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Sheet # 178/Franklin Goes to School

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


Explain and show your work.

1) Franklin went to bed at 11 p.m. and got up at 6:30 a.m.

a) How many hours did he sleep?

b)  How many minutes did he sleep?

c) How many seconds did he sleep?

 

2) Franklin got up at 6:30 a.m. It took him 20 minutes to wash and dress, 15 minutes to eat breakfast, and 1 minute to brush his teeth. What was the EARLIEST time he could leave his house?

 

 

3) Franklin was nervous. He ate 2 cookies. Five minutes later, he ate 4 more cookies. Again five minutes later, he ate 8 more cookies. If he continued in this pattern, how many cookies did he eat in next five minutes?

 

 

4) Franklin's mom bought ham, lettuce and cheese for sandwiches. How many different kinds of sandwiches can she make by combining any two of these foods?

 

 

 

5) Franklin's mom spent $1.85 on one pair of socks. How much did she spend on 6 pairs?

 

 

 

6) Franklin's dad spend $1.70 on pencils, $0.89 on erasers, $1.47 on a pencil box and $0.79 on a sharpener. How much did he spend?

 

 

 

7) Franklin starts walking to school at 7.25 a.m: School starts at 8:30 a.m. If he takes 23 minutes to walk to school, how many minutes early will he arrive?

 

 

8) Suppose the letters were dollars. If the values of the letters are added (or multiplied), find the worth of the words.

A= $1
B = $2
C = $3
D = $4




Y = $25
Z = $26

Franklin would be worth $__________

Beaver would be worth $_________

Fox would be worth $ ________

 

9) The school assembly began at 8:47 a.m. and ended at 9:55 a.m. How long did the assembly last?

 

 

10) Franklin was reading a book with 16 pages. He had four pages to read when the bell rang. How many pages had Franklin read?

 

 

11) Franklin has 3 red pencils, 2 green pencils and 4 blue pencils in his pencil box. If he picks one pencil without seeing, what is the chance that he will pick a green pencil?

 

 

12) Which unit should be used to measure the length of your pencil? Circle your answer.

a) Grams

b) Liter

c) Centimeter

d) Meter

13) Franklin's school has 12 classrooms. There are 24 desks in each room. What is the total number of desks in these classrooms?

 

 

14) Franklin's teacher measured the heights of six students. The measurements were 123.34 cm, 123.42 cm, 132.90 cm, 127.45 cm, 132.09 cm, and 127.47 cm. Write the heights from shortest to tallest.

 

 

15) Franklin stayed in school from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. How long did he stay in school?