Word Problems
Mary has saved $57. She wants to buy a bike for $112. How much more money does she need to save to buy the bike?
$112 - $57 = $55
Brynn buys a book at the Book Fair that costs $3.50. She also buys a poster that costs $1.75. How much does she spend?
$3.50 + $1.75 = $5.25
Each table in the computer lab holds 4 computers. If there are 6 tables in the lab, how many computers are there?
4 x 6 = 24 computers
Cade and Wyatt are collecting arcade tokens. Cade has 1,399 tokens, and Wyatt has 2,723 tokens. How many tokens do they have together?
1,399 + 2,723 = 4,122 tokens
Ava buys 2 shirts at the Wild game that cost $24 each. She also buys a stuffed bear that costs $12. How much does Ava spend?
$24 + $24 + $12 = $60
Jackson was born in 1990. In what year will he be 45?
1990 + 45 = 2035
In April, Katie read 4 books. Each book had 8 chapters. How many chapters did Katie read?
A candy bar at the concession stand costs $0.83. Elena pays with a $1.00 bill. What is her change?
$1.00 - $0.83 = $0.17
Lynn donated $40 to the North Woods PTO. Her sister Brie donated $28. Her neighbor James donated $68. How much money was donated to the North Woods PTO?
$40 + $28 + $68 = $136
A school library gets 232 new books at the beginning of the month. By the end of the month, 155 of the books have been checked out. How many of the new books were not checked out?
232-155 = 77 books
Ava buys an ice cream cone at Honey & Mackie's. It costs $3.75. She pays with a $5.00 bill. What is Ava's change?
$5.00 - $3.75 = $1.25
Ava uses 10 beads to make a bracelet. She uses 8 times as many beads to make a necklace. How many beads does she use to make the necklace?
10 x 8 = 80 beads
The high score on a game is 93 points. Milly’s highest score is 68 points. How many more points does she need to tie the high score?
93 - 68 = 25 points
Emerson has $4.50 saved in her piggy bank. She adds two quarters and a dime to her piggy bank. Now how much money does Emerson have?
$4.50 + $0.25 + $0.25 + $0.10 = $5.10
Georgie has 310 books. He donates 165 of the books to his local library. How many books does he have now?
310 - 165 = 145 books