Airport MathRoom 1
Spring 2010
1. The plane is scheduled to leave at 9:00 a.m.What clock shows the time of 9:00?
A B C D
The correct answer is…..
C = 9:00
2. The plane is schedule to leave at 7:00 p.m. It has been delayed 30 minutes. What time will it leave?
A B C D
The correct answer is….
B = 7:30
3. A thunderstorm rolls in at 1:30. Planes leave 30 minutes late. If a plane was supposed to leave at 2:00, at what time will it now leave?
A B C D
The correct answer is…
D = 2:30
4. There are 3 people waiting for a plane. 4 more people join them. How many people are now waiting for the plane?4
The answer is…..
7 •You add all the people waiting.
•3 + 4 = 7
5. There are 7 red and white planes waiting to take off at the airport. One helicopter lands. How many flying machines are at the airport?
The correct answer is….
8 •You add all of the flying machines at the airport.
•7 + 1 = 8
6. There are 5 planes waiting on the runway. Two planes take off. How many are left?
The correct answer is….
3 You have to subtract the planes that have taken off.
5 – 2 = 3
7. There are 2 yellow planes. Four white planes land. How many planes are there altogether?
The correct answer is….
6 You have to
add all the planes that are at the airport.
4 + 2 = 6
8. There are 3 pilots waiting at the gate area. One leaves to go get coffee. How many are left?
The correct answer is…
2 You have to subtract the pilot that has left for coffee.
3 – 2 = 1
9. The family brought 4 suitcases. They carried 3 suitcases on the plane. The other suitcases were checked in. How many were checked?
The correct answer is….
1 You have to subtract the
suitcases they carried from the total number of
suitcases.
4 – 3 = 1
10. There was 1 flight attendant, 2 pilots, and 5 passengers on the plane. One passenger got off. How many were left?
The correct answer is….
7 You have to first add all the people on the
plane. You then have to
subtract the passenger that got
off the plane.
1 + 2 = 5 = 88 – 1 = 7