Solving Word Problems

Last summer, Jon’s family found 152 shells at the beach. This summer they were at the beach for 7 days. Each day they found 9 shells. How many fewer shells did they find this year than last year?

• 40

• 89

• 23

For a party, Simon gets 4 different kinds of soda. He buys a 6-pack of each kind. At home, he divides the sodas evenly among 3 coolers. How many sodas are in each cooler?

• 6

• 7

• 8

Yo-yos cost $4 each. Eric buys 3 yo-yos. He pays with a $20 bill. How much money does Eric get back in change?

• 8

• 12

• 4

Haley is getting on an airplane for the first time. The airplane has 10 rows of seats with a path in the middle. Haley sees that there 2 seats on the left side of the path and 2 on the right side.

• 2

• 20

• 40

There are 22 adults and 19 kids in line for ice cream. The line is just too long and slow, so 8 people leave. How many people are in line now?

• 22

• 14

• 33

At a garage sale, Jenny buys a pair of skates that cost $25 dollars. She pays with three $10 bills. How much money does she get back in change?

• $10

• $5

• $25

Kevin has 11 packs of Magic Monster trading cards. He gives 2 packs to his best friend Sanjay. Each pack has 8 cards. How many cards does Kevin have now?

• 3

• 72

• 100

At Splashy Waves water park, it takes Norma 3 minutes to climb to the top of the water slide. It takes her 1 minute to slide down and get out of the pool. The water slide closes in 20 minutes. How many times can Norma go up and down the water slide before it closes?

• 5

• 20

• 1