Word Problems

Allison is reading a book with 99 pages.  She read 37 pages on Monday.  Then she read 42 pages on Tuesday.  How many pages does she still have to read?

• 178
• 79
• 20
• 62

867 books were in the school library. 322 books were checked out in the morning. Then 131 more books were check out in the afternoon. How many books are still in the library?

• 545

• 414

• 736

• 453

Carly ran a race in 28 minutes, and Martha ran the same distance in 2 fewer minutes. How many minutes did it take Carly and Martha to run the race combined?

• 26 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 44 minutes

• 54 minutes

Mandy wants to plant 100 flowers. On Monday she plants 15 flowers. On Tuesday she plants 20 flowers. On Wednesday she plants 30 flowers. How many more flowers does she need to plant to reach her goal?

• 65

• 100

• 35

• 30

Jane has 40 pencils. Blake has 21 pencils but yesterday he found 2 more! Blake also has 2 erasers. How many more pencils does Jane have than Blake now?

• 17

• 21

• 23

• 15

Third graders at LCES are raising money for the school library. The goal is to raise $250. They raise $9 each day for 8 days in a row. How much more money is needed to reach the goal?

• 242

• 241

• 178

• 233

While on vacation, Megan took 15 pictures at the zoo and 18 pictures at the museum. Later, she deleted 31 pictures. How many pictures from her vacation did she still have?

• 31

• 23

• 16

• 2

Mom sliced a cucumber into 24 slices. She put 5 slices in Jared’s lunch, 6 slices in Kacee’s lunch, and she snacked on 7 slices. How many slices will she have left for tomorrow’s lunches?

• 6
• 7
• 10
• 11

Madison spent $22 on a gift for her mother and $25 on a gift for her father. If she had $90 to start with, how much money does she have left after buying the gifts for her parents?

• $32

• $40

• $43

• $53

• 3123

• 3117