse 650
through its body. What’s different about an animal heart Chicken 200
and a human heart? The number of times it beats in a day.
Each day your heart beats about 100,000 times. That’s Cat 110
enough times to pump almost 1,500 gallons of blood Dog 80
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throughout your body! By the time you are 70 years old,

your heart will have pumped about 38 million gallons Adult human 72
of blood. No wonder it’s important to keep your heart Giraffe 60
strong and healthy!
The number of times a heart beats in a certain Tiger 45
amount of time is called heart rate. Check out the table Elephant 25
to find some average animal heart rates. Then follow the
steps to add your heart rate to the table. Gray whale 8
You
How to Find Your Heart Rate
• Place two fingers on your neck or your wrist.
Move them around until you feel a pulse beat. Hearts Are Hard Workers
To prove it, try this. Squeeze a tennis ball
• Count the beats for 30 seconds. Have a partner as hard as you can and let go. That’s how
time you with the watch. hard your heart works to pump blood
• Multiply the number of beats by two. That through your body. Now try to squeeze
number is your heart rate for one minute. the ball for one minute to match your
heart rate. Not too easy, is it?

Answer these questions about animals’ heart rates, using the information on the table.

1. Which animal’s heart beats fastest in one minute? _ ___________________________

Which beats slowest? _____________________________________________________

2. What do you notice about the size of the animal compared with its heart rate?

_______________________________________________________________________

3. Where do you think a horse’s heart rate might fit on the table? Explain your answer.

_______________________________________________________________________

4. Which animal is your heart rate the closest to? _______________________________

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& tables

Sampling Cereal
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Are there more Ps than Qs in a box of letter-shaped

cereal? How about the other letters? You could look Tally Sheet
at every piece of cereal in the box. But that could A:
take a while. It might be dinnertime before you get B:
to eat breakfast! C:
We’ve got a better idea. Take a sample. A sample
is a small part of a larger group. Studying a sample
D:
can tell you a lot about the whole group. If you look E:
at the letters in a small bowl of cereal, you can get a F:
G:

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good idea about what’s in the rest of the box. That
leaves only one more thing to figure out: who gets H:
to eat the last bowl!
I:
J:
You Need:
u box of alphabet cereal
K:
u measuring cup u pencil and paper L:
M:
What to Do: N:
O:
1. M
 easure out one cup of letter-shaped cereal. This
is your sample.
P:
Q:
2. P
 ick one piece of cereal out of the cup. Then make R:
a mark on the tally sheet next to the correct letter.
S:
3. D
 o this for all of the cereal in your sample cupful. T:
Don’t count broken pieces. (If you find more than
U:
one cereal of the same letter, just mark it again on
your tally sheet like this:  IIII  II.) V:
W:
4. W
 hich letters have the most tally marks on your
sheet?___________________________________
X:
_ _______________________________________ Y:
Z:

Brain Power
How could you use your sample to estimate
how many of each letter are in the whole box?

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 Bar graphs

Hot Dog—It’s a Bar Graph!

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

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$3.50
$3.25
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Cost of a hot dog
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$2.75
$2.50
$2.25
$2.00
$1.75
$1.50
$1.25
$1.00
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$0.50
$0.25
$0.00
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1. Where would you have to spend the most money for a hot dog? How much?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. How much more does the most expensive hot dog cost than the least expensive one?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. According to this information, what is the most common price for a hot dog? How do you
know? ______________________________________________________________________
4. How do you think a stadium manager decides how much to charge for a hot dog?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Say you are going to see a baseball game. What other costs would you want to know besides
the price of hot dogs? How could you find out? _ ___________________________________
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 Bar graphs

We All Scream for Bar Graphs!

