Natural Number Problem Solving Activities
Natural Number Problem Solving Activities
▪ Don Beto has 124 boxes with 6 melons each in his truck. How many melons are there?
How long will it take in total?
▪ I have to take out the trash on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; my dad gives me $7.00 each time.
week for that job. If I save what it gives me, how much will I have saved after 20 weeks?
▪ 4. On a farm, 386 eggs are collected daily. How many eggs will be collected in
total in 8 days?
▪ 5. Miguel spends $12.00 every day on the bus that takes him to school and brings him back.
house, How much do you spend a week?
▪ In a parking lot there are 187 cars, if each car has 4 tires, how many tires are there?
Is there all?
▪ 7. On a farm, there are 468 hens, and each one laid 8 fertilized eggs. If each hen
takes care of their eggs and all the chicks are born, how many chicks will be born?
the farm?
▪ At school, the water jug has to be filled every day, each water jug.
It costs $15.00, how much will be spent in a week of classes?
▪ In a zoo, there are 246 birds of different types, if I count each of their legs.
How many legs will I have counted?
▪ 10. A box of colors holds 24, if there are 9 boxes in the store. How many colors will there be?
for everyone?
▪ 11. You need to distribute 56 marbles among 4 children. How many marbles does each one get?
Each child? Is there any left over?
▪ 12. The hens on a farm laid 675 eggs in a week. If each hen laid
5 eggs, how many hens are there on the farm?
▪ 13. A museum sends 432 paintings to an exhibition. If each box holds 4, how many
How many boxes are needed?
▪ 15. I had 12 stickers. I gave 5 to my cousin, and I bought 9. How many stickers do I have?
now?
▪ 17. Eleven years ago, Julia was 5 years old. If Luis is 2 years older than Julia, how old is he?
How are you today, Luis?
▪ 19. How much will I pay for two pairs of pants and a t-shirt if each pair of pants costs 30 euros?
and the shirt 11 euros?
▪ 20. I have been biking every day of the week. From Monday to Friday, I did 20 km each day.
And on Saturday and Sunday I walked 25 km each day. How many km did I cover in total?
week?
▪ 21. Between my twin brother and me, we are 34 years old. How old am I?
▪I bought a comic and two books. Each book cost twice as much as the comic. How much did I spend?
In total, if the comic cost 3 euros?
▪ 23. The cycling tour of my city has 3 flat stages and four mountainous ones. In total
They are 100 km. If each flat stage is 20 km, how many kilometers does each stage have?
mountain?
▪ A flashing light turns on every 9 seconds. How many times will it turn on in
900 seconds?