Word Problems
The cost of each book is $5. What is the cost of 9 books?
$45.00
7 x 8 = ?
56
24 ÷ 3 = ?
8
Vanessa was making cookies. She had 25 chocolate chip cookies and 42 oatmeal cookies, how many cookies does she have in all?
25 + 42 = 67 cookies
Charles wants to plant 63 Sunflowers in 7 flowerbeds. How many flowers should he plant in each flowerbed?
9 flowers
Roger works 12 hours in a day. How many hours does he work in 3 days?
36 hours
8 x 9 = ?
72
24 ÷ 6 = ?
4
There are 59 students trying out for the choir. If 26 of them didn't get picked, how many students did make it?
59 - 26 = 33 students
Dan sells a total of 45 candy bars to 9 neighbors. Each neighbor buys the same number of candy bars. How many candy bars does each buy?
5 candy bars
A bag contains 8 balls. How many balls are there in 9 bags?
72 balls
4 x 9 = ?
36
45 ÷ 5 = ?
9
Sam had 16 friends and wanted to give them each 2 stickers. How many stickers would Sam have to have?
16 x 2 = 32
Ashley, Susana, and Liz bought a box of chocolates. There are 48 chocolates in the box. How many chocolates does each of them receive?
16 chocolates
Kitty drinks 6 gallons of milk in a week. How much milk does she drink in 7 weeks?
42 gallons
11 x 10 = ?
110
50 ÷ 2 = ?
25
Billy picked 124 apples. His dad picked 96 apples. How many apples did they have in all?
124 + 96 = 220 apples
The fine for an overdue library book is 4 cents a day. Tyler returned his books 1 day late. He paid a 48-cent fine. How many books did he return?
12 books
Mia uses 8 ribbons on every card she makes. Mia wants to make 12 cards. How many ribbons does she need?
96 ribbons
12 x 11 = ?
132
100 ÷ 25 = ?
4
If Bob slept 78 hours in a week, but was awake for 167 hours a week. How many more hours was he awake than asleep?
167 - 78 = 89 hours
Maria puts 9 pictures on each page of her photo album. How many pages did she use for her 72 photographs of the Rocky Mountains?
8 pages