Story Problems

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100

Jason has 87 books on his bookshelf. Harry has 64 books on his bookshelf. How many books do they have altogether? A. 140 B. 151 C. 150 D. 141

B. 151

200

At the park there are 5 benches. There are 6 more tables than benches. How many tables are at the park? A. 12 tables B. 11 tables C. 10 tables D. 6 tables

B. 11 tables

300

Margaret had $50.45 in her savings account. She made a deposit of $23.18. Which number sentence would you use to find out how much Margaret has in savings now? A. ? - $50.45 = $23.18 B. $23.18 x ? = $50.45 C. $50.45 + $23.18 = ? D. $50.45 ? ? = $23.18

C. $50.45 + $23.18 = ?

400

On Monday, 312 adults and 87 children visited the zoo. About how many people visited the zoo on Monday? A. about 200 people B. 225 people C. 399 people D. about 400 people

D. about 400 people

500

Lacy painted 22.35 feet of a handrail before lunch and 45.25 feet after lunch. How many feet did Lacy paint in all? A. 67.4 feet B. 67.6 feet C. 67.45 feet D. 67.55 feet

B. 67.6 feet

Are

100

Mary wanted to find out how old her grandfather was when he served in the army. He was born in 1942 and joined the army in 1961. How old was he when he joined the army? A. 21 years old B. 24 years old C. 19 years old D. 43 years old

C. 19 years old

200

In a field there are 123 cows, 28 cows are black. How many cows in the field are not black? A. 95 cows B. 100 cows C. 123 cows D. 151 cows

A. 95 cows

300

In his first attempt, Tim threw the paper airplane 1,240 cm. In his second attmept, Tim threw the paper airplan 1,290 cm. How much farther in centimeters, did he throw the airplane on the second attempt? A. 10 cm B. 50 cm C. 90 cm D. 100 cm

B. 50 cm

400

A fruit stand had 4,350 oranges to sell on Saturday. At the end of the day they ahd 837 oranges left. How many did they sell? A. 3,412 B. 3,513 C. 3,516 D. 3,613

B. 3,513

500

Bernie exercised for 30 minutes before noon. He exercised a total of 95 minutes for the day. How many minutes did he exercise after noon? A. 75 min B. 65 min C. 55 min D. 45 min

B. 65 min

So

100

Nicole bought 8 bags of beads for an art project. Each bag contains 68 beads. Which number sentence tells how many beads Nicole has? A. 68 + 8 = ? B. 68 - ? = 8 C. 68 ? 8 = ? D. 68 x 8 = ?

D. 68 x 8 = ?

200

There are 12 players on a baseball team. There are 9 teams in the league. Which number sentence would you use to find out how many total baseball players there are? A. 12 x 9 = 108 players B. 12 ? 9 = 1R3 players C. 12 - 9 = 3 players D. 12 + 9 = 21 players

A. 12 x 9 = 108 players

300

The fourth grade classes put on a program about Utah. They set up chairs for the audience. There were 18 seats in a row, and there were 9 rows. Which number sentence would you use to find out how many total seats there are? A. 18 x 9 = 972 seats B. 18 x 9 = 92 seats C. 18 x 9 = 162 seats D. 18 x 9 = 152 seats

C. 18 x 9 = 162 seats

400

John earned $3.00 cleaning his father's garage. He cleaned it once a month for each of the twelve months. How much total money did John earn? A. $36.00 B. $360.00 C. $3.60 D. $3600.00

A. $36.00

500

Workers in the shoe factory earn $6.50 an hour. A work day is 8 hours. How much money does a worker earn a day? A. $50.00 B. $42.00 C. $38.00 D. $52.00

D. $52.00

Much

100

54 people are going to a basketball game. If each van holds 6 people, how many vans are needed? A. 54 x 6 = 328 vans B. 54 ? 6 = 9 vans C. 54 - 6 = 48 vans D. 54 + 6 = 60 vans

B. 54 ? 6 = 9 vans

200

There are 4 ball-point pens to a box, and there are 36 pens altogether. Which number sentence would you use to find out how many full boxes there are? A. 36 ? 4 = 9 boxes B. 36 x 4 = 144 boxes C. 36 + 4 = 40 boxes D. 36 - 4 = 32 boxes

A. 36 ? 4 = 9 boxes

300

72 people wanted to go to Salt Lake City. There were 8 vans with equal numbers of passengers. Which number sentence would you use to find out how many passengers were in each van? A. 72 x 8 = 576 people B. 72 ? 8 = 9 people C. 72 - 8 = 64 people D. 72 + 8 = 80 people

B. 72 ? 8 = 9 people

400

Carson and Salvador were playing in a baseball game. There were a total of 39 seats in three equal rows saved for their families. Which number sentence would you use to find out how many seats were in each row? A. 39 x 3 = 117 seats B. 39 ? 3 = 13 seats C. 39 - 3 = 36 seats D. 39 + 3 = 42 seats

B. 39 ? 3 = 13 seats

500

The nature club is going to the museum. Seven students can ride in each van. The club will fill as many vans as possible, and the remaining students will ride in their teacher's car. If 31 students are going to the museum, how many students will ride in their teacher's car? A. 2 students B. 3 students C. 4 students D. 5 students

B. 3 students

Fun

100

If there are 27 teams in the NFL and each team has 22 people on their roster, how many people play in the NFL? A. 375 B. 426 C. 594 D. 758

C. 594

200

Celia is thinking of a number. If 6 is added to her number and 8 is subtracted from that sum, the result is 14. What is the number? A. 16 B. 15 C. 14 D. 13

A. 16

300

Two third grade classes are collecting canned goods to donate to charity. There are 31 students in one class and 34 in the other. Each student is asked to collect 14 cans. How many cans wil lthese two classes collect in all? A. 79 B. 914 C. 910 D. 14,756

C. 910

400

A zookeeper wants to give 3 apples to each of the 23 monkeys at the zoo. If there are 6 apples in a bag, how many bags of apples will she need? A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 69

C. 12

500

Devon received 385 stickers from his friends. He gave 199 of them to his sister. He plans on using the rest to cover 6 of his notebooks. How many stickers will he use to cover each notebook? A. 30 stickers B. 300 stickers C. 31 stickers D. 64 stickers

C. 31 stickers