Word Problem Practice

1. McDonalds ordered 37 boxes of cups. Each box holds 72 cups. How many cups will McDonalds receive when the order comes in?

• 2,314

• 2,664

• 2,564

• 333

2. 2. Principal Jeffers bought packages of markers for the first grade classrooms. Each box had 10 packages of markers, and there were 8 markers in each package. He bought 7 boxes of markers. Which expression can help you find out how many markers Mr. Jeffers bought for the first graders?

• 10 + 8 x 7

• 8 + 7 + 10

• 10 x 8 x 7

• 10 x 8 - 7

3. James was laying tile in his living room floor. He bought 27 boxes of tiles. Each box holds 14 tiles. Which number sentence represents, t, the number of tiles James bought?

• 24 x 17 = t

• 27 x t - 14

• t x 14 = 27

• 27 x 14 =t

4. There are 8 times as many volleyballs on the tall rack as there are on the short rack. If there are 45 volleyballs on the short rack, how many volleyballs are on the tall rack?

5. Firewheel Mall has 17 parking lots. On a really busy Saturday, Cara counted 39 cars in each parking lot. How many cars were parked at Firewheel mall that Saturday afternoon?

• 663

• 1,163

• 204

• 1,473

6. Penny and Ben went to Nickelrama last night. Penny earned 3 times as many tickets as Ben did. If Ben earned 406 tickets, how many tickets did Penny and Ben earned combined?

• 1,218

• 1,248

• 1,664

• 1,624

7. The cafeteria tables at West High School hold 16 students. There were 29 tables full of students eating lunch on Monday. How many students were eating lunch in the cafeteria?

8. The eighteen exhibits at the fair have 40 paintings each. How many paintings are on display at the fair?

9. There are 7 times as many carrots in the purple basket as there are in the red basket. There are 235 carrots in the red basket. How many carrots are in the purple basket?

• 1,012

• 1,645

• 1,465

• 1,663

10. The Smiths drove to their grandparents' house 7 times over the summer. They drove 318 miles each trip. How many miles did they drive to visit their grandparents over the summer?

• 2,226

• 2,456

• 1,095

• 2,262