Word Problems
Mrs. Burns was cataloging the library. She has 579 nonfiction books, 156 videos, and 924 fiction books. How many more fiction books than nonfiction books are there?
Mrs. Angus is getting school supplies ready for her class. She brought 6 baskets for the supplies. She also bought 36 pencils, 18 pairs of scissors, and 12 glue sticks. How many pencils will she put in each basket if she uses all of the pencils she bought?
What is 6 pencils.
Jorge was planning a party for school. He bought 14 packagaes of hot dogs. Each package has 8 hot dogs. How many hot dogs did he buy?
What is 112 hot dogs.
Theresa is preparing cookies for a party. She has bakes 32 cookies. If each person gets 4 cookies, how many people will get cookies?
What is 8 people.
The florist was checking the flowers in the refrigerator case. She counted 72 roses, 124 chrysanthemums, and 203 carnations. How many more carnations than roses does she have?
What is 131 carnations.
Noelle is decorating the windows in her house. She has 7 windows she wants to decorate. She wants to put 2 bows and 5 snowflakes in each window. How many snowflakes will she need?
What is 35 snowflakes.
You Save Grocery store has paper towels on sale. Each package has 8 rolls of paper towels. Mrs. King, who runs a day care center, bought 17 packages of paper towels. How many rolls of paper towels did Mrs. King buy?
What is 136 paper towels.
Greogory has 21 pencil top erasers. He is going to give the pencil tops to 3 people and not keep any for himself. If he gives each person the same number, how many will each person receive?
What is 7 pencil top erasers.
The automobile dealer was checking his inventory. He has 231 new cars, 189 new trucks, 79 used cars, and 95 used trucks. How many cars does he have in his inventory?
What is 310 cars.
Mr. Kelley is making dinner for his family. He made 42 meatballs, 6 tossed salads and 2 loaves of bread. He is going to serve 6 people, including him. How many meatballs will each person get?
What is 6 meatballs.
The Band Booster Club is selling candles. Each box candles has 16 candles. Mr. Chamberlain bought 6 boxes of candles. How many candles did he buy?
What is 96 candles.
Thirty-three people signed up to play 3-person basketball. Coach is setting up the teams. How many teams will he have on the roster?
What is 11 teams.
Jorge was getting ready for his family's holiday celebration. He counted 72 chocolate chip cookies, 96 sugar cookies, and 108 tamales. How many cookies does he have for the celebration?
What is 168 cookies.
Gregory's mother ordered pizza for his party. She ordered 8 pizzas. Each pizza had 8 pieces. How many pieces of pizza did Gregory have for his party?
What is 64 pieces of pizza.
Mrs. Crook ordered some books for her book club. Each member wanted the same 7 books. There are 19 members in the book club. How many books did Mrs. Crook buy?
What is 133 books.
The baker is packing boxes of cookies. He has 72 cookies. He has 6 boxes. How many cookies will go in each box?
Mrs. Williams is making 6 fruit baskets. In each basket she puts 8 apples, 3 bananas, and 1 bunch of grapes. How many apples does she need to make her baskets?
What is 48 apples.
Carlos bought eggs at the store. He bought 9 dozen eggs. How many eggs did he buy?
What is 108 eggs.
Armando is filling egg cartons with decorated eggs. Each carton gets 6 eggs. He has 54 eggs. How many cartons can he fill?
Rebecca is in charge of equipment for her scout troop. She has 108 tent stakes. If each tent takes 12 stakes, how many tents can she set up?