Level 1
A caterpillar climbed 22 inches up a tree, then slipped and fell back down 8 inches. It mustered it strength and managed to climb 15 more inches. How high did it climb in all?
29 Inches up the tree in all
A company has 600 pairs of shows in stock at the start of the month. They sold 128 pairs the first month and then 117 the next month. If they did not get any new pairs of shoes in stock, how many do they have left?
355 pairs of shoes are left
There are 16 boys and 13 girls in Mrs. Lee’s class. Mrs. Lee will give each of her students 18 pencils on the first day of school. How many pencils will Mrs. Lee give out in all on the first day of school?
She gives out 522 pencils on her first day (roughly how many we found yesterday around the classroom)
572 Cars were parked in a parking garage with four floors. How many cars are parked on each floor?
143 cars are parked on each floor!
In sign language club Ella learned 47 new words. But she forgot to practice and cant remember 18 of them. Finally she remembered to study and learned 29 more new words. How many words did she learn in all
58 words in all!
At the farmer's market, Tom brought 144 ears of corns with him to sell. In the first hour he sold 24, then in the second hour he sold 30. Finally in the 3rd hour he sold 60. How many ears of corns does he have left?
30 ears of corns!
A carton of Goldfish contains 28 servings. Each serving includes 55 Goldfish crackers. If 463 Goldfish crackers have been eaten, how many Goldfish crackers are left in the carton?
The carton contained 1540 goldfish. After the snack time, there are 1077 goldfish crackers left.
356 kilograms of flour were packed in sacks that can hold 2 kilograms each. How many sacks were packed?
178 sacks full of flour!
Aisha baked 43 mini-muffins for her friends. Her dad ate 12 of them when she was not looking. After yelling at her dad, she baked 24 more muffins. How many muffins doe she have now?
She has 55 muffins in all!
In April a bookstore owner purchased 715 books for his store. In May he ordered the same amount again plus another 450 books. How many books did he buy across both of those months?
1880 books in all!
Justin had 4 math worksheets for homework this week. Each worksheet had 48 problems on it. If he only answered 5 questions incorrectly all week, how many questions did Justin answer correctly?
Justin had to answer 192 math problems all week. He answered 187 questions correctly.
Sally needs 4 plates at each table. If Sally has 312 plates, how many tables can she set?
78 tables in all
Munira has 34 cents. He spent 25 cents on gum. Then he found 50 more cents outside on the street. How much money does he have now?
59 cents!
For her birthday, Camille received $100 from her grandparents, $50 from her parents, and $25 from her aunt. If she spent $23 on books and $59 on games, how much money does Camille have left?
She has 93 dollars left over
Trina bought 3 bags of Starburst. There are 216 Starburst in each bag. She also bought 2 bags of Jolly Ranchers. There are 129 Jolly Ranchers in each bag. How many pieces of candy did Trina buy in all?
648 starburst
258 jolly ranchers
Trina brought 648 starburst and 258 jolly ranchers. She brought 906 candies all together
Luis bought 378 cookies. If he and 2 friends eat the cookies, how many will each friend get?
136 cookies each.....any a stomach ache.
There are 248 fourth graders at Vista Heights Elementary School. 136 fourth graders are girls. If 7 more boys register as fourth graders, how many fourth grade boys are at Vista Heights Elementary School now?
There are 119 fourth grade boys at Vista Heights! (wow that is a big school)
Harrison’s baseball practice lasted 150 minutes. He spent 35 minutes pitching and 64 minutes fielding. He spent the rest of practice batting. How many minutes did Harrison spend batting?
He spent 51 minutes at batting practice!
Last week, Jenna worked 42 hours. She earned $24 per hour. Her sister, Lana, worked 36 hours last week. Lana earned $22 per hour. How much more money did Jenna earn last week than Lana?
Jenna earned $1008. Lana earned $792. Jenna earned $216 more than Lana.
2365 books were donated to Rainier View Elementary. If 5 rooms got the books equally, how many books did each room get?
each room got 473 books!