Word Problems 1
Sarah baked 12 cupcakes and 8 cookies. She gave 4 cupcakes to her friend.
How many cupcakes does she have left?
8 cupcakes
There are 5 pencils in each box. Mia bought 3 boxes and her friend bought 2 erasers.
How many pencils does Mia have?
15 pencils
Marissa the baker made 24 muffins and 12 loaves of bread. Each muffin costs $2.
How many baked goods did the baker make in total?
36 baked goods
Mia has 4 cousins, and each cousin gave her 2 stickers. Her favorite color is purple.
How many stickers did Mia get?
8 stickers
A bus can hold 40 people. There are 25 students going on a field trip, and each bus driver earns $15 an hour.
How many empty seats will there be on the bus?
15 seats
Faraz has 12 cows, 9 chickens, and 3 pigs. Each cow eats 4 bales of hay per week.
How many animals does the farmer have in total?
24 animals
There are 9 ducks in the pond and 5 more ducks join them. The pond is 4 feet deep.
How many ducks are there now?
14 ducks
There are 36 apples in a basket. If 9 are rotten, and the basket costs $5,
how many good apples are there?
27 apples
Tom has 7 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 3 green marbles. His sister is 10 years old.
How many marbles does Tom have in all?
15 marbles
There are 30 students in the class. 12 brought lunch from home, and 5 of them have red lunchboxes.
How many students bought lunch?
18 students
The movie starts at 6:00 PM. It lasts 2 hours, and the theater has 150 seats.
What time does the movie end?
8pm
A train has 8 cars with 10 seats each. The trip takes 3 hours.
How many seats are on the train?
80 seats
A pizza has 8 slices. If Jake eats 3 slices and his dog weighs 20 pounds,
how many slices are left?
5 slices
Lily read 15 pages on Monday and 10 pages on Tuesday. Her book has 120 pages.
How many pages did she read in those two days?
25 pages
A box holds 10 crayons. Anna bought 3 boxes, and her backpack weighs 6 pounds.
How many crayons does Anna have?
30 crayons
Olivia saw 7 robins and 5 blue jays in the park. There were 12 squirrels running around.
How many birds did she see?
12 birds
Emma bought 6 apples, 4 bananas, and 2 oranges. She paid $10.
How many pieces of fruit did she buy in total?
12 fruits
Mark found 18 shells on the beach. He gave 6 to his sister and his dad caught 3 fish.
How many shells does Mark have left?
12 shells
Ben has 25 toy cars, and he gives 8 to his brother. Each car has 4 wheels.
How many toy cars does Ben have left?
17 toy cars
There are 5 rows of chairs with 6 chairs in each row. The teacher is 32 years old.
How many chairs are there in all?
30 chairs