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

Vanna Lah owns

Our Featured Flavors:
her own ice cream
shop. She keeps
Marvelous Mint!
Great Grape! r Graph:
things simple by Information foach Month
E
selling only two ice Gallons Sold
cream flavors: Marvelous Mint and Great Grape. But NOVEMBER t: 10 gallons
Marvelous Min8 gallons
keeping track of how much ice cream she’s sold isn’t so Great Grape:
simple for Vanna. Can you help her out? DECEMBER t: 13 gallons

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Here’s the scoop: Use the information at right to Marvelous Min12 gallons
make a double bar graph. Draw two bars above each Great Grape:
JANUARY t: 9 gallons
month on the graph. One bar will show how many Marvelous Min11 gallons
gallons of Marvelous Mint Vanna sold. The other will Great Grape:
show how many gallons of Great Grape she sold. Here’s FEBRUARY t: 12 gallons
a hint: Use two different colors to draw your bars–one Marvelous Min12 gallons
Great Grape:
for Marvelous Mint, and the other for Great Grape. Don’t
forget to color in your graph’s key, too.

VANNA LAH’S ICE CREAM SALES KEY

Marvelous Mint
15
14 Great Grape
13
12
11
Gallons Sold

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
November December January February
Month

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Decibel Tester
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

A bar graph is used to compare information.This bar graph shows the relative
loudness of sound measured in decibels (dB). One decibel is the smallest differ-
ence between sound heard by the human ear. A 100-decibel sound is 10 times
louder than a 10-decibel sound. A 100-decibel sound is painful!
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 Circle graphs

Great Game Graph!

Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

How much time How Long Kids Play Video Games Each Day
do kids really
spend playing
video games?
Read the circle
graph to find
out. Then, when
you answer the

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questions, try
to get the high
score!
What to Do:
The circle graph shows how many hours
kids play video games each day. The
number of kids shown in each section is
out of 100 kids. For example, look at the
bottom section. It shows that out of every
100 kids, 29 play video games for 1 hour a
day. Use the graph to answer the questions.

1. How many kids out of 100 play video games for 2 hours a day? ________________________

2. How many hours a day do 6 out of 100 kids play video games? _ _______________________

3. For how long does the largest group of kids play video games each day?_________________

4. For how long does the smallest group of kids play video games each day? _ ______________
1
5. Do more or less than 2 of the kids play video games for less than 1 hour a day?
___________________________________________________________________________

6. Think of the amount of time you play video games each day. What is the section of the graph
where you would be? __________________________________________________________

Brain Power
Do you think you and your friends spend too
much time playing video games? Why or why not?

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 Plotting
coordinates

What’s Hoppin’?
Name ______________________________________________ Date _________________

I’m hoppin’ too.

What’s hoppin’, Me. I’m hoppin’. Hey you know
Judy? How ‘bout you? what? My baby
sister’s been
hoppin’ since she
was 1 day old.
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Wow. She must You Answer It!

be gettin’ tired by
now.
1. Look at the graph below.
Starting at square X, Judy hopped
4 squares up and 3 squares to the
right. In which square did she land?
____________________________

B
D 4. Find the 2 shortest paths to get from
square X to square D. _____________
A
_______________________________

X
5. Find 3 paths to get from square D to
C E F
square E. Does each path contain the
NOTE: Judy and Rudy can hop in vertical same total number of squares? _ ____
and horizontal directions only. _______________________________

2. Rudy is in square X. Which are the 2 6. Starting at square X, Rudy hopped 6

shortest paths he can take to get to squares up and 5 squares to the left.
square E? _______________________ How many squares is he from square D?
_______________________________ _ ______________________________

3. Judy is in square A. Which are the 2

shortest paths she can take to get to
square E? _______________________
_______________________________

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1. one; 2. ten; 3. eight; 4. three
5. two; 6. hundred; 7. nine; 8. thousand
Page 6
Winner - Karl Kat (16)
Second place - Sabrina Siamese (15)
Third place - Kelly Kitten (14)
Fourth place - Freddy Feline (13)
Page 14–15
Page 7
Answers will vary depending on the numbers children select
1. 10; 2. 9; 3. 19; 4. 25; 5. 160
to start the game. Be sure that children check their numbers
6. 7; 7. 35; 8. 15; 9. 144; 10. 400
each time they land on a rooster. The number they have when

