Word Problems

An art teacher had 342 paint brushes.

-She threw away 87 broken paint brushes .

-Then she bought 150 more paint brushes.

Which equation shows how to find the paint brushes of crayons the art teacher has now?

• 342 - 87 - 150 =

• 342 - 87 + 150 =

• 342 + 87 + 150 =

• 342 + 87 - 150 =

Brad and his two brothers shared a plate of cookies. There were 24 cookies on the plate. Each boy ate the same number of cookies.

What is the number of cookies each boy ate?

• 8

• 12

• 72

• 48

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Crystal has 25 lollipops. Angie has 12 more lollipops than Crystal. How many lollipops do the girls have all together?

• 37

• 62

• 49

• 13

The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?

• 25 degrees
• 30 degrees
• 130 degrees
• 20 degrees

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 12 minutes
• 14 minutes
• 17 minutes
• 15 minutes

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

44 flowers bloomed in the front garden. 26 flowers bloomed in the back garden. How many flowers bloomed in all? 

• 80
• 71
• 50
• 70

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Paul is preparing for a violin concert this weekend. He practiced 49 minutes on Monday and 14 minutes on Tuesday. How many more minutes did he practice on Monday?

• 15

• 93

• 62

• 49

David's assignment this weekend is to read a book with 64 pages. On Saturday he read 46 pages. How many pages does he need to read on Sunday? 

• 64
• 18
• 46
• 110

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• 12 cm

• 16cm

• 14 cm

• 18cm

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.5

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes
• 725 cupcakes
• 720 cupcakes
• 729 cupcakes

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7