Word Problems 2

Avery had $16. Then she saved $14 from her allowance and spent $4 on a comic book and $16 on a puzzle. How much money does Avery have left?

• 10
• 50
• 30
• 20

Janelle and Stacy already had 9 shells in their shell collection. Then they went to the beach to collect even more. Janelle found 12 shells. Stacy found 29 more shells than Janelle did. How many shells do the pair have all together?

• 50
• 21
• 41
• 62

For a school fundraiser, Gina needs to sell 53 boxes of cookies. So far, she has sold 14 boxes of lemon cookies to her aunt, 4 boxes of chocolate cookies to her mother, and 8 boxes of oatmeal cookies to a neighbor. How many more boxes of cookies does Gina need to sell?

• 67
• 18
• 26
• 27

In Jane's desk drawer there are 8 yellow highlighters. There are 3 more pink highlighters than yellow highlighters, and there are 10 more blue highlighters than pink highlighters. How many highlighters are in Jane's desk drawer in all?

• 40
• 21
• 15
• 18

Dina has 17 white buttons. She has 10 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Dina has 7 more gray buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Dina have in all?

• 38
• 34
• 14
• 7

There are 5 red pens in Gwen's desk drawer. There are 6 more black pens than red pens. There are also 7 more blue pens than red pens. How many pens are there in all?

• 28
• 18
• 11
• 34

Mason has 18 red beads, and he has 9 fewer yellow beads than red beads. Mason also has 9 more green beads than red beads. How many beads does Mason have in all?

• 36
• 54
• 27
• 45

For a school fundraiser, Lauren needs to sell 40 boxes of cookies. So far, she has sold 10 boxes of lemon cookies to her aunt, 9 boxes of chocolate cookies to her mother, and 2 boxes of oatmeal cookies to a neighbor. How many more boxes of cookies does Lauren need to sell?

• 61
• 19
• 30
• 29

Franklin needs 13 cartons of berries to make a berry cobbler. He already has 4 cartons of strawberries and 6 cartons of blueberries. How many more cartons of berries should Franklin buy?

• 9
• 23
• 3
• 7

Hazel walked 3 blocks from her house to the bus stop. She rode the bus 23 blocks to the post office. Later, she came home the same way. How many blocks did Hazel travel in all?

• 20
• 52
• 26
• 50