Math Operation Word Problems Jeopardy Template

Whats the Operation

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Grouping

100

Aimee had 5 apples and picked 2 more. What math operation would we use to solve this word problem?

Addition (+)

100

Lala has 7 marbles and Rex gave her 5 more. How many marbles does Lala have now?

100

Tony had 12 slices of pizza and his friend ate 2 slices. How many slices does Tony have left?

100

Jamie has 2 boxes of markers. Each box has 3 markers inside. How many markers does Jamie have in total?

Array:

X X X

100

3 sweaters can fit into a bag. If there are 6 apples, how many bags will you need. Use grouping to solve:

Array:

X X X

2 bags.

200

Ricky had 10 pencils and loses 6 of them. What math operation would we use to solve this problem?

Subtraction (-)

200

Orion had 10 pumpkin pies and Susie brought over 12 pecan pies. How many pies are there in total?

200

May has $25.00 and spent $14.00 at the store. How much money does May have left over?

$11.00

200

Angela has 3 boxes of sweaters. Each box has 5 sweaters inside. How many sweaters does Angela have in total?

Array:

X X X X X

200

4 slices of turkey can fit on a plate. If there are 20 slices of turkey, how many plates will you need? Use grouping to solve:

Array:

X X X. X. X

X. X. X. X. X

5 plates

300

There are 20 oranges in a box. There are 5 boxes. What math operation would we use to solve how many oranges total there are?

Multiplication (x)

300

If there are 4 crayons in a box and Scotty puts 9 more crayons into the box. How many crayons are now in the box?

300

Coach Mike had 36 basketballs and gave out 13 basketballs during recess. How many basketballs did Coach Mike have left?

23 basketballs.

300

3 people are playing cards. Each person has 4 cards in their hand. How many cards are all the players holding?

Array:

X X X X

12 cards.

300

3 pies can fit on a table. There are 12 pies. How many tables will be needed? Use grouping to solve:

Array:

X X. X X

X. X X. X

X X X X

4 tables.

400

Each student has 30 candies. There are 12 total students. What math operation would we use to solve how many candies all the students had in total?

Multiplication (x)

400

Michael has a collection of 45 sneakers. On his birthday, his friends got him 14 more sneakers for his collection. How many sneakers does Michael have now?

400

Jim had $76.00 and spent $43.00 at the skate shop. How much money did Jim have left over?

$33.00

400

Sam and Dean have 3 boxes of flashlights. Each box has 6 flashlights inside. How many flashlights does Sam and Dean have?

Array:

X X X X X X

400

6 crayons can fit into a box. There are 30 crayons total. How many boxes will you need? Use grouping to solve:

Array:

X X. X. X. X. X

X. X. X. X. X. X.

X. X. X. X. X. X

X. X. X. X. X. X.

X. X. X. X. X. X

5 boxes.

500

Stephen is inviting 3 friends over for a party. He has 6 cookies. What math operation would we use to solve how many cookies each friend gets?

Division (/)

500

Carlitos had 5 grapes for breakfast. 2 grapes during lunch and then 10 more during dinner. How many grapes did Carlitos eat during the day?

500

Yasmine got $35.00 for allowance. She spent $5.00 at the candy store and then spent $10.00 at the clothing store. How much money did Yasmine have left after her shopping spree?

$20.00

500

There are 6 jars on the table. Each jar has 8 marbles inside. How many marbles are there in total?

Array:

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

48 marbles.

500

4 friends are coming to a party. There are 24 cookies at the party that are divided equally among the 4 friends. How many cookies does each friend get?

Try without an array for the points.

6 cookies.