Word Problems are Easy
Make a Plan and Solve
Use your Cubes Strategy
100
Reese is studying for a quiz. She starts at 7:56 and continues studying for a quiz for 22 minutes. When did she finish?
What is 8:18
100
Sam has tomato plants in his backyard. This year the plants grew 127 tomatoes. Birds had eaten 19 of the tomatoes. 23 tomatoes had been ruined by bugs. He picked the rest. How many tomatoes did Sam pick?
What is 85 tomatoes?
100
Steven bought two boxes of erasers. One box had 24 erasers in it. The other box had 36 erasers in it. He then gave 18 of his erasers to his friend. How many erasers did Steven have left?
What is 42 erasers?
200
Mia bought a sketch book with 125 blank pages in it. She tears out 7 blank pages for her friend to draw on. Mia draws pictures on 64 pages. How many blank pages does she have left?
What is 54 blank pages?
200
Lamar Reese Magnet School of the Arts has 124 first graders and 130 second graders. On Friday, 12 first graders and 9 second graders were absent. How many first and second graders were in school on Friday?
What is 233 first and second graders?
200
Allini and Dennis make cookies for the school bake sale. Allini baked 72 cookies. Dennis baked twice as many as Allini. How many cookies did they bake altogether?
What is 216 cookies?
300
Kelly ate 3 eggs per day for 7 days. The carton had 60 eggs when it was new. How many eggs are left in the carton?
What is
3 x 7 = a
60 - a = b
300
You are having a party at a jump house. The entrance fee is $10 per person. The cake costs $28. How much will the party cost if 7 people attend the party?
What is the expression or equation that will help you solve this problem?
What is
7 x 10 = a
a + 28 = b
300
Caleb is fishing. He starts at the time on the clock and continues fishing for 48 minutes. When did he finish?
What is 1:30?
400
Use the table to solve
1 Batch of Strawberry Muffins
How many cups of flour and sugar will be needed to make 5 batches of strawberry muffins?
What is
2x5=10 cups of flour;
1x5=5 cups of sugar.
10+5=15 cups of flour and sugar total
400
There are 13 cups of jello on the table, in each cup of jello there are 3 strawberries. Gina took 4 cups to her party. How many strawberries remain on the table?
What is
3 - 4 = a
a x 3 = b
400
Violet is baking a cake. She starts at 3:23 and continues baking a cake for 39 minutes. When did she finish?
What is 4:02?
500
Ashton had two boxes of pencils with 14 pencils in each box. He gave six pencils to his brother. How many pencils did Ashton have left?
What is 22 pencils?
500
Molly is listening to music. She starts at the time shown on the clock and continues listening to music for 21 minutes. When did she finish?
What is 8:55?
500
The bakers at the Beverly Hills Bakery baked 200 loaves of bread on Monday morning. They sold 93 loaves in the morning and 39 loaves in the afternoon. How many loaves of bread did they have left?
What is 68 loaves.