Math Word Problems

Real-world math practice · Medium · 15-20 min

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This board helps players review Math · Problem Solving through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Shopping, Time, Speed & Distance, Ratios, Probability. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Shopping

    3 notebooks at $2 each — total cost?

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    $6

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  • Time

    Movie starts at 7:15 and lasts 1h 50m — end time?

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    9:05 PM

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  • Speed & Distance

    Distance if speed is 60 mph for 2 hours.

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    120 miles

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  • Ratios

    Ratio of 6 boys to 9 girls (simplified).

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    2:3

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  • Probability

    Chance of flipping heads on one coin.

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    1/2

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Board content

Shopping

$100 — 3 notebooks at $2 each — total cost?
$6
$200 — A $50 jacket is 20% off — sale price?
$40
$300 — You pay $20 for a $13.25 item — change?
$6.75
$400 — A $24 pizza split evenly by 4 people — each pays?
$6
$500 — A $60 item with 8% sales tax — total?
$64.80

Time

$100 — Movie starts at 7:15 and lasts 1h 50m — end time?
9:05 PM
$200 — A train leaves at 9:30 and arrives at 11:15 — duration?
1 h 45 min
$300 — You sleep 8 hours — fraction of a day?
1/3
$400 — How many minutes in 2.5 hours?
150
$500 — Days in a leap year.
366

Speed & Distance

$100 — Distance if speed is 60 mph for 2 hours.
120 miles
$200 — Speed if you travel 150 miles in 3 hours.
50 mph
$300 — Time to travel 200 miles at 50 mph.
4 hours
$400 — Convert 60 mph to feet per second (approx).
88 ft/s
$500 — Distance if speed is 25 km/h for 2.5 hours.
62.5 km

Ratios

$100 — Ratio of 6 boys to 9 girls (simplified).
2:3
$200 — If 3 apples cost $1.50, cost of 7 apples.
$3.50
$300 — Recipe scales: doubling 3/4 cup flour gives?
1 1/2 cups
$400 — Map scale 1 cm = 50 km; 4 cm represents?
200 km
$500 — 12 is to 4 as 27 is to ___.
9

Probability

$100 — Chance of flipping heads on one coin.
1/2
$200 — Chance of rolling a 6 on a fair die.
1/6
$300 — Chance of drawing a heart from a deck.
1/4 (13/52)
$400 — Chance of rolling an even number on a die.
1/2
$500 — Two coins flipped — chance of two heads.
1/4

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