Word Problems 1
There are 16 girls and 18 boys in the class. What is the greatest number of identical combinations of girls and boys with no students left over?
2
You spend $6.50 on a pair of gloves. You now have $7.00. How much money did you have originally?
$13.50
The number of apple trees and pear trees in the orchard is equal. The apple trees are arranged in rows of 10, and pear trees are arranged in rows of 20. What must be the least number of apple trees?
20
Ms. Tulips bought $56.12 worth of groceries. However, she had coupons worth $9.85. How much did Ms. Tulips spend for the groceries?
$46.27
I want to plant 45 sunflower plants, 81 corn plants and 63 tomato plants in my garden. If I put the same number of plants in each row and each row has only one type of plant, what is the greatest number of plants I can put in one row?
9 plants
A band can play as much as 8 minutes of music in a competition. If the band plays a 2.33 minute song and a 4.25 minute song, how many minutes does it have left?
1.42 minutes
Oscar needs to ship 14 rock CDs, 12 classical CDs, and 8 pop CDs. He can pack only one type of CD in each box and he must pack the same number of CDs in each box. What is the greatest number of CDs Oscar can pack in each box?
2 CD's
You receive $50 for your birthday. You buy a book for $14.95 and a baseball cap for $24.95. How much money do you have left?
$10.10
The number of blue and red cars in the parking lot is identical. The blue cars are arranged in rows of 8, and red cars are arranged in rows of 10. What must be the least number of red cars?
40
Jacob had $340.87 in his checking account. He withdrew $52 and wrote a check for $18.72. Find his new balance.
$270.15
Cindy has ½ of a bag of dog food left. If her dog eats 2/10 of a bag of food per day, how many days will the dog food last?
2 1/2 days
The mass of a jar of sweets is 1.4 kg. What is the total mass of 7 such jars of sweets?
9.8 kg
Sam has 7/10 of a tank of gas in his car. If he uses 3/20 of a tank of gas each day to drive to work, how many days will the gas last him?
4 2/3 days
Julia cut a string 8.46 m long into 6 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece of string?
1.41 m
Mia has 50 roses and 75 tulips. What is the greatest number of identical bouquets that she can create with no flowers left over?
25
In 3.5 days, the temperature dropped 10.5 degrees. How many degrees per day did the temperature drop?
3 degress per day
Leah has 2/3 yard of ribbon. If she uses 1/12yard of ribbon per bracelet, how many bracelets can she make with the ribbon?
8 bracelets
Workmen used 1/2 of a pallet of pavers to build some steps leading up to the mansion. They used 1/6 of a pallet for each step. How many steps did they build?
3 steps
Amy ate 27.5 cookies in 5.5 minutes. How many cookies did she eat per minute?
5 cookies per minute
Hannah has ¼ box of cereal left in the pantry. If she eats 1/8 of a box each morning for breakfast, how many days will the cereal last?
2 days
The watermelon bought by Peter is 3 times as heavy as the papaya bought by Paul. If the watermelon bought by Peter has a mass of 4.2 kg, what is the mass of the papaya?
1.4 kg
Kathleen feeds each of her dogs 1/10 of a can of food each day. She uses a total of 1/2 of a can of food each day. How many dogs does Kathleen have?
5 dogs
A relay race covers 1 1/2 kilometers, and each runner on a team will run 1/4 of a kilometer. How many runners are needed for a team?
6 runners
Ben has 4/5 of a pan of brownies. If he gives each of his friends 1/10 of the pan of brownies, how many friends will get a brownie?
8 friends
Marcus bought 8.6 kg of sugar. He poured the sugar equally into 5 bottles. There was 0.35 kg of sugar left over. What was the mass of sugar in 1 bottle?
1.65 kg