Word Problems

Jimmy picked 43 plums and Rigo picked 29 plums from the plum tree. How many plums did they have in total?

• 27 plums

• Jimmy and Rigo have 27 plums.

• 72 plums

• Jimmy and Rigo have 72 plums.

Ms. Karla wants 156 cupcakes for her party. She has already made 72 cherry cupcakes, and 24 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does Ms. Karla need to make?

• 60 cupcakes

• Ms. Karla needs to make 52 more cupcakes.

• Ms. Karla needs to make 60 more cupcakes.

• 52 cupcakes

Wesley had 199 coins. Wesley gave 70 coins to Nick, 43 coins to Jimmy, and an additional 51 coins to Rigo. How many coins does Wesley still have?

• 164 coins

• Wesley has 35 coins left.

• 35 coins

• Wesley has 164 coins left.

For football season, Lorenzo decided to buy a ball for $6.20, new shorts for $26.50, as well as a pair of football shoes for $45.00. Lorenzo currently has $25.70, and a coupon for $15.00 off his purchase. How much more money does Lorenzo need to complete his purchase?

• Lorenzo needs $37 to complete his purchase.

• Lorenzo needs $67.50 to complete his purchase.

• $67.50

• $37

For lunch, Rigo bought a glass of juice for $1.80, a bacon sandwich for $4.50, as well as some pie for $3.10. The tax came out to $1.40, and Rigo paid with $17.00. How much change should he receive?

• Rigo should get $7.60 back.

• $6.20

• Rigo should get $6.20 back.

• $7.60

Reylene wanted to save money to buy a new phone. She saved $80.70 in May, $79 in June and $97.60 in July. However, she also had to spend $15 on school supplies and $25 on going to the movies. If the phone costs $500, how much money does Reylene still need to save?

• Reylene needs to save $257.30 for the phone.

• Reylene needs to save $282.70 for the phone.

• $257.30

• $282.70

Jason made 3 different stacks of books. The first stack was 4 books high, the second stack was 10 books higher than the first, and the final stack was 4 books higher than the second. In total, how many books did Jason use for all 3 stacks?

• 63 books

• Jason used 36 books for the three stacks.

• 36 books

• Jason used 63 books for the three stacks.