Earth Day Theme Math Word Problems (3-5)

Carlos is planting trees to help reduce carbon dioxide. He plants 3 on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 9 on Wednesday.

Carlos is building a recycling bin out of wooden panels shaped like triangles. One panel has three equal sides.

Students of Green Team picked up 54 pieces of litter in the park on Saturday but picked up 29 fewer pieces on Sunday.

Emily is reusing fabric scraps to make tote bags. She has enough fabric to make 1½ bags on Monday & 2¼ bags on Tuesday.

Lily is designing a solar panel layout shaped like a quadrilateral. It has 4 right angles & opposite sides are equal.

Liam is sorting recyclables into bins. He has 12 bottles, and he puts 5 of them into the plastic recycling bin.