The Cookie Problem
Questions:
5
Grade:
5
Words:
68
Five friends baked 20 cookies. They wanted to divide them equally, but Sam always tried to sneak extra cookies. Each time he did, they had to start over and count again. They learned that to share fairly, they needed to divide the total number of cookies by the total number of friends. In the end, they all enjoyed their cookies and learned a valuable lesson about division and multiplication.
Question 1
How many friends baked cookies?
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
Explanation. The text mentions that five friends baked cookies.
E
6
Question 2
How many cookies did they bake?
A
10
B
15
C
20
Explanation. According to the text, they baked 20 cookies.
D
25
E
30
Question 3
What mathematical operation did they use to share the cookies fairly?
A
Addition
B
Subtraction
C
Multiplication
D
Division
Explanation. The text states that to share fairly, they needed to divide the total number of cookies by the total number of friends.
E
Exponentiation
Question 4
Who always tried to sneak extra cookies?
A
Sam
Explanation. The text mentions that Sam always tried to sneak extra cookies.
B
John
C
Mike
D
Peter
E
Tom
Question 5
How many cookies did each friend get in the end?
A
2
B
3
C
4
Explanation. They had 20 cookies and 5 friends. When divided equally, each friend gets 20/5 = 4 cookies.
D
5
E
6
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