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What would you get if a pig learned karate?
landing on a rooster should be the same as the number they
Some pork chops
started with.
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1. thousands; 2. 6; 3. tens
1. 257; 2. 428; 3. 300; 4. 743; 5. 1,451
4. 7; 5. 0
6. 2,869; 7. 459; 8. 48; 9. 4,884; 10. 7,926
6. billions; 7. hundred millions
What tables grow on farms?
8. 727,912; 9. 4,847,266
“Vege”tables
10. 7,446,732,011
How do skunks measure length? Page 17
In “scent”imeters 1. 4 x 71; 2. 78 x 43 + 1; 3. 143 x 8 – 7
4. 18 x 734; or 18 x 743; or 73 x 184; or 74 x 183
Page 9
5. 418 ÷ 71; or 418 ÷ 73; or 471 ÷ 83; or 473 ÷ 81
1. BARK-RUFF, RUFF-BARK
6. 83 ÷ 17
2. You can make 2 phrases: BARK-GRR, GRR-BARK
3. You can make 6 phrases: BARK-GRR, GRR-BARK, BARK- Page 18
RUFF, RUFF-BARK, GRR-RUFF, RUFF-GRR 66 x 9 = 594; 94 x 8 = 752; 88 x 7 = 616; 91 x 8 = 728
4. You can make 6 phrases: MEOW-PURR, MEOW-SSS, 98 x 8 = 784; 99 x 6 = 594; 68 x 8 = 544; 84 x 9 = 756
PURR-SSS, PURR-MEOW, SSS-PURR, SSS-MEOW 90 x 9 = 810; 89 x 6 = 534; 68 x 7 = 476; 38 x 2 = 76
5. You can make 6 phrases: MEOW-PURR-SSS, MEOW-SSS- 95 x 5 = 475; 82 x 3 = 246; 97 x 6 = 582; 88 x 9 = 792
PURR, PURR-MEOW-SSS, PURR-SSS-MEOW, SSS-PURR- 97 x 9 = 873; 92 x 7 = 644; 56 x 5 = 280; 81 x 4 = 324
MEOW, SSS-MEOW-PURR 68 x 9 = 612; 90 x 8 = 720; 79 x 4 = 316; 11 x 9 = 99
Super Challenge: You can make 2 phrases: PURR-MEOW-SSS, 87 x 9 = 783; 99 x 9 = 891; 79 x 8 = 632; 74 x 9 = 666
PURR-SSS-MEOW 79 x 9 = 711; 69 x 9 = 621; 82 x 9 = 738; 71 x 8 = 568
Taking It Further: a. 9; b. 7; c. 6
Page 10
1. 800; 2. 5,000; 3. 3,700; 4. 1,000; 5. 2,770 Page 19
6. 8,000; 7. 24,400; 8. 11,000; 9. 9,940; 10. 73,000 1. 6; 2. 8; 3. 60; 4. 63; 5. 160
What do cows give after an earthquake? 6. 252; 7. 90; 8. 56; 9. 315; 10. 96
Milk shakes How did the detective find the missing barber?
He “combed” the town.
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Answers will vary. You might encourage children to keep a Page 20
list of their moves in order to defend their strategy. The only numbers not part of a multiplication number sentence
are: 5 [row 1], 9 [row 5], 3 [row 6], and 11, 2, and 8 [row 8].
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1. 100; 2. 6,000 Page 21
3. 1,013; 4. 1,571 1. 11,000; 2. 24,000; 3. 30,000; 4. 56,000; 5. 100,000
5. 4,247; 6. 43,836 6. 144,000; 7. 210,000; 8. 256,000; 9. 360,000; 10. 375,000
7. 15,033; 8. 15,068 Why did the spider join the baseball team?
9. 1,000 To catch “flies”

