Halloween Math Word Problems

It takes Joe 135 minutes to carve a Jack O' Lantern.  It takes Suzy 78 minutes.  How many minutes less does it take Suzy?

• 63
• 57
• 213
• 5

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mary gets 268 pieces of candy while Trick or Treating.  Billy gets 195 pieces.  How many pieces did they get in all?

• 73
• 268
• 463
• 453

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

The human skeleton has 208 bones.  The skeleton costume only shows 56.  How many bones are not shown?

• 264
• 252
• 59
• 152

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The pumpkin patch has 400 pumpkins.  267 are sold.  How many pumpkins are left?

• 667
• 267
• 133
• 233

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

At the Halloween party, there are 182 kids dressed as superheroes, 246 kids dressed as witches, and 84 dressed as vampires.  How many kids are at the party?

• 512
• 502
• 624
• 11

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

1.  On a cloudy afternoon, three friends were getting ready to go trick or treating. One friend drew 12 whiskers on her face. Another friend drew 6 freckles, and the third friend drew a red nose. How many things did they draw altogether?

• 18
• 6
• 19
• 5

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

2.  Two children knocked on a big red door and said, “Trick or Treat!” They each got to pick candy to put into their bags. One child took 9 pieces and the second child took 12 pieces. How many pieces did they take in all?

• 21
• 3
• 11
• 22

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

3.  After a long night trick or treating Mike went home to rest. He went home to rest. He counted his candy and had 93 pieces in all. 38 pieces were chocolate. How many pieces were not chocolate?

• 131
• 121
• 65
• 55

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

4.  Jamie had 192 pieces of candy after Halloween. Mark had 147 pieces of candy in his bag. Their little sister didn’t have any candy. How many more pieces of candy did Jamie have than Mark?

• 55
• 45
• 339
• 340

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

5.  It was so hard to find a costume that Ted tried on 7 different ones. His older brother decided not to try on any costumes. How many costumes did they try on?

• 7
• 8
• 0

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1