Word Problems
The school play began at 6:00 pm and ended at 7:30 pm. How long did the play last?
1 hour and 30 minutes
703-468=
235
10x12=
120
There are 36 pencils shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
36 / 4=9 pencils
Lucas started doing homework at 6:30 PM. He worked for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Question: What time did he finish?
Answer:
6:30 PM + 1 hour 20 minutes = 7:50 PM
China is organizing gift bags for a school party. She wants to make 6 bags for each of the 4 classes in her grade.
Each bag will have 5 pencils.
Pencils come in packs of 10.
Question:
How many packs of pencils does Sarah need to buy to fill all the gift bags?
6 bags × 4 classes = 24 bags
24 bags × 5 pencils = 120 pencils
120 ÷ 10 = 12 packs
468 + 257=
725
72x3
216
9
A watermelon weighs 3 kilograms. A melon and a pineapple together weigh 7 kilograms.
Question: How much does the pineapple weigh?
Answer:
7 kg – 3 kg = 4 kilograms
Emma went to the library three times this week.
On Monday, she borrowed 4 books.
On Wednesday, she borrowed 3 books.
On Friday, she borrowed 5 books.
Question:
How many books did Emma borrow in total this week?
4 (Monday) + 3 (Wednesday) + 5 (Friday) = 12 books
840-659=
181
Jacob has 2 quarters, 3 dimes, and 4 nickels. How much money does he have?
2x25 + 3x10 =4x5 =$1.05
124/12
12
A ribbon is 120 centimeters long. Emma cuts off 45 centimeters.
Question: How much ribbon is left?
Answer:
120 cm – 45 cm = 75 centimeters
Liam is saving money to buy a video game that costs $48.
Each week, he earns $6 for doing chores and $4 for walking his neighbor's dog.
How much money does Liam earn in one week?
How many weeks will it take him to save enough to buy the video game?
Add his weekly earnings:
$6 (chores) + $4 (dog walking) = $10 per week
Step 2:
Divide the total cost of the video game by his weekly earnings:
$48 ÷ $10 = 4.8 weeks
Since Liam can’t work part of a week and still buy the game, he needs to work 5 full weeks to have enough money.
795+438=
1,233
Ryan had a party at the zoo. He had 9 tables set up. Each table and 12 students. How many students were at the party?
108
A class has 30 students. They are divided into groups of 5. How many groups are there?
30 / 5=6 groups
Sophia spent 25 minutes reading, 40 minutes doing homework, and 15 minutes cleaning her room.
Question: How much time did she spend on all activities?
Answer:
25 + 40 + 15 = 80 minutes (or 1 hour and 20 minutes)
72 marbles are split among 8 friends and then each friend receives 6 more marbles. How many marbles does each student have total?
72/8=9
9+6=15
Anna bought a toy car for $4.75 and paid for it with a $10 bill. How much change did she get back?
$10.00-$4.75=$5.25
25x14
350
Manny has 63 cars on his lot. He wants to put them in equal groups. How many cars will be in each group? How many groups of cars will there be?
63/9 =7 cars or 63/7=9 cars
Emma went to bed at 8:45 pm and woke up at 6:15 am. How many hours did she sleep?
9 hours and 30 minutes