Word Problems
Area
Perimeter
Addition/Subtraction
Multiplication/Division
Mystery
100

Claude had 32 plums. He gave Christine 14 and then bought 9 more plums. How many plums does Claude now have?

32 - 14 = 18

18 + 9 = 27

27 plums

100

What is the area of a rectangle that is 6 inches long and 4 inches wide?

24 inches

100

The perimeter of a square with sides that are 8 inches long. What is the total perimeter of the square?

8+ 8 + 8 + 8 = 32

100

What is 

962 – 383

579

100

414 + ? = 718

272

200

If x = 8, which of the following number sentences is true?

a) x – 5 = 12 

b) 20 + x = 25 

c) 18 – x = 10 

d) x + 6 = 15

c) 18 - 8 = 10

200

The area of a rectangle is 36 square inches. It has a length of 9 inches. What is the width?

36 / 9 = 4

the width is 4 square inches 

200

A square has a perimeter of 28 inches. What is the area of the square?

49

200

What is 8 × 6 = ______

48

200

 Solve: 5 × 25 = ___________

125

300

Annie, Rob, and Ted decided to buy a gift that cost $16 and flowers that cost $14 for Mom. The children shared the total cost equally. How much did each child pay?

16 + 14 = 30

30 / 3 = 10


$10 EACH

300

Jill's rectangular pig fence has one side that is 6 feet long and one side that is 10 feet long. What is the area of Jill's pig pen?

6 x 10 = 60 feet

300

The area of a rectangle is 42 square inches. The length is 7 inches. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

26 inches

300

What is 

4526+867

5,393

300

Solve:

24 + 8 × 3

48

400

Which of the following numbers would complete the number sentence?

8 + x = 3 x 5

a) 16

b) 7

c) 5

d) 3

b) 7

8 + 7 = 3 x 5

8 + 7 = 15

3 x 5 = 15 

15 = 15 

400

Joe's goats have a rectangle pen. One side is 8 feet long and the other side is 9 feet long. What is the total area in feet of the pen?

8 x 9 = 72 feet

400

What is the perimeter of the figure shown?

one side is 4cm

another side is 4cm

the longest side is 7 cm

and the last slide is 5cm

4 + 4 + 7 + 5 = 20 cm

400

What is 28 ÷ 4 = ______

7

400

Anna is bagging hair clips she made. She will put four hair clips in each bag. She has 28 hair clips to bag. How many bags will she need?

112

500

The grade 3 students at Harris Primary School read 5,859 books. The grade 4 students read 8,329 books. How many more books did the grade 4 students read than the grade 3 students?

2,470 books

500

What would the length of the rectangle be if the width is 7 feet, and the total area is 42 square feet.

42 / 7 = 6

The length would be 6 feet long

500

Each side of a square cafeteria is 16 yards long. What is the cafeteria's perimeter?

64 yards

500

What is 100-67?

33

500

Round to the nearest 10 and 100

743 ≈ _______

743 ≈ _______

TEN: 743 ≈740

HUNDRED: 743 ≈700