Math Test: Big Bird’s Daycare Math Challenge, Mitchell’s nap
I’m Big Bird, and I work at Sunny Days Daycare Center. Today, I need your help with some math problems! My little friend Mitchell is taking his afternoon nap, and I need to restock his supplies and prepare for his evening routine. Let’s use our math skills to help get everything ready before he wakes up!
Section 1: Fractions and Decimals (Questions 1-20)
Mitchell drinks 2/3 of his 9-ounce bottle. How many ounces did he drink?
Big Bird needs to prepare formula for Mitchell. If each scoop is 1/4 ounce and he needs 6 scoops, how many ounces of formula powder will he use?
If Mitchell’s pamper needs to be changed every 2.5 hours, and he’s at daycare for 10 hours, how many pamper changes will he need?
Big Bird bought 3 packages of pampers. If each package contains 36 pampers, and Mitchell uses 4.5 pampers per day, how many days will the supply last?
Mitchell’s bottle holds 8 ounces. If he drinks 3/4 of it at the morning feeding and 2/3 of the remainder in the afternoon, how many ounces does he have left?
Big Bird spends $18.50 on baby wipes. If each pack costs $3.70, how many packs did he buy?
Mitchell’s toys need to be sanitized daily. If each toy takes 1.25 minutes to clean, and he has 24 toys, how long will it take Big Bird to clean them all?
If Big Bird mixes formula that is 3/8 water and 5/8 milk, how much milk is needed to make a 16-ounce bottle?
Mitchell naps for 2.75 hours each afternoon. If he fell asleep at 1:15 PM, what time will he wake up?
Big Bird needs to dilute medication for Mitchell. If the ratio is 2.5 ml of medicine to 5 ml of water, how much water is needed for 10 ml of medicine?
Mitchell’s daycare charges $8.50 per hour. If he stays for 7.5 hours, what is the total cost?
If 3/4 of Mitchell’s toys are plush animals and 1/3 of the plush animals are birds, what fraction of Mitchell’s toys are plush birds?
Big Bird prepares 6 bottles for Mitchell. If each bottle is 7.5 ounces, how many total ounces of formula does he prepare?
Mitchell’s caretaker spends 1/6 of his day changing pampers, 1/4 of his day feeding, and 1/3 of his day playing with Mitchell. What fraction of the day remains for other activities?
If Big Bird can change a pamper in 3.75 minutes, how many pampers can he change in 30 minutes?
Mitchell weighs 25.5 pounds. If he gains 0.25 pounds each week, how much will he weigh after 8 weeks?
If 7/10 of Mitchell’s toys need batteries and each toy needs 2 batteries, how many batteries are needed for 20 toys?
Big Bird reads to Mitchell for 0.4 hours each day. How many minutes is this?
Mitchell’s stroller weighs 12.75 pounds. If Mitchell weighs 26.5 pounds, what is the total weight Big Bird pushes?
If 5/8 of Mitchell’s pampers are size 4 and the rest are size 5, how many size 5 pampers are in a pack of 40?
Section 2: Ratios and Proportions (Questions 21-40)
For every 3 bottles Mitchell drinks, he goes through 5 pampers. If he drinks 12 bottles, how many pampers will he use?
Big Bird mixes formula in a ratio of 2 scoops to 6 ounces of water. How many scoops are needed for 21 ounces of water?
Mitchell’s sleep to wake ratio is 2:3. If he’s awake for 9 hours, how long does he sleep?
Big Bird can pack 4 pamper bags in 30 minutes. At this rate, how many pamper bags can he pack in 2 hours?
The ratio of Mitchell’s plush toys to plastic toys is 4:7. If he has 33 toys in total, how many are plush toys?
For every 8 regular pampers, Big Bird packs 3 overnight pampers. If he packs 40 regular pampers, how many overnight pampers will he pack?
The daycare uses wipes and pampers in a ratio of 3:1. If 60 wipes are used, how many pampers are changed?
Big Bird spends his time with Mitchell in a ratio of 2:5:3 for feeding, playing, and napping supervision. If he spends 20 minutes feeding, how long does he spend playing?
Mitchell drinks formula and water in a ratio of 3:2. If he drinks 15 ounces of formula, how much water does he drink?
The cost of pampers to wipes is in a ratio of 5:2. If pampers cost $25, how much do the wipes cost?
