(Math, Fitness) Caleb's Grocery Adventure with Big Bird and Cookie Monster: A 50-Question Math Marathon

Written By Mitchell Abbott

Math Word Problem Test

Instructions: Solve all 50 problems. Show your work. After completing this test, prepare for a mandatory 4-hour gym workout session.

Section 1: Shopping Trip Basics

  1. I need to buy 3 packs of Pampers for Mitchell. Each pack costs $24.99. How much will I spend on diapers?

  2. Big Bird grabbed 7 jars of Gerber baby food, and Cookie Monster added 5 more jars to the cart. How many jars of baby food do we have total?

  3. Each jar of Gerber baby food costs $1.89. If we’re buying 12 jars, what’s the total cost?

  4. I brought $150 to the store. After spending $74.97 on Pampers, how much money do I have left?

  5. Cookie Monster wants to buy 4 boxes of cookies. Each box costs $4.50. How much will all the cookies cost?

  6. Big Bird is 8 feet tall and can reach the top shelf. The top shelf is 96 inches high. How many feet is that?

  7. Mitchell goes through 8 diapers per day. If one pack has 32 diapers, how many days will one pack last?

  8. We need baby food for 2 weeks. If Mitchell eats 3 jars per day, how many jars should we buy?

  9. The grocery store is 4.5 miles from home. If we make the round trip, how many total miles will we travel?

  10. I have a coupon for $3.00 off any purchase of $50 or more. If my total is $67.43, what will I pay after the coupon?

Section 2: Bulk Shopping Math

  1. Pampers come in packs of 32, 64, or 96 diapers. If I need 200 diapers total, what combination should I buy to get closest to 200 without going under?

  2. Big Bird accidentally knocked over a display of 144 soup cans stacked in 12 equal rows. How many cans were in each row?

  3. Cookie Monster ate 1/4 of the cookies before we even paid. If there were 24 cookies in the box, how many are left?

  4. Baby food is on sale: Buy 2, get 1 free. If I need 15 jars, how many will I actually have to pay for?

  5. The shopping cart can hold 150 pounds. Pampers weigh 8 pounds per pack, baby food weighs 0.5 pounds per jar, and junk food weighs 12 pounds total. If we have 3 packs of Pampers and 20 jars of baby food, how much weight is in the cart?

  6. I’m comparing prices. Store A sells Pampers for $24.99 per pack. Store B sells them for $22.50 per pack. How much would I save buying 5 packs at Store B?

  7. Cookie Monster wants chips that cost $3.79, cookies for $4.50, and candy for $2.25. What’s his junk food total?

  8. Mitchell is 2 years old, which is 24 months. Big Bird says he’s 516 months old. How many years old is Big Bird?

  9. We spent 45 minutes in the baby aisle, 30 minutes in the snack aisle, and 15 minutes checking out. How many total minutes were we at the store?

  10. If we convert the time from problem 19 to hours and minutes, how long were we at the store?

Section 3: Nutrition and Portions

  1. Each jar of Gerber baby food contains 4 ounces. If Mitchell eats 3 jars per day, how many ounces does he consume daily?

  2. One pack of Pampers costs $24.99 and contains 32 diapers. What is the cost per diaper? (Round to the nearest cent)

  3. Cookie Monster ate 18 cookies in 6 minutes. At this rate, how many cookies does he eat per minute?

  4. Big Bird’s shopping basket can hold 1/3 of what the main cart holds. If the main cart holds 150 pounds, how many pounds can Big Bird’s basket hold?

  5. A box of crackers has 8 servings. Each serving is 15 crackers. How many total crackers are in the box?

  6. Mitchell drinks 6 ounces of milk 4 times per day. How many ounces does he drink in one week?

  7. The baby food aisle is 48 feet long. We’ve walked 3/4 of the way down it. How many feet have we walked?

  8. Cookie Monster wants to buy enough cookies for 14 days. If he eats 12 cookies per day, how many cookies does he need?

  9. A family-size bag of chips contains 16 servings. If Cookie Monster eats 4 servings, what fraction of the bag did he eat?

  10. Gerber baby food comes in cases of 24 jars. If we need 100 jars for the month, how many full cases should we buy, and how many extra jars will we have?

Section 4: Money and Budgeting

  1. My weekly budget for Mitchell’s supplies is $85. If I spend $49.98 on Pampers and $22.68 on baby food, how much is left for other items?

  2. Big Bird found a $20 bill in the parking lot and gave it to me. If I already had $73.50, how much do I have now?

  3. Sales tax is 7%. If our subtotal is $80.00, how much will the tax be?

  4. Using the information from problem 33, what will the final total be after tax?

  5. I’m paying with a $100 bill. If my total is $85.60, how much change will I receive?

  6. Cookie Monster owes me $15.75 for snacks from last week. If he pays me back today and I have $42.30, how much will I have total?

  7. Pampers are 20% off this week. If they normally cost $24.99, how much is the discount?

  8. Using the discount from problem 37, what is the sale price of the Pampers?

  9. I have three $20 bills, four $5 bills, and 8 quarters. How much money do I have total?

  10. If I split the grocery bill evenly with Big Bird, and the total is $94.50, how much does each of us pay?

Section 5: Time Management and Gym Prep

  1. We left home at 2:15 PM and spent 1 hour and 30 minutes at the store. What time did we finish shopping?

  2. The gym workout starts at 5:00 PM and lasts 4 hours. What time will the workout end?

  3. I need to give Mitchell dinner at 6:00 PM. If it takes 25 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes for him to eat, what time should I start preparing?

  4. During the 4-hour gym workout, we’ll spend equal time on cardio, weights, stretching, and cooldown. How many minutes will we spend on each activity?

  5. Big Bird can run a mile in 12 minutes. How many miles can he run in 1 hour?

  6. Cookie Monster does 15 push-ups per minute. How many push-ups will he complete in 20 minutes?

  7. The gym is 7.2 miles from the grocery store. If we drive at 30 miles per hour, how many minutes will it take to get there?

  8. I need to drink 8 ounces of water every 30 minutes during the workout. How many total ounces will I drink during the 4-hour session?

  9. Mitchell’s bedtime is 8:00 PM. If the workout ends at 9:00 PM and it takes 35 minutes to drive home, how late will I be for his bedtime?

  10. We’re buying protein bars for after the workout. They come in boxes of 6 and cost $9.00 per box. If Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and I each want 4 bars, how many boxes do we need to buy and what will the total cost be?

MANDATORY POST-TEST ACTIVITY

Attention Class: Upon completion of this test, you are required to participate in a 4-HOUR GYM WORKOUT SESSION.

Workout Schedule:

  • Hour 1: Cardiovascular training

  • Hour 2: Strength and resistance training

  • Hour 3: Core and flexibility work

  • Hour 4: Endurance training and cooldown

No exceptions. Bring water, a towel, and determination. See you at the gym!

Mitchell Abbott
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