Problem Solving Word Problems

John went to Portillo's with his class. His total order came out to be $10.23. John only brought $10 with him. What should he do?

• Ask one of his classmates to borrow a dollar

• Tell the cashier to take one of his items off his order

• Ask the cashier to just look past the extra 23 cents

Shaun went to Kohl's to purchase clothes for a job interview. He wanted to buy a gray suit for his interview, but Kohl's doesn't have any in his size. What should he do?

• Buy a different colored suit at Kohl's

• Buy a gray suit that is a little bit bigger

• Go to a different store to find a gray suit in his size

Ryan wanted to go to the movies with his friends, but doesn't have any money. What is something he could do?

• Take money from his parents

• Show up for the movie and tell his friends he doesn't have any money

• Ask to borrow money from one of his friends and pay them back

Molly wants to go to Chili's for dinner. Michelle and Daniela wanted to go to Red Robin. What would be a good way to solve this problem?

• Agree to go to one restaurant tonight and the other the next time they go out to eat

• Molly can go to Chili's by herself, while Michelle and Daniela go to Red Robin

• Don't go out to eat at either restaurant

Eddie has 53 pieces of candy. He decides to give Cory 24 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy does Eddie have left?

• 29

• 30

• 24

Chris wanted to take the train downtown with his friends. The train is scheduled to leave at 11:12 AM. He doesn't get off work until 11:00 AM. What should he do?

• Leave right at 11 AM and hope he makes the train on time

• Ask his boss if he can leave a couple minutes early

• Ask his friends if they can take the next train

Josh wanted to find a new job. He is filling out an application and it asks him to put down references. Who would not be someone that he should put down?

• His current manager at his current job

• Mrs. Cichon

• His job coach from a previous job

Vinny wants to go to the History museum. Admission into the museum is $22. Vinny only has $20 in his wallet. What is something he could do to come up with the extra $2?

• Take the money from his mom without asking

• Do some chores around the house for extra money

• Try to sneak into the museum without anyone noticing

Matt has a meeting with his boss at 3 PM. His friends want to leave for their boys trip at 2:30 PM. What should Matt do?

• Ask his boss if they can move the meeting up

• Tell his boss that he can't make the meeting and he has to leave at 2:30 PM

• Tell his friends they need to leave later in the day

Heather is scheduled to work on Thanksgiving Day. She only has 1 remaining sick day and wants to go to her Grandma's house for Thanksgiving Dinner. What should she do?

• Go to work and go to her Grandma's after her shift

• Call in sick and use her last sick day

• Go to work and sneak out early so she can get to dinner