Word Problems
Fact Fluency (x and
÷)
Time
Area/Perimeter
100

The zoo has 24 brown bears  There are an equal number of bears in each of 6 cages. How many bears are in each cage? Write an equation.

4 brown bears in each cage. 

( 4 brown bears x 6 cages = 24 brown bears) 

100

2 x 8 = 

2 x __ = 12

2 x 8 = 16

2 x _6_ = 12

100

If I have 45 minutes to get ready at 11 AM what time do I have to finish by?

11:45 Am

100
What is the equation for finding the area of a space?

Length x Width

200

The zoo has 5 cages with 3 birds in each cage. How many birds does the zoo have total? Write an equation.

15 birds total. 

( 5 cages x 3 birds = 15 birds total)

200

3 x 9 = 

24 ÷ ___ = 3 



3 x 9 = 21

24 ÷ _8__ = 3 

200
School ends at 3:10 PM and I have swim lessons at 4:15. How much time do I have in between the end of school and swim lessons?
One hour and 5 minutes.
200

If I have a Length of 5 and a Width of 4. What is my Area? Write the equation. 

5 x 4 = 20
300

Ms.Darcy has 55 crayons and wants to make equal groups of 11 for her classroom. How many equal groups would she make. 

Mrs.Hammil also wants to make equal groups of crayons. She has 88 crayons for her classroom. How many equal groups would she have?

Ms.Darcy would make 5 equal groups. 

(55 ÷11 = 5)


Mrs.Hammil would make 8 equal groups. 

(88 ÷11 = 8)

 

300

45 ÷ ___ = 5 

99 ÷ ___ = 9 

6 x 5 = ___

6 x ___  = 54

45 ÷ _9__ = 5 

99 ÷ _11_ = 9 

6 x 5 = _30__

6 x _9__  = 54

300

I woke up at 6:30 AM, it took me 30 minutes to get ready and another 45 minutes to make my breakfast. What time did I finish?

7:45 AM

300

If my total area is 32 and my width is 8. What is my length?

The width is 4.
400

A horse and pony together weigh 786 kg. The horse weighs 486 kg. How much does the pony weigh? Show your thinking. 

The pony weighs 300 kg. 

400

7 x 7 = 

63 ÷ __ = 7 

7 x 9 = 

9 x 9 =

7 x 7 = 49 

63 ÷ _9_ = 7 

7 x 9 = 63

9 x 9 = 81


400

My friend had to go to the doctors office at 4:30 pm, it takes her 55 minutes to drive there. What time did she leave her house?

She left at 3:35 PM

400

I have a field that needs new fencing. The total perimeter is 4 cm by 5 cm by 4 cm by 5 cm. Whats the total perimeter I need?

The perimeter is 18 cm.
500

Ms.Darcy spends $63 dollars on pens and pencils for her classroom. The pens costs $18 and the pencils were $5 for each pack. How many packs of pencils did Ms.Darcy buy? 

Ms.Darcy bought 9 packs of pencils.

( $63- $18 = $45) ($45 ÷ 5 = 9) 

500

12 x 4 = 

11 x 3 = 

10 x 10 = 

9 x 5 = 

8 x 2 = 

5 x 5 =

12 x 4 = 48

11 x 3 = 33

10 x 10 = 100

9 x 5 = 45

8 x 2 = 16

5 x 5 =

500
Ridgecrest Elementary has their lunch at 11:30 AM, one hour before that they have specialist and 15 min before that they start math. What time does math start?

10:15 AM is when they start math

500

Ms.Darcy is out for a run. She ran at a park that had the lengths of 15 feet, 10 feet, 12 feet and 14 feet. What is the total perimeter she ran? 

She ran 51 feet total.