Word Problems!
Geometry and Measurement
Patterns and Add/Subtract (least practiced area)
Time/Temperature
Measurement
100
The gardener planted 27 rows of bushes with 26 bushes per row. How many rose bushes did the gardener plant?
The gardener planted 702 rose bushes
100
What angle is shown when the time is 4:00 PM?
It is an obtuse angle
100
The numbers below form a pattern. 4, 11, 19, 28, 38, 49 Which of the following numbers will come next in the pattern?
61 (pattern adds 7, then 8, then 9...)
100
john began watching a football game at 7:15 PM. The game lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes. What time was the game over?
The game was over at 11 PM
100
Tamika had a piece of ribbon that was 2 feet and 9 inches long. How many total inches of ribbon does Tamika have?
Tamika has 33 inches of ribbon.
200
Ms. Smith bought 216 donuts for the 'Donuts with Dad" breakfast at her school, and a few extra for her class. Her class used 16 for a math project, and then the remaining donuts were split between 10 classes. How many donuts did each class get?
Each class got 20 donuts.
200
What is the difference between a parallelogram and a trapezoid?
A trapezoid has only one set of lines that are parallel, a parallelogram has 2 sets of parallel lines.
200
The numbers below form a pattern. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48... What number will come next in the pattern?
84 (each number doubles)
200
Jack woke up at 6:55 AM. He spend 25 minutes taking a bath and getting dressed. She took 15 minutes to eat her breakfast. She took another 10 minutes walking to school. What time did Jack arrive at school?
Jack arrives at school at 7:45 AM.
200
Tory and his dad bought 16 pints of water for their camping trip. If they poured the water into gallon jugs, how many gallon jugs would they fill?
They would fill 2 gallons.
300
The newspaper subscription rate is $12 per month. How much would John pay for a 2 year subscription?
John would pay $288
300
How many inches are are 5 feet?
60 inches (12 inches in a foot)
300
In Science, Ashley's class learned that the diameter of Earth is 7,874 miles and the diameter of Jupiter is 88,000 miles. What is the difference between the diameter of Earth and Jupiter?
80,126 miles
300
Lisa finished jogging at 4:50 PM. She jogged for 1 hour and 15 minutes. What time did Lisa start jogging?
Lisa started jogging at 3:35 PM.
300
Maria purchased drinks for the class party. She bought 1 gallon of chocolate milk, 2 gallons of regular milk, an 1/2 gallon of strawberry milk. How many quarts of milk did she buy?
She bought 14 quarts of milk.
400
Mrs. Matthews tutors 9 children after school. She wants to give each child an equal number of pencils. Mrs. Matthews bought 135 pencils. How many pencils will each child receive?
Each child will receive 15 pencils.
400
If Mr. Perkiss ran 12 kilometers, how many meters did he run?
12,000 meters
400
The numbers below form a pattern. 4, 7, 13, 25, 49... What number will come next in the pattern?
97 (numbers double, then take away 1)
400
At 8:00 AM the outside temperature was 72 F. By 1:00 PM it had increased 12 F, and by 5:00 PM it had cooled down by 7 F. What was the temperature reading at 5:00 PM?
At 5:00 PM the temperature was 77 F.
400
What is the volume of a box that is 16 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 8 feet high?
What is 1,792 cubic feet.
500
Jane donated $12 to the food bank. Monica donated triple the amount. Jasmine donated double the amount Monica donated. What is the total amount the girls donated to the food bank?
The girls donated $120 to the food bank.
500
Write the definitions of a square and of a rectangle.
Square - a 4-sided shape with all sides equal and 4 right angles. Rectangle - a 4-sided shape with 4 right angles.
500
Mr. Johnson played a stock market game with his son Justin. They started with $10,000. During the first week they made $2,806. The second week they lost $4,882. How much money did they have at the end of the second week?
They had $7,942 at the end of the second week
500
At 7:00 AM Morgan recorded the temperature at 38 F. By 2:00 PM the temperature dropped 15 degrees and then increased 35 degrees by 6:00 PM. What was the temperature reading at 6:00 PM?
The temperature was 58 F at 6:00 PM.
500
The perimeter of a square rug is 96 feet. What is the length of each side?
Each side is 24 feet.