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Page 22 Page 29
1. 2; 2. 5; 3. 8
4. 16; 5. 3; 6. 7
7. 13; 8. 4; 9. 9
Answer: IT’S “TULIPS”!
Page 23
1. 14 remainder 4; 2. 2 remainder 8
3. 10 remainder 1; 4. 5 remainder 5
5. 2 remainder 9; 6. 3; 7. 4 remainder 16
8. 9 remainder 1; 9. 4; 10. 8
What has 18 legs and catches flies?
A baseball team
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Page 24
1. 3/2; 2. 5/3; 3. 2/6; 4. 8/5; 5. 9/4
1. 4; 2. 20 remainder 10
6. 14/8; 7. 36/9; 8. 10/3; 9. 16/7; 10. 54/11
3. 11; 4. 6 remainder 58
Why did the artist need math?
5. 9 remainder 7; 6. 9 remainder 50
He painted by numbers.
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7. 5; 8. 33 remainder 12
9. 30 remainder 40; 10. 30 remainder 23 Page 31
What has 3 feet but can’t run? 1/2: 15/30; 9/18; 21/42; 11/22; 19/38; 7/14; 17/34; 50/100
A yardstick 1/3: 11/33; 3/9; 7/21; 14/42; 15/45; 14/42; 45/135; 9/27
1/4: 9/36; 7/28; 10/40; 25/100
Page 25
Taking It Further:
1. 56; 2. 84; 3. 95
4. 301; 5. 250; 6. 267
Page 26
1. 29; 2. 10
3. 22; 4. 60
5. Answers will vary.
Super Challenge: Answers will vary, but none of the
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products should be higher than 100.
A. 0.6; B. 0.4; C. 0.42; D. 2.6; E. 2.6; F. 0.22
Page 27 G. 0.25; H. 0.07; I. 3.2; J. 0.75; K. 4.6; L. 0.008
Answer: SO IT WON’T PEEL.
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Taking It Further:

0.2 1.7 2.5 4.9

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1. 1/3; 2. 3/8
3. 3/11; 4. 14/20
5. 1/32; 6. 20/67
7. 59/83; 8. 22/121
9. 3/156; 10. 99/312
What did one magnet say to the other magnet?
Taking It Further: 0.70 = 0.7; 9.007 < 9.70, 0.30 = 0.3;
“You attract me.”
6.900 = 6.9; 0.90 > 0.09

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94.5 + 7.12 = 101.62; 28.5 + 71.12 = 99.62; 67.5 + 27.12 = 94.62 1. 4 apples; 2. 9 books; 3. 25 caps; 4. 20 oranges; 5. 30 coats
28.5 + 72.2 = 100.7; 76.5 + 21.12 = 97.62; 2.9 + 98.12 = 101.02 6. 18 shoes; 7. 56 bananas; 8. 121 pencils; 9. 54 video games
9.5 + 73.1 = 82.6; 24.5 + 7.12 = 31.62; 6.5 + 88.62 = 95.12 10. 42 chairs
92.7 + 9.5 = 102.2; 2 + 79.12 = 81.12; 88.5 + 7.09 = 95.59 How did the square become a triangle?
76.05 + 27.12 = 103.17 It cut a corner.
Taking It Further: 820.11
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Page 36 1. 1.5 inches
5.2 – 4.1 = 1.1; 8.0 – 4.2 = 3.8; 9.24 – 2.9 = 6.34 2. 3.2 inches
6.0 – 5.7 = 0.3; 6.9 – 2.3 = 4.6; 96.1 – 65.8 = 30.3 3. The highest temperature was reached on Sunday. The
9.9 – 2.47 = 7.43; 8.97 – 4.56 = 4.41; 0.78 – 0.4 = 0.38 lowest temperature was reached on Thursday. The
6.0 – 1.1 = 4.9; 8.9 – 6.9 = 2.0; 3.8 – 1.7 = 2.1 difference between the two temperatures was 30 degrees.
8.9 – 3.1 = 5.8; 0.74 – 0.52 = 0.22; 2.9 – 1.6 = 1.3 4. The temperature dropped 15 degrees between Wednesday
7.8 – 3.1 = 4.7; 4.5 – 1.4 = 3.1; 5.3 – 2.2 = 3.1 and Thursday. The temperature increased by 15 degrees
8.6 – 2.0 = 6.6; 8.9 – 6.7 = 2.2; 4.47 – 1.04 = 3.43 between Saturday and Sunday.
9.62 – 1.1 = 8.52; 7.30 – 3.09 = 4.21; 6.6 – 2.0 = 4.6 5. 27 degrees
5.6 – 3.5 = 2.1; 2.2 – 1.1 = 1.1; 9.8 – 5.1 = 4.7 Super Challenge: 64 degrees

