Practice Quantity in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
An amount or number of something that can be measured or counted; a quantity combines a number with a unit.
Before we count, we notice there's 'some amount' of something—quantity is that raw sense of how much.
Showing a random 20 of 64 problems.
Example 1
easyIs temperature a counted or a measured quantity?
Example 2
easyA page of stickers has 20 sticker shapes. How many stickers are on the page?
Example 3
medium🌟🌟🌟 How many stars?
Example 4
challengeA bag of 60 candies is split so one child gets twice as many as the other. What quantity does each get?
Example 5
easyWhich describes a quantity: 'some water' or 'the color blue'?
Example 6
mediumA tank holds 50 liters and is full. What quantity of water is in it?
Example 7
mediumSara estimates a small basket has 14 strawberries. The exact quantity is 18. By how much is her estimate off?
Example 8
mediumA shelf holds 4 rows of 9 books. What total quantity of books?
Example 9
mediumYou get 4 crackers on your plate. How many crackers?
Example 10
mediumYou have 2 red blocks. How many blocks?
Example 11
challengeA quantity grows from 40 to 50. Express the increase as a fraction of the original.
Example 12
easyCount the quantity of letters in the word 'math'.
Example 13
easyA jar holds about 18 marbles. You guess 15. Is your estimate within 5 of the true quantity?
Example 14
mediumExplain why 'the number of people in a room' is a discrete quantity but 'the temperature of a room' is a continuous quantity.
Example 15
mediumA class collects cans for a food drive. They fill 6 boxes that hold 10 cans each and bring in 8 more loose cans. What is the total quantity?
Example 16
easy🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠 How many fish?
Example 17
easyYou see 7 buttons in a row. How many buttons?
Example 18
hardYou have 3 grapes and 2 grapes on a plate. How many grapes do you see in all?
Example 19
mediumCan you say which is 'more': 5 kilometers or 5 miles? What does this tell you about quantities?
Example 20
mediumEstimate the quantity in a jar by grouping. You see 4 clear groups of 10 and a few extras you guess as 6. What is your estimate?