Word Problem Wednesday

For Halloween Brandi received seventeen pieces of candy. She ate two pieces then placed the rest into piles with three in each pile. How many piles could she make?

• 5 piles
• 6 piles
• 7 piles
• 8 piles

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Jared made sixty dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he spent thirty-nine dollars buying new mower blades, how many seven dollar games could he buy with the money he had left?

• 21 games
• 3 games
• 7 games
• 99 games

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Natalie picked thirteen flowers for her friend’s wedding. She was making bouquets with four flowers in each one. If five of the flowers wilted before the wedding, how many bouquets could she still make?

• 9 bouquets
• 5 bouquets
• 2 bouquets
• 3 bouquets

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

 The sum of two numbers is 340. If the bigger number is 210. What is the value of the smaller number?

• 130
• 550
• 140
• 540

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Jonathan practiced playing the guitar a total of 7 hours 30 minutes last week.  How many minutes of practice did he get altogether last week?

• 730 minutes
• 240 minutes
• 450 minutes
• 37 minutes

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

Keith bought 3 shirts for $17 each and 4 pairs of shorts for $19 each. How much money did he spend altogether?

• 51
• 76
• 127
• 137

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Morgan bought 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get?

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

Aly bought an Ipad for $432 and a case for $57. If she gives the cashier $550, how much will she get back?

• $493

• $118

• $61

• $489

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80
• 113
• 47
• 68

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Josefina's cat Whiskers, climbed into a tree and is afraid to get down. Her Dad climbed up a ladder to get Whiskers down. If he climbed up a ladder 15 steps, and each step is 32 centimeters, how far did he go?

• 192
• 480
• 160

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2