Word Problems

red

100

If there were 3 cats. Each cat had 9 kittens, how many kittens would there be in all?

3x9=27 kittens

200

Old McDonald had 12 peacocks. Each peacock grew an extra 6 heads, how many peacock heads would there be in all?

12x6=72 peacock heads

300

Each house a carpenter builds needs 7 sinks.  If he bought 21 sinks, how many houses would that cover?

21/7=3 houses

400

A builder needed to buy 9 boards for his latest project. If the boards he needs come in packs of 2, how many packages will he need to buy?

4x2=8    5x2=10   or 9/2=4 r1

5 packages

500

Jerry had 60 baseball cards he's putting into a binder with 8 on each page. How many cards will he have on the page that is not full?

60/8= 7 r 4 cards

4 cards on the page not full

blue

100

Mr. See bought 7 boxes of goldfish. Each box had 5 goldfish inside, how many goldfish were there in all?

7x5=35 goldfish

200

Katie went to the store 5 times this month. Each time she bought 13 bananas, how many bananas did she buy this month?

5x13=65 bananas

300

A new video game console needs 6 computer chips. If a machine can create 54 computer chips in one day, how many video game consoles can be created in a day?

54/6=9 consoles

400

An industrial machine can make 13 crayons a day. If each box of crayons has 5 crayons in it, how many full boxes does the machine make a day?

5x2=10   5x3=15   13/5=2 r3

2 boxes

500

A pizza store had 19 pieces of pepperoni to put on their pizzas.  If each pizza got 3 pieces, how many extra pieces of pepperoni would they have?

19/3= 6 r 1

1 extra piece

yellow

100

Each student had 6 pencils. There were 4 students, how many pencils were there in all?

6x4=24 pencils

200

DAILY DOUBLE!!! Draw on your white boards 13x4 and write the answer.

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxx = 52

300

A grocery store needed 18 cans of peas. If the peas come in boxes with 3 cans in each box, how many boxes would they need to order?

18/3=6 boxes

400

Victor is trying to earn $42 for some new toys.  If he charges $6 to mow a lawn, how many lawns will he need to mow to earn the money?

$42/$6=7 lawns

500

Gwen had 62 songs on her mp3 player. If she wanted to put the songs equally into 9 different playlists, how many songs will she have left over?

62/9= 6 r 8

8 songs left over

orange

100

Johnny ran for 8 yards three separate times. How many yards did Johnny run?

8x3=24 yards

200

There were 14 hula hoopers at the hula hooping competition. Each hula hooper had 4 hula hoops, how many hula hoops were there in all?

14x4=56 hula hoops

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!! Draw on your white boards 54 divided by 3 and write the answer.

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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  = 18

400

Mrs. Taylor bought a box of markers that had 49 markers in it.  She wanted to give equal amount of markers to each of the 7 students in her group.  How many markers would each student receive?

49/7=7 markers

500

At the carnival, 6 friends bought 27 tickets. If they wanted to split all of the tickets so each friend got the same amount, how many more tickets would they need to buy?

27/6= 4 r 3

3 more tickets

green

100

Jeopardy mystery question of the day!!!!

What is Mrs. Taylor's favorite candy bar?

 Butterfinger

200

Carson and Camden rode there bikes to school 12 times each day for a week. How many times did they ride their bikes throughout the week? (think about how many days are in a week)

12x7=84 times

300

draw 36 divided by 3 and answer it.

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xxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxx  = 12

400

Mrs. Taylor's car broke down and she has to run to work. It takes her 65 minutes to get to school. If it takes her 5 minutes to run 1 mile, how many miles does she live away from school?

65/5 =13 miles

500

Carol bought a case of water that had 58 bottles in it. She needs to pack 3 bottles a day to drink. How many single bottles does she need to buy in order to have 3 bottles every day?

58/3= 19 r 1

needs 2 more bottles