Instructions
- Complete the tasks in order. The questions begin with basic skills and become more challenging.
- Show your work for calculation problems.
- For multiple-choice questions, circle the best answer.
- Use the hints when needed.
- Try the optional challenge questions after completing the core tasks.
Math Mission: The Community Market
You are helping organize a community market. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, money, measurement, and problem-solving skills to complete each task.
Helpful example: If 3 baskets hold 4 apples each, multiply: 3 × 4 = 12 apples.
Part 1: Warm-Up Skills
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A market stand has 24 red apples and 15 green apples. How many apples are there altogether?
Answer: ____
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The market begins with 50 paper bags. Shoppers use 18 bags. How many bags are left?
Answer: ____
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Each box contains 6 bottles of juice. How many bottles are in 4 boxes?
Answer: ____
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A baker places 32 muffins equally into 4 trays. How many muffins go on each tray?
Answer: ____
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Circle the greatest number.
37 73 47 27
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Write the number in expanded form.
508 = __
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Round 346 to the nearest hundred.
Answer: ____
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Continue the pattern.
5, 10, 15, 20, __, __, __
Part 2: Money and Shopping
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A sandwich costs $4. A drink costs $2. How much will both items cost?
Answer: ____
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You pay $10 for a snack that costs $6. How much change should you receive?
Answer: ____
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A customer buys 3 notebooks for $2 each. What is the total cost?
Answer: ____
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Which item is the best buy? Show or explain how you know.
- Pack A: 4 pencils for $2
- Pack B: 6 pencils for $3
Answer: ____
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You have $15. You buy fruit for $5.50 and bread for $3.25. How much money remains?
Answer: ____
Part 3: Fractions and Measurement
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A pizza is cut into 8 equal pieces. You eat 3 pieces. What fraction of the pizza did you eat?
Answer: ____
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Circle the fraction that is greater than one-half.
1/4 2/8 3/4 1/3
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A ribbon is 90 centimeters long. You cut off 35 centimeters. How many centimeters remain?
Answer: ____
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A recipe needs 2 cups of flour. You make the recipe 3 times. How many cups of flour do you need?
Answer: ____
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Draw a rectangle with a length of 6 units and a width of 3 units. Then find its perimeter.
Drawing space:
Perimeter: ____ units
Part 4: Real-World Problem Solving
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The market has 5 tables. Each table holds 8 baskets. At the end of the day, 7 baskets are empty and removed. How many baskets are still on the tables?
Show your work:
Answer: ____
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The market earns $48 in the morning and $37 in the afternoon. It spends $25 on supplies. How much money is left after paying for supplies?
Show your work:
Answer: ____
Optional Challenge
A market organizer has 72 oranges. She puts 6 oranges into each bag and sells each bag for $4.
- How many bags can she make? ____
- How much money will she earn if every bag is sold? ____
- Explain how you found your answers.
Reflection
Which math skill from this worksheet would be most useful when shopping or organizing an event? Explain.
Answer Key
- 39 apples
- 32 bags
- 24 bottles
- 8 muffins per tray
- 73
- 500 + 8
- 300
- 25, 30, 35
- $6
- $4
- $6
- Pack A and Pack B are equally good buys. Both cost $0.50 per pencil.
- $6.25
- 3/8
- 3/4
- 55 centimeters
- 6 cups
- A rectangle measuring 6 units by 3 units; perimeter = 18 units. The calculation is 6 + 3 + 6 + 3 = 18.
- 33 baskets. Calculation: 5 × 8 = 40, then 40 − 7 = 33.
- $60. Calculation: $48 + $37 = $85, then $85 − $25 = $60.
Optional Challenge:
- 12 bags. Calculation: 72 ÷ 6 = 12.
- $48. Calculation: 12 × $4 = $48.
Reflection: Answers will vary. Responses should identify a relevant skill, such as adding prices, calculating change, multiplying quantities, dividing items equally, or budgeting.