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DAY 17
Complete the area model
to find how many eggs a
queen bee can lay in a day.
DAY 16
A pack of sunflower seeds
costs $1.35. You buy 8 packs
of seeds and a pair of gloves
that costs $5.95. You pay
with a $20 bill. If there is no
tax, how much change will
you get?
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DAY 12
A fashion designer cuts off
1
inch from a piece of
4
recycled material. List 3
fractions that are equivalent
to 41 .
DAY 11
If you turn off the faucet
while you brush your teeth,
you will save 8 gallons of
water a day. How many
gallons of water would you
save in all of April?
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DAY 7
Jorge brings 26 plastic
bottles to his local recycling
center. He receives 5 cents
for each bottle he recycles.
How much money did he
earn?
DAY 6
The Hawaiian Norfolk pine
tree can tilt at an 82-degree
angle from the ground. What
type of angle is that?
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DAY 2
7
The oceans contain 10
of
Earth’s water. Is that more or
less than 21 ?
DAY 1
Recycling 1 aluminum can
saves enough energy to
power a TV for 3 hours! If you
recycled 7 cans, how many
hours of TV-powering energy
is that?
DAY 19
On November 8, 2022, there
were 56,256 electric vehicle
charging stations across
the U.S. Round the number
of charging stations to the
nearest thousand.
April 25 is World Penguin
Day! There are 18 species of
penguins in the world. List all
the factors for 18.
DAY 14
DAY 9
What shapes do you spot in
the birdhouse below?
DAY 4
About 9 × 10,000 plastic
bags were found and
collected on U.S. beaches
in 2018. About how many
plastic bags was that?
DAY 20
April 28 is National Arbor
Day! There are more than
60,000 known tree species
on Earth. Use at least two
operations to write an
equation that is equal
to 60,000.
DAY 15
Riu is in charge of planting
150 new trees in a forest.
He assigns an equal number
of trees to himself and his
14 volunteers. How many
trees will each person plant?
DAY 10
A rectangular community
garden is 8 feet wide and
20 feet long. What is the
garden’s perimeter?
DAY 5
Write an equation to
represent the array below.
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DAY 18
The distance from Earth to
the sun is about 93 million
miles. Write this number in
standard form.
DAY 13
How many centimeters long
is the caterpillar? Use a ruler
to measure.
DAY 8
April 22 is Earth Day!
This year marks the 53rd
anniversary of the holiday. In
what year was the first Earth
Day celebrated?
DAY 3
April 3 is Find a Rainbow
Day! Draw a line of symmetry
on the rainbow below.
Then color it if you’d like!
Use your math skills to solve one of these quick, fun exercises each day to celebrate Earth Day!
Earth Day Problem of the Day
Name: _______________________________________ Date: __________________
EARTH DAY PROBLEM OF THE DAY ANSWER KEY
1.
7 cans × 3 hours/can = 21 hours of energy
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7
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2. more than 2 ; 10 > 2
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
9 × 10,000 = 90,000 plastic bags
2 × 4 = 8 or 4 × 2 = 8
Acute
26 bottles × 5 cents/bottle = 130 cents or $1.30
2023 − 53 = 1970
Answers may vary. Please accept all reasonable shapes. Shapes may include: Triangle, rectangle, circle,
parallelogram, pyramid, and/or rectangular prism.
10. 8 ft + 8 ft + 20 ft + 20 ft = 56 ft
11. 30 days in April × 8 gallons/day = 240 gallons of water
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2
3
4
12. Answers will vary. All fractions equivalent to 4 are valid. Possible fractions: 8 , 12 , and 16 .
13. The caterpillar is 3.5 cm long. Answers may vary if viewing on a screen. Please check all answers
for accuracy.
14. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
15. 150 trees ÷ (14 + 1) people = 150 ÷ 15 = 10 trees per person
16. $3.25
($1.35 × 8) + $5.95 = $10.80 + 5.95 = $16.75
$20 − $16.75 = $3.25
17. 3,000 eggs
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2
5
2
100 × 20= 2,000
20 × 20= 400
5 × 20= 100
4
100 × 4= 400
20 × 4= 80
5 × 4= 20
2,000 + 400 + 400 + 80 + 100 + 20 = 3,000
125 eggs/hour × 24 hours/day = 3,000 eggs per day
18. 93,000,000
19. 56,256 ≈ 56,000
20. Equations may vary. All equations that use at least two operations and total 60,000 are valid.
Possible equation: 10,000 × 10 − 40,000 = 60,000
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