Math Word Problem Practice

Sara has $3.50 and she buys a candy bar for $1.25. How much money does she have left?

• $3.00

• $1.50

• $2.25

• $2.75

John has $5.75 and he spends $2.50 on a toy. How much money does he have now?

• $2.75

• $5.00

• $1.50

• $3.25

If a book costs $8.95 and you give the cashier $10, how much change will you receive?

• $3.95

• $2.05

• $1.05

• $5.10

A pizza costs $12.50 and you want to leave a $2.50 tip. How much will you pay in total?

• $15.00

• $10.00

• $14.50

• $17.50

If a shirt costs $15.99 and you have a 20% discount, meaning you will only pay 80%. What is 80% of $15.99?

• $10.99

• $12.79

• $16.79

• $14.99

• $13.99

A recipe calls for 0.75 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 0.375

• 1.5

• 0.5

• 0.25

If a car travels 250 miles on 10 gallons of gas, how many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 10

• 50

• 100

• 25

A store sells 3.5 pounds of apples for $6.75. How much does 1 pound of apples cost?

• $3.75

• $1.93

• $2.25

• $1.50

If a box contains 12.8 ounces of cereal and each serving is 1.6 ounces, how many servings are in the box?

• 4

• 6

• 10

• 8

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you only have 0.5 cups, how much more flour do you need?

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 0.2 cups

• 3 cups