Word Problems

Adding or Subtracting

100

Kiana went shoe shopping. She picked out a pair of sneakers for $54 and a pair of sandals for $29. She bought them with a $10 coupon. How much did she spend?

73

200

Milo made a fruit salad with 1/8 pounds of kiwi, 3/8 pounds of strawberries, and 2/8 pounds of pineapple. How many pounds of fruit did Milo use in all?

6/8 

300

A company donates 935 pencils to a school. The pencils are divided evenly among 9 classrooms. The rest of the pencils are given to the library. How many pencils were donated to each classroom and to the library?

103 pencils in each room and 8 to the library

400

A farmer had 2250 sheep. He sold 1154 sheep. How many sheep are left with him?

1,096

500

Mr. Mcdonald ordered 7332 cups of ice-cream for his party. At the end of the party 3588 cups were left. How many cups of ice-cream did the guests have?

3744

Dividing or Multiplying

100

Avery watched 3 episodes of her favorite show, Super Surfers. Each episode is 28 minutes long. How long did Avery spend watching Super Surfers?

84 minutes or 1.4 hours

200

Beth has 4 packs of crayons. Each pack has 10 crayons in it. She also has 6 extra crayons. How many crayons does Beth have altogether?

46

300

Ted has 175 candy bars. He wants to put them into 5 bags and tries to put the same number of candy bars in each bag. How many candy bars go in each bag? Are there any candy bars leftover?

35; no

400

Manny owns 83 sets of basketball cards. Each set has exactly 504 cards. What is the fotal number of basketball cards Manny owns?

41,832

500

You want to share 34 pencils among 6 friends. How many would each friend get?

5 with 4 leftover 

Comparing

100

Jennifer has 13 apples. If John has 3 times as many apples than Jennifer does, how many apples do they have together?

52

200

East High School had a graduating class of 107 students last year. This year, the graduating class has 143 students. How many more students are graduating this year?

36

300

Maura's mom loves taking pictures and took 189 pictures over the summer. Maura took 97 fewer pictures than her mom. How many pictures did Maura take?

92

400

A bakery sells individual cupcakes for $3.27. They also have a 6 pack for $18.50. Which is a better deal?

6 individual cupcakes would be $19.62, so the 6 pack would be a better deal.

500

Maya buys 3 pounds of peaches for $12.33. She also buys 5 pounds of apples for $15. Which fruit is cheaper per pound?

Peaches- 4.11 per pound

Apples- 3 per pound

so Apples are cheaper per pound