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Taking It Further: a. 2.391; b. 69.63; c. 76.03; d. 3.888
1. Answers will vary.
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186 Elway Electrician 6 cones
7.2 Alan Architect 2. 5 cups
20 Carlton Carpenter 3. the cup
3 Paul Plumber 4. 5 1/2 drink boxes
500 Robert Roofer
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80 Gilbert Gardener
1. railway signal; 2. ironing board
27 Penny Painter
3. gas mask; 4. cash register
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1. 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29 7. hearing aid; 8. windshield wiper
2. 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41
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3. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42
1. Add four crackers (units).
4. 5, 9, 14, 23, 37, 60, 97, 157, 254
5. 39, 46, 53, 60, 67, 74, 81, 88, 95
6. 6, 7, 13, 20, 33, 55, 88, 143
7. 4, 15, 26, 37, 48, 59, 70, 81
8. 93, 116, 209, 325, 534, 859, 1393, 2252
2. The area will be 9.
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1. zero; 2. times; 3. factor
4. triple; 5. double; 6. product
7. multiply; 8. addition; 9. same size
Scrambled word: multiples
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1. 12; 2. 8; 3. 9
4. 31; 5. 60; 6. 36, 48
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1a. $7.20; b. $16.80
2a. $6.80; b. $10.20
3a. $3.30; b. $18.70 4. Possible answers include: a square 4 units by 4 units with
4a. $13.00; b. $52.00 a perimeter of 16; a rectangle 2 units by 8 units with a
perimeter of 20; a rectangle 1 unit by 16 units with a
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1. 3.5, 2.5; 2. 4.25, 4 5. Answers will vary, but any correct answer will use 24 units.
3. 0.6, 0.4; 4. 4.8, 5.8 Brain Power: One possible shape is a square made of 16 units.

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Page 48 Brain Power: One way to answer this question is first to

