Word Problems
Last year, the Ashland Apple Farm harvested 1,369 green apples out of a total of 8,387 apples, the rest of which were red. How many red apples did the farm harvest last year?
7,018
As part of a lesson on earthquakes, a science class is researching the movement of a nearby fault line. The fault line moved 5/10 of an inch during the past year and 2/10 of an inch the year before. How far did the fault line move in all?
7/10
Gabe went shopping for some chocolate for baking. At one store, he bought 9.74 ounces of chocolate in bars. At another store, he bought 7.25 ounces of chocolate chips. How much chocolate did he buy in all?
16.99
Professor Nelson and his research team took water samples from several local lakes. The team collected 9.8 liters of water from Lily Lake and 4.1 liters from Orchid Lake. The team collected 9.4 liters from Rose Lake. How much water did Professor Nelson's research team collect in all?
23.3
Yesterday, a shipping company delivered a combined total of 7,466 letters and packages. If they delivered 5,455 packages, how many letters did they deliver?
2,011
At the neighborhood block party, Carla served 2/4 of a gallon of hot chocolate and 1/4 of a gallon of apple cider. How much more hot chocolate than apple cider did Carla serve?
1/4
Danny and his classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science lab. The green block weighed 0.5 pounds and the blue block weighed 0.2 pounds. How much more did the green block weigh than the blue block?
0.3
A jewelry maker ordered 1.8 kilograms of gold, 9.7 kilograms of silver, and 2.4 kilograms of gold. How many kilograms of metal did the jewelry maker order in all?
13.9
A card factory puts 83 greeting cards in each box. How many greeting cards will there be in 75 boxes?
6,225
Rick has been monitoring his mileage. According to last week's driving log, he drove 1/3 of a mile in his car and 2/3 of a mile in his truck. How far did Rick drive last week in all?
1 mile
It rained 0.1 inches on Saturday and 0.55 inches on Sunday. How much did it rain on Saturday and Sunday combined?
0.65
For a science project, Alec blew up a balloon and measured how much he inflated the balloon with each breath. The first breath was 0.7 liters, the second breath was 0.7 liters, and the third breath was 0.2 liters. How much air was in the balloon after Alec inflated it?
1.6
Campbell's Kitchen Supply needs to store 532 boxes in their warehouse. If they can put 7 boxes on each shelf, how many shelves will they need?
76
Last week Lacey and her roommates ate 4/12 of a carton of yogurt, and this week they ate 11/12 of a carton. How much more yogurt did they eat this week compared to last week?
7/12
Ben bought a new roll of tape. There were 6.3 yards of tape on the roll. Then Ben used 0.81 yards of the tape to make a collage. How much tape is left on the roll?
5.49
Neil placed stones on a scale for a science project. The first stone weighed 3.1 kilograms, the second stone weighed 5.2 kilograms, and the third stone weighed 4.5 kilograms. How much did the stones weigh in all?
12.8
A golf course needs to order 510 golf balls. If there are 5 balls in each package, how many packages should the golf course order?
102
Bernard ran 6/8 of a mile and walked 2/8 of a mile. How much farther did Bernard run than walk?
4/8
A bee colony produced 0.7 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.3 pounds of it. How much honey remains?
0.4
Walter picked out some candy from the bins at the candy store. He got 0.8 kilograms of gummy worms, 0.8 kilograms of sour candies, and 0.6 kilograms of chocolate-covered peanuts. How many kilograms of candy did Walter get in all?
2.2