Winter Word Problems Solve and Snip

TEKS: 6.11a, 6.11b, 6.11c; 7.13a, 7.13b, 7.13c CCSS: 6.NS.2, 6.NS.3, 7.RP.1, 7.RP.2b, 7.NS.1d, 7.NS.2d, 7.NS.3
Created by: Jennifer Smith-Sloane

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Name: __________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ______ Winter Word Problems Solve and Snip
1. Larry, Trevor, Marquiz and Josh all went outside at the beginning of a snow storm to have a snowball fight. Each boy found their safe place and started making snow balls. If Trevor makes 3 snowballs in a minute, how many can he make in 10 minutes?

Solve each word problem in the work column. Cut apart the answers and glue the correct answer in the answer column.

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2. Brooke came inside after 3 hours of sledding down the hill in the snow. She drank 2 cups of hot cocoa in 5 minutes to help warm her up. If she continues at this rate, how many cups of cocoa will she drink in 30 minutes?
3. Kaitlin took an informal survey of all 250 8th graders at her school on what their favorite winter activity was. 48 said sledding, 129 said snowball fights, 36 said decorating and the remaining said shopping. What is the mean for the set of winter activities?

4. During winter break Shaun earned $245 shoveling sidewalks and $46 babysitting. How much money did he earn all together over winter break?

5. Mrs. S spent a total of $312.42 on food over the winter holidays. If she is going to be off for 2 weeks, how much money is she spending per day on food? 2012 4mulaFun

Solve each word problem in the work column. Cut apart the answers and glue the correct answer in the answer column.
6. Leann, Brianna, and Destini were building a snowman. Leann made the head with a circumference of 26. Brianna made the body 1.5 times larger than the head. Destini wanted to make the base 1.5 times larger than the body. What would the circumference of the base need to be?

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7. In the two week period for Winter Break the high was recorded at 55 F. If the low over the course of Winter Break was 47 lower, what would the low temperature be?
8. During Winter Break the movie theatre in town sold a total of 83,456 tickets. If a total of 32 movies were shown during that time and each one had an equal number of tickets purchased, how many people saw each movie?

9. For the town Winter Concert, 80 singers will stand on a set of 4 risers. If there are a total of 140 people in the concert, what percent will not be standing on the risers?
10. Maranda began knitting a scarf when winter break started. At the end of the break she had knitted a scarf 5 feet long. If she knitted the same amount each day for the two weeks, approximately what was her rate per day?

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Name: __________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ______ Winter Word Problems Solve and Snip
1. Larry, Trevor, Marquiz and Josh all went outside at the beginning of a snow storm to have a snowball fight. Each boy found their safe place and started making snow balls. If Trevor makes 3 snowballs in a minute, how many can he make in 10 minutes?

Solve each word problem in the work column. Cut apart the answers and glue the correct answer in the answer column.

Show Work!

Answer

30

2. Brooke came inside after 3 hours of sledding down the hill in the snow. She drank 2 cups of hot cocoa in 5 minutes to help warm her up. If she continues at this rate, how many cups of cocoa will she drink in 30 minutes?
3. Kaitlin took an informal survey of all 250 8th graders at her school on what their favorite winter activity was. 48 said sledding, 129 said snowball fights, 36 said decorating and the remaining said shopping. What is the mean for the set of winter activities?

12 62.5
291 22.32
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4. During winter break Shaun earned $245 shoveling sidewalks and $46 babysitting. How much money did he earn all together over winter break?

5. Mrs. S spent a total of $312.42 on food over the winter holidays. If she is going to be off for 2 weeks, how much money is she spending per day on food?

Solve each word problem in the work column. Cut apart the answers and glue the correct answer in the answer column.
6. Leann, Brianna, and Destini were building a snowman. Leann made the head with a circumference of 26. Brianna made the body 1.5 times larger than the head. Destini wanted to make the base 1.5 times larger than the body. What would the circumference of the base need to be?

Show Work!

Answer

58.5

7. In the two week period for Winter Break the high was recorded at 55 F. If the low over the course of Winter Break was 47 lower, what would the low temperature be?
8. During Winter Break the movie theatre in town sold a total of 83,456 tickets. If a total of 32 movies were shown during that time and each one had an equal number of tickets purchased, how many people saw each movie?

8 2,608
43% 0.4
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9. For the town Winter Concert, 80 singers will stand on a set of 4 risers. If there are a total of 140 people in the concert, what percent will not be standing on the risers?
10. Maranda began knitting a scarf when winter break started. At the end of the break she had knitted a scarf 5 feet long. If she knitted the same amount each day for the two weeks, approximately what was her rate per day?

0.4 291

22.32 2,608 43% 8 58.5 12

62.5 30 62.5 30 62.5 30 62.5 30

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291 0.4 291 0.4 291

22.32 2,608 43% 8 58.5 12

22.32 2,608 43% 8 58.5 12

22.32 2,608 43% 8 58.5 12

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