1. 12; 2. 24; 3. 48; 4. 60; 5. 84 estimate or measure the number of cups of cereal in the full
6. 108; 7. 120; 8. 72; 9. 144; 10. 180 box, then to multiply the number of each letter you counted
Why did the sick book visit the library? in one cup by the number of cups in the box.
To get “checked out”
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1. 60; 2. 120; 3. 240; 4. 300; 5. 420 2. $1.25
6. 600; 7. 660; 8. 900; 9. 1,080; 10. 1,200 3. $3.50; It is the price that appears most often on the graph.
Where does a king stay when he goes to the beach? 4. Answers will vary. Possible answers include: the amount of
A sand castle profit the vendors need to make; the price of hot dogs in
the area; how much it costs to buy and make the hot dogs.
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5. Answers will vary. Students might suggest they would want
1. 9 a.m.; 2. 3 p.m.; 3. 9:30 p.m.; 4. 7 a.m.; 5. 11:30 a.m.
to know the cost of tickets, souvenirs, other food, park-
6. 8:20 a.m.; 7. 2:17 p.m.; 8. 10 p.m.; 9. 8 p.m.; 10. 1:11 p.m.
ing, and transpor­­tation to the stadium. To find these costs
What part of a cowboy is the saddest?
before the game, they could call the stadium or ask some-
His blue jeans
one who has been there before.
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1. 16; 2. 20; 3. 19; 4. 40 inches; 5. 12 inches
Students’ graphs should represent the sale of the two flavors
6. 9 inches; 7. 55 inches; 8. 30; 9. 38 inches; 10. 74 feet
for the four months given.
Why do people with colds get plenty of exercise?
Their noses run. Page 57
1. 30 dB; 2. 30 dB; 3. 20 dB; 4. 20 dB
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5. 40 dB; 6. Jet Plane Take Off; 7. 120 dB
1. 5 units; 2. column 7; 3. column 3; 4. 20 units
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8. 30 units; 9. 40 units; 10. column 4 1. 15 kids; 2. 3 hours a day
How can you dive without getting wet? 3. Less than 1 hour a day; 4. 6 or more hours a day
Go skydiving. 5. Less than 1/2; 6. Answers will vary.
Brain Power:  Answers will vary.
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rate is the slowest. 1. Judy landed in square A.
2. Answers may vary. In general, the smaller the animal, the 2. Down 2 squares and 4 squares to the right. Four squares to
faster the heart rate. the right and down 2 squares.
3. A horse’s heart beats 25–40 times per minute. It would fit 3. One square to the right and 6 squares down. Six squares
between the elephant and the tiger. That answer would be down and 1 square to the right.
logical because a horse is larger than a tiger but smaller 4. Seven squares up and 5 squares to the left. Five squares to
than an elephant. the left and 7 squares up.
4. Answers will vary. 5. Answers will vary. Each path does not have to have the
same number of squares.
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6. He is 1 square down from square D.
4. Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary.

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 Instant Skills Index
SECTION AND SKILL....................................................................................................................................... PAGES

Number SENSE
Number words ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Averaging ............................................................................................................................................................... 6, 12
Comparing and ordering ...................................................................................................................................... 7, 38
Place value ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Probability ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Rounding and estimating ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Greater than, less than, equal to ........................................................................................................................ 11, 34

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION
Adding 1 and 2 digits ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Adding 3 to 5 digits ............................................................................................................................................. 12, 13
Order of operations ............................................................................................................................ 14, 15, 17, 26 27
Subtracting 3 and 4 digits ........................................................................................................................................ 16

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MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
Facts and factors ..................................................................................................................................... 17, 18, 20, 22
Multiplying 1 and 2 digits . ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Multiplying 3 numbers ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Multiplying by thousands ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Missing factors .................................................................................................................................................... 17, 20
Dividing with remainders ................................................................................................................................... 23, 24
Divisibility ................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Mixed operations ................................................................................................................................................. 26, 27

FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS

Subtracting like fractions ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Adding like fractions ................................................................................................................................................. 29
Renaming fractions ....................................................................................................................................... 29, 30, 31
Multiplying fractions . ............................................................................................................................................... 30
Fractions as decimals . .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Decimal place value .................................................................................................................................................. 33
Comparing decimals ................................................................................................................................................. 34
Adding and subtracting decimals ....................................................................................................................... 35, 36
Introducing percents .......................................................................................................................................... 37, 41

Problem Solving AND LOGIC

Number patterns ....................................................................................................................................................... 38
Reason and logic ..................................................................................................................................... 26, 39, 40, 42
Story problems ........................................................................................................................................ 37, 41, 43, 44
Choosing operations ................................................................................................................................................. 44

GEOMETRY AND MeasurEment

Volume . ..................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Basic angles ............................................................................................................................................................... 46
Area and perimeter . ............................................................................................................................................. 47, 51
Equivalent measures ........................................................................................................................................... 48, 49
Time comparisons ............................................................................................................................................... 49, 50

Graphs, Charts, AND Tables

Reading charts and tables ....................................................................................................................... 52, 53, 54, 55
Bar graphs ..................................................................................................................................................... 55, 56, 57
Circle graphs ............................................................................................................................................................. 58
Plotting coordinates . ................................................................................................................................................ 59
Graphing . .................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Interpreting graphs ........................................................................................................................... 44, 55, 56, 57, 58

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