Sheet # 217/Valentine's Day
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1. If my vase holds 24 red roses and 36 blue violets, about how many flowers are there altogether?
2. This year on Valentine's Day the temperature outside was 35 degrees Fahrenheit. I remember last year it was 59 degrees Fahrenheit; how much colder was it this year than last year?
3. If we begin our Valentine's Day Party in school at 1:30 p.m. and we can only party for 75 minutes before we have to go home, what time will it be when it is over?
4. On Valentine's Day, my mom called me at 8:10 a.m. to wish me a Happy Valentine's Day. Then at 2:30 p.m., my grandma called to wish me a Happy Valentine's Day. How much time passed from the time my mom called than from my grandma's call?
5. I ate too much candy on Valentine's Day. I was miserable. I felt that I should jog outside for a while. If I jogged 5 miles and burned 12 calories per mile, how many total calories did I lose?
6 .My valentine card was big. It measured 12 inches by 8 inches. What was the perimeter of my card?
7 .Kate made a Valentine card for her teacher, making sure it was a perfect square. The total perimeter was 36 inches. How many inches were each side?
8. I bought a valentine box of chocolates for my mother. When she opened the box she counted 36 chocolates. Later, I took a half-dozen out, my dad took out 8 chocolates, and my sister took out twice as many as I did. When Mom got in the box she was shocked, for she only had ____________ candy chocolates left.
9. Terry received 24 valentine cards altogether from his classmates. If he only passed out ¼ as many as he received, then how many valentines did Terry pass out?
10. Cupid shot his arrow 3 times. The first time it sailed 4 feet. The second time it soared 5 feet, and the third time it flew 6 feet. How many inches did Cupid shoot his arrow?
11. Candy hearts cost $3.50 per pound, and chocolates cost $5.00 per pound. How much would 2 pounds of candy hearts and 1½ pounds of chocolates cost altogether?
12. Kelsie counted up all of the valentines in her box. She had 10 valentines from girls in her classroom, twice as many from boys in Ms. Coughran's classroom, and 13 valentines from girls. How many valentines did she get altogether?
13. Alex's mom gave him $15.00 to buy valentines with. Valentines come in boxes of 24 for $4.50 per box. How many total boxes can Alex buy with his money?
14. On Valentine's Day, I wanted to create my special cake. The recipe called for 2 eggs, 1 stick of butter, 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. When I got my ingredients out, I realized that I only had 1 cup of flour. I then decided to cut the recipe in half.
a)How many eggs will I need now?______
b) How much butter?_______
c) How many cups of flour?_______
d) How many cups of sugar?______
e) How many teaspoons of vanilla?______.
15. At Betty's Flower Shop roses cost $25.00 a dozen. At Helen's Flower Shop roses cost $2.00 each. Which flower shop will give me the best buy if I want to buy a dozen roses for my mom?
16. K-Mart had an after-Valentine?s Day sale on all their candy. I bought 2 bags of Hershey?s Kisses for $1.20 each, 1 bag of cinnamon hearts for 75 cents, and 5 bags of conversation heart candy for 50 cents each. How much did I spend altogether?
Answers for Sheet #217 (Valentine's Day)
1) 60 flowers
2) 24 degrees F
3) 2:45 p.m.
4) 6 hours 20 minutes
5) 60 calories
6) 40 inches
7) 9 inches
8) 10 candies
9) 6 cards
10) 180 inches
11) $14.50
12) 43
13) 3 boxes
14)
a) 1 egg
b) 1/2 stick butter
c) 1 cup
d) 1 cup sugar
f) 1/2 teaspoon
15) 12 x $2 = $24. Helen
is cheaper
16) $5.65