Math Jeopardy
Word problems, multiplication and division facts, fractions, shapes and geometry, and time and money, for a grades 3–5 math review.
Word problems
- 100Maya has 8 apples. She picks 7 more. How many apples does she have now?What is 15?
- 200A class has 32 students. 9 are absent today. How many students are at school?What is 23?
- 300A library has 145 books. It gets 38 more. How many books does it have now?What is 183?
- 400Sam had 500 stickers and gave away 275. How many stickers does he have left?What is 225?
- 500A school sold 1,248 tickets on Friday and 967 on Saturday. How many tickets did it sell in all?What is 2,215?
Multiply and divide
- 1006 × 4What is 24?
- 2007 × 8What is 56?
- 30042 ÷ 6What is 7?
- 40012 × 12What is 144?
- 500A baker puts 96 muffins into boxes that hold 8 each. How many boxes does she fill?What is 12?
Fractions
- 100A pizza is cut into 4 equal slices. You eat 1 slice. What fraction of the pizza did you eat?What is 1/4 (one-fourth, one quarter)?
- 200The bottom number of a fraction, which tells how many equal parts the whole is split intoWhat is the denominator?
- 300The fraction that is equal to 1/2 and has a denominator of 8What is 4/8?
- 4002/5 + 1/5What is 3/5?
- 500The improper fraction 7/4 written as a mixed numberWhat is 1 3/4 (one and three-fourths)?
Shapes and geometry
- 100A flat shape with three sides and three anglesWhat is a triangle?
- 200The number of sides on a hexagonWhat is 6?
- 300An angle that measures exactly 90 degreesWhat is a right angle?
- 400Lines on a flat surface that never meet and are always the same distance apart, like train tracksWhat are parallel lines?
- 500The perimeter of a rectangle that is 6 inches long and 4 inches wideWhat is 20 inches?
Time and money
- 100The value of one dime, in centsWhat is 10 cents?
- 200The number of minutes in one hourWhat is 60?
- 300The total value of 2 quarters, 1 nickel and 3 penniesWhat is 58 cents?
- 400DDA movie starts at 2:15 p.m. and lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time does it end?What is 3:45 p.m.?
- 500You pay for a 65-cent snack with a one-dollar bill. Your change, in the fewest coins, is these two coinsWhat are a quarter and a dime?
Final round: Mystery number
I am a number between 40 and 50. I am a multiple of both 6 and 7. What number am I?
What is 42?