Word Problem Jeopardy

Animals

100

Sue has 5 dogs. She also has 5 cats. How many pets does she have all together?

10 pets

200

Jenn has 15 sheep. Sue has 5 more sheep than Jenn. How many sheep does Sue have?

20 Sheep

300

Tim has 5 dogs, 3 cats and 5 fish. How many pets does Tim have?

13 pets

400

Bob has 15 pets. 5 of them are cats, and the rest are goldfish. How many goldfish does Bob have?

10 Goldfish

500

Terry has 20 dogs. 5 of them are poodles and the rest are pugs. How many Pugs does Terry have?

15 Pugs

Candy

100

I have 10 candy canes, but 3 broke. I had to throw them away. How many candy canes do I have now?

7 Candy Canes

200

I went trick or treating. I got 10 snickers, 10 twixes and 5 skittles. How much candy do I have?

25 pieces of candy

300

I have 16 pieces of candy in my bag. 10 of them are snickers, and the rest are skittles. How many skittles do I have?

6 Skittles

400

I have 16 pieces of candy in my bag. 5 of them are chocolate and the rest are fruity. How many fruity pieces of candy are there?

11 fruity pieces of candy

500

I love christmas candy. I have 10 peppermints and some candy canes. All together I have 20 pieces of candy. How many candy canes do I have?

10 candy canes

The Zoo

100

There are 3 hippos, 4 giraffes and 5 monkeys. How many animals are at the zoo?

12 animals

200

There are 15 monkeys in the pen. 5 monkeys are girls, how many monkeys are boys?

10 Monkeys

300

There are 12 hippos in the pen. 6 hippos are girls, how many hippos are boys?

6 hippos are boys

400

There are 20 animals in the pen. 5 of the animals are monkeys, and the rest are birds. How many birds are in the pen?

15 birds

500

There are 15 penguins in the pen. 6 of the penguins are in the pool, and the rest are on the ice. How many penguins are on the ice?

9 penguins are on the ice.