Math Word Problem Strategies

Alex had 1,968 pieces of paper. He sold them in packs of 24. How many packs did he sell?

Elanna and her parents went to the store. Elanna bought 4 oranges, 2 packs of strawberries that contained 20 strawberries each, 2 towels, and 5 cherries. How many fruits did she buy?

Arleen has 59 books. He gave his brother 49 books. How many does Arleen have left?

Jessica has 2,535 pieces of paper. If he packs it into 39 pieces in each pack. How many packs are there?

Erick charges $20 to rent a book and an extra fee of $3 per hours. Anna rented a book from him for 8 hours. How much money does she owe?

Belinda and Helen went to a shop that sold rocks. Helen spent $10. Belinda spent $2 less than Helen. The tax was $10. How much did they spend in all?

The sum of 3 consecutive odd numbers is 213. What is the largest of these numbers?

Hugo bought a magazine for $9. He also bought $4 pens. He paid $17. How many pens did he buy?

There are 48 balloons in total. 15 balloons fly away. How many are left?

48 people went to a restaurant. 20 people ate and left. How many are still eating?