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420 problems · Pre-K to Grade 5

Word problems

Problems that do not tell you what to do. Every one has a clue, then a strategy, then a first step — offered one at a time, so you only take the help you need. The full solution is there when you have finished.

Pre-K · Warm-up — 0 of 20 solved

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Counting to Five

Warm-up 1 of 20

How many apples?

Counting to Five

Warm-up 2 of 20

Which card shows 4 dots?

Counting to Ten

Warm-up 3 of 20

How many stars?

Counting to Ten

Warm-up 4 of 20

Which ten frame has 6 counters?

Shapes All Around

Warm-up 5 of 20

Which one is a triangle?

Shapes All Around

Warm-up 6 of 20

How many corners does a square have?

Square

Big, Small, and In Between

Warm-up 7 of 20

Which group has more?

Counting to Five

Warm-up 8 of 20

Two red flowers and one yellow flower. How many flowers?

red
yellow

Sorting and Matching

Warm-up 9 of 20

Which shape is round all the way around?

Counting to Ten

Warm-up 10 of 20

Which number comes right after 6?

Counting to Five

Warm-up 11 of 20

How many fish?

Counting to Ten

Warm-up 12 of 20

Which ten frame has 9 counters?

Shapes All Around

Warm-up 13 of 20

Which one is a circle?

Counting to Ten

Warm-up 14 of 20

How many blocks?

Big, Small, and In Between

Warm-up 15 of 20

Which number is smaller: 3 or 6?

Sorting and Matching

Warm-up 16 of 20

Two blue stars and two yellow stars. How many stars?

blue
yellow

Counting to Five

Warm-up 17 of 20

Which card shows 2 dots?

Shapes All Around

Warm-up 18 of 20

How many sides does a triangle have?

Triangle

Counting to Ten

Warm-up 19 of 20

Which number comes right after 3?

Big, Small, and In Between

Warm-up 20 of 20

Which group has fewer apples?