Word Problems
Jackson travelled 3630 miles in 60 days. How many miles did he travel on average each day?
He travelled an average of 60.5 miles each day.
Peter bought a box of 70 chocolates. Each chocolate had 12 square pieces on it. He wants to split the pieces up between himself and his 5 cousins. How many square pieces do they each get?
They each get 140.
Free points
100
Terrance earned $444 in March, $523 in April and $410 in May. He divided his earnings between himself and his 4 other workers. How much did they each earn?
They each earned $275.40.
A local mechanic on average services 14 cars a week. How many cars does he service over 4 years (52 weeks in a year)?
He services 2,912 cars over 4 years.
Tony bought a packet of cookies. There were 78 cookies inside. He decided to keep 2/3 of them and give 1/3 to his brother. How many cookies did his brother get?
His brother got 26 cookies.
Milly made 45 t-shirts to sell online. She sold each one for $30 but she had to pay $8.50 tax for each shirt. How much money did she make once she sold them all?
She made $967.50.
Sheryl was organising buses for a school trip. She had 171 children, 22 teachers & 13 parents. A bus could take 20 passengers. How many buses would she need and how many spare seats would be left for extra luggage?
She will need 20 buses and have 6 seats left.
Zoe played soccer for 12 years before she retired. She trained twice a week every year (52 weeks) for her entire career. How many training sessions did she go to?
She went to 1,248 trainings.
Johnson makes toy cars. He wants to make 1,500. Johnson can make 18 cars a day. He has already made 492. How many days will it take him to get to 1,500?
It will take him 56 days.
Eli was giving away his baseball cards. He had 624 cards to give away and 12 friends to give them to. How many cards would each friend receive?
They’d get 52 cards each.
Leticia started an online store selling hand made blankets. She sold 92 blankets in her first month. How much did she make if each blanket cost $49?
She made $4,508.
Bill and his 3 friends read 55 books each for the year. Each book had an average of 320 pages. How many pages did they all read in total that year?
They read 70,400.
Mary is having a birthday party. She invited 14 friends. Mary made 190 cookies. She wants to share them at her party but also wants to save 22 for her mother and father. How many cookies will each person get at the party?
Each person will get 12 cookies.