Word Problems

Row 1

100

Jack scored 113 points during his first season playing basketball. Over the next season, he scored 188 points. How many total points did he score?

What is 301?

200

Harrison has 105 jelly beans. His sister has 255 jelly beans. How many jelly beans do they have all together? 

What is about 360?

300

There are 2 books on the first shelf, 6 books on the second shelf, 12 books on the third shelf, and 20 books on the fourth shelf. How many books there in all? Show your work.

What is 40?

400

A local bakery sold 3,711 chocolate-chip cookies, 1,402 lemon cookies, and 3,935 oatmeal cookies. How many cookies did the bakery sell in all? Show your work.

What is 9,048?

500

Andrew scored 908 points on a video game. Jada scored 543 points fewer than Andrew playing the same video game. How many points did Jada score? Show your work.

What is 365?

Row 2

100

Zinna saved up $35. Zinna spent $8 on a pair of gloves, $9 on a winter hat, and $11 on a scarf. How much money does Zinna have left? Show your work.

What is 7?

200

Amy drew 9 triangles on her paper. She counted a total of 26 sides on all of the triangles. Explain if she is correct or incorrect and why or why not.

What is incorrect? On 9 triangles there are 3 sides each and 9 X 3 = 27

300

The science fair had 108 displays. There were twelve displays in each row. How many rows of displays were at the science fair? Show your work.

What is 9 rows?

400

Jacob can spend two hours at the museum. He spends 45 minutes looking at paintings and then 50 minutes looking at pottery. How much time does he have left? Show your work.

What is 25 minutes?

500

Yvonne read 48 books last year. What is the average number of books that Yvonne read each month? Show your work.

What is 4?

Row 3

100

Jaylan is planting a garden. She plants 5 pumpkin seeds in each of 3 rows. If all of them grow, how many pumpkins can Jaylan expect to have? Show your work.

What is 15?

200

Mr. Jones has 8 tables with 4 chairs at each table.  How many seats will he have?

What is 32?

300

Christy is building a rectangular vegetable garden. The width is 4 feet and the length is 8 feet. How many square feet is her garden? 

What is 32 square feet?

400

Jack and Mark have some money to spend at the movies. Jack's mother gave him $12.00. Mark has half that amount.  How much money do they?

What is $18.00?

500

There are 3 red baskets, 5 blue baskets, and 2 orange baskets. Each red basket has 2 gifts in it. Each blue basket has 3 gifts in it. Orange baskets can hold 10 gifts. How many gifts are there in all? Show your work.

What is 41 gifts?