Big Bird organizes Mitchell’s toy box with a ratio of 2 stuffed animals to 3 blocks to 1 rattle. If there are 12 stuffed animals, how many toys are there in total?
For every 6 hours at daycare, Mitchell needs 2 outfit changes. How many outfit changes will he need during a 15-hour overnight stay?
The ratio of red to blue to green toys in Mitchell’s toy bin is 3:4:5. If there are 36 toys total, how many are green?
Big Bird finds that for every 5 clean pampers used, 2 pamper rash applications are needed. If Mitchell uses 30 pampers, how many pamper rash applications will be needed?
Mitchell’s solid food to formula ratio is 1:4 by weight. If he consumes 20 ounces of formula, how many ounces of solid food does he eat?
The daycare stocks supplies in a ratio of 5 packs of pampers to 3 containers of wipes to 2 boxes of tissues. If they have 30 packs of pampers, how many boxes of tissues do they have?
Big Bird notes that Mitchell crawls and plays in a time ratio of 2:7. If Mitchell crawls for 18 minutes, how long does he play?
The ratio of Mitchell’s awake time to Big Bird’s break time is 8:1. If Mitchell is awake for 12 hours, how long is Big Bird’s break?
For every 4 ounces of formula, Mitchell needs 1 ounce of rice cereal. How much rice cereal is needed for 26 ounces of formula?
The daycare playground has a ratio of 3 swings to 2 slides to 5 riding toys. If there are 10 slides, how many pieces of equipment are there altogether?
Section 3: Percentages (Questions 41-60)
Big Bird saved 20% on pampers with a coupon. If the original price was $45, how much did he pay?
Mitchell drinks 85% of his 6-ounce bottle. How many ounces did he drink?
The daycare needs to increase their supply of wipes by 15%. If they currently have 200 wipes, how many more do they need to buy?
Big Bird notices that 35% of Mitchell’s toys are musical. If Mitchell has 60 toys, how many are musical?
Mitchell sleeps through 75% of the night. If night is 10 hours long, how many hours does he sleep?
The price of formula increased by 8%. If it originally cost $22.50, what is the new price?
Big Bird spends 65% of his shift caring directly for the children. If his shift is 8 hours, how many hours does he spend on direct care?
Mitchell’s growth chart shows he has reached 88% of his expected year-one height. If the expected height is 30 inches, how tall is Mitchell now?
The daycare is operating at 92% capacity. If full capacity is 50 children, how many children are currently attending?
Big Bird notices that 45% of the pampers used are during the morning hours. If 60 pampers are used in total during the day, how many are used in the morning?
Mitchell eats 70% of his prepared food. If Big Bird prepares 250 grams of food, how many grams does Mitchell eat?
The daycare reduces plastic waste by 25%. If they previously used 80 plastic items daily, how many do they use now?
Big Bird found that 30% of Mitchell’s clothes need to be replaced because they’re too small. If Mitchell has 40 clothing items, how many need to be replaced?
Mitchell drinks water for 18% of his total fluid intake. If he drinks 500 ml of fluids daily, how much water does he drink?
The daycare spends 42% of its budget on staff. If the total budget is $15,000, how much is spent on staff?
Big Bird determines that 55% of Mitchell’s toys need new batteries. If Mitchell has 60 toys, how many need new batteries?
Mitchell spends 28% of his day playing. How many hours does he play if the day is 24 hours?
The price of baby wipes decreased by 15%. If they originally cost $4.60 per pack, what is the new price?
Big Bird finds that 76% of the daycare’s books are picture books. If there are 200 books total, how many are picture books?
Mitchell gains 4% of his body weight each month. If he weighs 25 pounds now, how much will he weigh next month?
Section 4: Operations with Integers (Questions 61-80)
Big Bird bought 8 packs of pampers with 24 pampers in each pack. How many pampers did he buy in total?
Mitchell has 45 blocks. If he knocks down 18 of them, how many remain standing?
The daycare needs 5 pampers per child per day. If there are 12 toddlers, how many pampers are needed for a 5-day week?
Big Bird arranged toys in 7 rows with 9 toys in each row. How many toys are there altogether?
Mitchell’s caretaker ordered 144 wipes. If each changing uses 3 wipes, how many changings can be done?
Big Bird prepares 8 bottles each containing 7 ounces of formula. How many total ounces of formula does he prepare?
