Addition Word Problems
Subtraction Word Problems
Do I add or subtract? (Word Problems)
Multiplication and Division
Do I Multiply or Divide? (Word Problems)
100
If you had $1.75 and found $0.25, how much money do you have now?
What is $2.00?
100
When you left home you had $8.23 in your pocket. You just bought some juice for $1.09. How much money do you have left now?
What is $7.14?
100
Marcus bought insect repellent for $4.85, lip balm for $2.32, and a tube of sunscreen for $8.53. What did the three items total before tax?
What is $15.70
100
The reading on the odometer of Marcia's car was 29342.6 miles on Monday morning. On Monday, she drove 248.7 miles. What was the reading on the odometer Monday night?
What is 29591.3 miles?
100
Eric LOVES fruit! So he went to the grocery store and bought 3 pounds of apples. If 1 pound cost $3.55 , how much did his apples cost him?
What is $10.65
200
Juanita bought a new outfit. The shoes cost $23.95, the pants costs $13.56, and the shirt cost $15.20. How much did the outfit cost altogether?
What is $52.71?
200
Nancy ordered a milkshake at the ice cream store. It cost $4.72. She paid for it with a $20 bill. How much change should she get back?
What is $15.28?
200
Rainfall for the three-day period are as follows: 4.4 inches, 4.8 inches, and 6 inches. What was the total amount of rainfall for the three-day period?
What is 15.2 inches
200
The Clarksdale Community Organization hopes to raise $2 million to build a new senior center. So far they have $1.25 million. How much more money do they need?
What is $.75 million?
200
Alex bought 9 books at a garage sale. All together the books were $7.47 . If each book costs the same amount, how much did just ONE book cost?
What is $0.83 each
300
James is visiting his parents and grandparents today. He lives about 25.5 miles from his grandparents house. And his grandparents live another 15.9 miles from James' parents. How many miles will James have to drive to visit his parents and grandparents?
What is 41.4 miles?
300
Liza bought all the supplies to bake a cake. They cost her $24.19. If she paid for the supplies with a $100 bill, how much change should she get back?
What is $75.81?
300
A large container holds 4.2 liters of cleaning fluid. If 1.75 liters are poured into a smaller container, how many liters of cleaning fluid are left in the larger container?
What is 2.45 liters
300
The average daily temperature in April in Detroit is 46.7 degrees. The average temperature in April in Dallas is 18.5 degrees higher than in Detroit. What is the average temperature in Dallas in April?
What is 65.2 degrees?
300
Sydney can run 2.8 miles a day. If runs 7 days a week, how many miles total will she run in 2 weeks?
What is 39.2 miles
400
Bobby is starting to play basketball. He bought a ball for $23.79, shoes for $67.21, and a new net for his hoop for $3.99. How much did he spend altogether?
What is $94.99?
400
Last month's rainfall in New York was 2.96 inches. New Jersey received 1.93 inches of rainfall. How much more rainfall did New York receive than New Jersey?
What is 1.03 inches?
400
Michelle needs $25.00 to pay down on a necklace. So far, he has saved $17.35. How much more does Michelle need for the down payment?
What is $7.65
400
Petra is 1.7 meters tall. Her daughter Rachel is 1.85 meters tall. How much taller is Rachel than her mother?
What is .15 meters?
400
Tim had $32.60. He wants to buy 4 books that cost $8.16 each. Does he have enough money to buy the 4 books? Why or why not?
What is No, he is $.04 short to have enough money to buy all 4
500
When we traveled to Florida, we stopped twice to gas up. The first stop, we pumped 69.9 gallons of gas. The second stop, we pumped 42.5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas did we pump on the way to Florida?
What is 112.4 gallons?
500
Donald can ship up to 4 pounds for $10. The contents of a package weigh 2.8 pounds. How many more pounds can Donald add to the package without paying more for shipping?
What is 1.2 pounds?
500
Bob added 0.4 and 0.7. He got and answer of 0.11. This is what his answer should have been and describe what he did wrong.
What is 1.1 - Bob did not carry the 1 over to the ones place. .4 +.7 is 11/10 which is the same as 1.1
500
In a recent year the federal government spent $1.5 billion on airports, $14.4 billion on highways, and $3.8 billion on mass transit. Find the total spent on these three transportation categories.
What is $19.7 billion?
500
Janet divided 6.12 by 3 and got a quotient of 2.4. This is the correct quotient and describe what Janet did wrong. Show all your work.
What is 2.04, Janet did not place the 4 in the correct place value. Checking your work with multiplication would have shown that she made an error.
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