Area
Word Problems
Write the Equation
Name the Operation
Adding and Subtracting
100

If we needed to know the area of a rug, what would we need to find out?  (What would we need to know about the rug?) 


We need to know the length and width. 

100

There are 96 crayons in a box. Isla takes 9 crayons. How many are left? 

87 crayons

100

Brooke, Isla, Natalie and Maeve each brought 2 cookies for snack. How many cookies were there in all? (Write an equation with a question mark for the unknown.)

4 x 2 = ?

100

Dylan walked 3 miles. Then he walked another 4 miles. How many miles did he walk in all? 

Addition

100

179 + 41 = ?

220

200

What is the area of a rectangle that is 2 inches wide and 3 inches long?  (Remember units!)

6 square inches. 

200

Leanna has 64 apples. She puts them into groups so that each of her 8 horses has apples. How many apples will each horse get?  Write an equation as well as your answer. 

64 (divided by) 8 = 8

8 X 8 = 64

8 apples

200

There are 9 boxes of crayons in the art room. Each box has a set of 5 crayons. How many crayons are there in all?   (Write the equation with a question mark for the unknown.) 

9 x 5 = ?

200

Maeve started with 80 marbles. She gave 22 to her little cousin. How many did she have left? 

Subtraction

200

645 + 88 = ?

733

300

A student makes a decorative bookmark of size 3"× 8"  for his teacher. Find the area of the bookmark.


24 square inches

300

The small movie theater had 9 rows. There were 8 seats in each row. How many seats were there in all? 

72 seats

300

18 students were interested in playing basketball. Each team could have 6 players. How many teams could be made?  

18 (divided by) 6 = ?

300

Each toy truck costs $4. How much do 9 toy trucks cost?

Multiplication

300

567 - 138 = ?

429

400

Avery put two rugs together to make a larger one. One rug was 2 feet by 4 feet. The other rug was 3 feet by 3 feet. What was the total area of the new rug? 

17 square feet.

400

There are 48 frames on the wall. The frames were hung in 8 equal rows. How many frames were in each row?

6 frames in each row

400

Wyatt, Kaysen, and Trapper each spent the same amount of money at the Book Fair. They spent $21 in all. How much money did they each spend?

21 (divided by) 3 = ?

400

There were 54 llamas on a farm. Each barn had 9 stalls in which a single llama could spend the night. How many barns are needed for all the llamas? 

Division


400

705 - 369 = ?

336

500

What is the area of a square that has a side of 4 feet? 

16 square feet

500

Jeremiah made 10 shots in the basketball game. Kaysen made 8 shots. Each shot earned them two points. How many points did they score in all?

20 + 16 = 36 points

500

Some puppies signed up for the Puppy Bowl. They were placed on 8 teams with 4 puppies each. How many supplies had signed up? 

? (divided by ) 8 = 4 

8 X 4 = ?

500

Mrs. McFarland bought 7 6-packs of juice for her family reunion. How many juices did she buy in all? 

Multiplication

500

401 - 99 = ?

302

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