The daycare has 63 board books. If they are shared equally among 9 toddlers, how many books does each toddler get?
Mitchell’s daily schedule includes 4 bottle feedings of 6 ounces each. How many ounces does he drink daily?
Big Bird orders supplies for the month. If Mitchell uses 5 pampers per day, how many pampers will be needed for 30 days?
The daycare has 96 crayons to be distributed equally among 8 activity tables. How many crayons does each table get?
Big Bird buys 15 jars of baby food at $1.25 each. How much does he spend in total?
Mitchell has 7 different types of toys with 6 toys of each type. How many toys does he have in total?
The daycare floor has 132 square tiles. If each row has 12 tiles, how many rows are there?
Big Bird needs to prepare 50 ounces of diluted juice. If each serving is 5 ounces, how many servings can he make?
Mitchell’s toy box can hold 81 blocks. If the blocks are arranged in equal rows of 9, how many rows will there be?
Big Bird buys 18 bibs for the daycare. If they’re used equally among 6 toddlers, how many bibs does each toddler get?
The daycare snack consists of 4 crackers and 5 fruit pieces per child. How many food items are needed for 11 children?
Mitchell stacks his blocks in 6 towers with 7 blocks each. How many blocks does he use in total?
Big Bird prepares activity packages with 3 crayons, 2 sheets of paper, and 1 sticker each. How many items are in 12 packages?
The daycare needs 4 hand towels per day for each of their 9 changing stations. How many hand towels are needed for a 5-day week?
Section 5: Word Problems (Questions 81-100)
Big Bird buys 5 packages of pampers for $12.99 each and 3 containers of wipes for $3.49 each. How much does he spend in total?
Mitchell’s bottles need to be sterilized daily. If it takes 3.5 minutes to sterilize each bottle and he has 8 bottles, how long does the sterilization process take?
The daycare orders supplies monthly. If they use 720 pampers per month and each pack contains 40 pampers, how many packs should they order?
Big Bird makes a schedule for Mitchell. If Mitchell naps 3 times daily for 1.5 hours each time, what percentage of a 24-hour day does he spend napping?
Mitchell’s formula costs $24.99 per can. Each can makes 30 six-ounce bottles. What is the cost per bottle?
Big Bird arranges the daycare toys in bins. If he has 156 toys and each bin holds 12 toys, how many bins does he need?
The daycare provides 2 snacks and 1 meal daily for each child. If each snack costs $1.25 and each meal costs $3.75, what is the daily food cost per child?
Mitchell grows 0.8 inches every 3 months. At this rate, how much will he grow in 1 year?
Big Bird finds that the daycare uses 24 rolls of paper towels every 8 days. At this rate, how many rolls will they use in 30 days?
Mitchell drinks from a bottle that initially contains 8 ounces. After feeding, 1.75 ounces remain. What percentage of the bottle did Mitchell drink?
Big Bird organizes the daycare closet. If pampers take up 3/8 of the space, wipes take 1/4, and clothes take 1/6, what fraction of the closet remains for other items?
The daycare playground is a rectangle measuring 15 yards by 12 yards. What is the area of the playground in square yards?
Big Bird needs to mix formula that is 2 parts water to 1 part powder. If he needs 24 ounces total, how many ounces of powder should he use?
Mitchell’s growth chart shows he has grown from 24 inches to 30 inches in one year. What is the percentage increase in his height?
Big Bird spends $348 on daycare supplies. If 3/8 of this amount was spent on pampers, how much was spent on pampers?
The daycare building is 36 feet long and 28 feet wide. If each child needs 35 square feet of space according to regulations, how many children can the daycare accommodate?
Mitchell’s pamper service delivers 70 cloth pampers every week. If Mitchell uses an average of 8 pampers per day, will the weekly delivery be enough for 9 days?
Big Bird prepares lunch for the toddlers. If each serving of vegetables weighs 2.5 ounces and he prepares food for 14 toddlers, how many pounds of vegetables does he need? (16 ounces = 1 pound)
The daycare water table holds 4.5 gallons. If each gallon contains 128 fluid ounces, how many 6-ounce cups can be filled from the water table?
Big Bird tracks Mitchell’s nap time for a week. If Mitchell naps for 2.25 hours on Monday, 1.75 hours on Tuesday, 2.5 hours on Wednesday, 2 hours on Thursday, and 2.75 hours on Friday, what is his average daily nap time?