Word problems
18 students were playing soccer at recess. Some students left the game to jump rope. Now there are 14 students playing soccer. How many students left the game to jump rope?
4 Students
62-12=
50
32+12=
44
Carlos bought 3 packs of pencils. Each pack contains 6 pencils. How many pencils does he have in all?
3X6=18 Pencils
Ms. Thomas bought a few boxes of pizza for a birthday party. There were 32 slices in all. If there are 4 boxes of pizza, how many slices are in each box?
32 ÷ 4 = 8 slices
There were some kids at a birthday party. 4 of them had to leave early. Now there are 13 kids still at the party. How many kids were there at the start of the party?
17 Kids
47-23=
24
72+26=
98
A movie theater has 8 rows of seats. Each row has 10 seats. How many seats are in the movie theater in all?
8 × 10 = 80 seats
Deon has 42 colored marbles. He is putting them into 7 jars and wants the same number in each jar. How many marbles should go into each jar?
42 ÷ 7 = 6 marbles
Ashley has a box of 20 crayons. She broke 6 crayons while drawing. How many crayons are not broken?
14 Crayons
327-115=
212
703+181=
884
Mrs. Johnson is hiding Easter eggs in the house. She put 7 Easter eggs in each room. If there are 4 rooms in the house, how many Easter eggs are hidden in all?
7 × 4 = 28 Easter eggs
Terrell made $30 this month for mowing the neighbor’s lawn. He made $5 every time he mowed the lawn. How many times did he mow the lawn?
30 ÷ 5 = 6 times
West Lane Elementary is making birdhouses for the local nursing homes. They have already made 32 bird houses. Today, 4 more classes will each make 4 birdhouses. How many total birdhouses will they have to give away?
48 birdhouses
614-409=
205
589+264=
853
The librarian must organize library books on a bookcase with 6 shelves. He puts 11 books on each shelf. How many library books does he have in all?
6 × 11 = 66 library books
There are 56 pumpkins planted in rows at the pumpkin farm. If there are 7 rows, how many pumpkins are there in each row?
56 ÷ 7 = 8 pumpkins
Mom bought socks for each of her 2 children. She bought 4 packages. Each package had 8 pairs of socks. How many pairs of socks did each child get?
16 pairs of socks
480-165=
315
703+181=
884
Marcus does 10 jumping jacks everyday for 5 days straight. How many jumping jacks did he do in all?
10 × 5 = 50 jumping jacks
Jordan is making beaded bracelets in art class. Jordan makes 9 bracelets from 72 beads. How many beads were on each bracelet?
72 ÷ 9 = 8 beads