Problem Solving

Greg had 101 model animal figures. He gave 25 of the figures to his best friend. Then he bought 13 more figures. How many animal figures did he have then?

• 63

• 89

• 114

• 139

Mr. Terry has $200. In a hardware store, he saw a drill for $56 and a skill saw for $68. If he buys the drill and the skill saw, how much money will he have left?

• $124

• $324

• $76

• $86

Mrs. Koerth bought 6 boxes of pencils.

-4 of the boxes had 22 pencils

-2 of the boxes had 18 pencils

How many pencils did Mrs. Koerth buy?

• 40 pencils

• 36 pencils

• 88 pencils

• 124 pencils

Grace bought 15 books in February and 12 books in March. In April, she bought 3 times as many books as in February and March combined. How many books did Grace buy in April?

• 12 books

• 81 books

• 27 books

• 30 books

Garcia Elementary School has 398 students and 24 teachers. Travis Elementary School has 76 more students than Garcia Elementary School. How many students do the two elementary schools have in all?

• 364

• 464

• 852

• 872

Matthew has a collection of 223 nickels. He has 74 of his nickels in a wooden box and 105 of his nickels in a jar. The rest of his nickels are in a coin book. Which equation can be used to show how many nickels are in his coin book?

• 223+74+105

• 105+74-223

• 223+74-105

• 223-74-105

Pete's Pizza Parlor had a large guessing jar filled with peanuts. Bart guessed that it contained 187 peanuts. Rana guessed that it contained 211 peanuts. The correct number of peanuts was 8 more than the 2 guesses added together. How many peanuts were in the jar?

• 386

• 396

• 406

• 416

Mrs. Lewis made 48 cookies for a party. Her children ate 12 of them before the party. She put an equal amount of the remaining cookies on 6 plates. How many cookies were on each plate?

• 6

• 60

• 2

• 8

Mrs. Shuler created a square garden for her tomatoes. The perimeter of the garden is 48 feet. How long is each side of her garden?

• 6 feet

• 8 feet

• 12 feet

• 48 feet

Jacob and Kyle collect stamps. Jacob has 52 stamps. Kyle has 4 times as many stamps as Jacob. How many stamps do Jacob and Kyle have all together?

• 56

• 108

• 208

• 260