Life Skills Math Quiz: Solving Real-Life Word Problems

Christina has 5 apples from her backyard. She decides to share her apples with her classmate, Dawson. She gives 2 apples to Dawson. How many apples does Christina have left?

• 3

• 10

• 7

• 1

Rachel, Blake, and Dylan are organizing a community mural painting event and they need lots of crayons! If a box of 8 crayons costs $3, how much will they have to pay for 4 boxes?

• $6

• $24

• $9

• $12

Hunter, Blake, and Abby went on a camping trip. They brought a pack of 24 marshmallows with them. During their campfire, they roasted and ate 6 marshmallows. Can you help them figure out how many marshmallows are left in the pack?

• 8

• 18

• 30

• 12

Blake, Abby, and Dylan decided to have a pizza night while watching their favorite movie. They ordered a family-sized pizza that was cut into 8 slices. If each of them ate 2 slices, how many slices were left for them to munch on during the movie?

• 2

• 1

• 5

• 6

Dawson, Presleigh, and Christina are at a bookstore. Dawson finds a book he wants to buy that costs $12. If he has $20, how much change will he get after buying the book?

• $8

• $5

• $15

• $10

Imagine a bustling coffee shop where Abby, Rachel, and Ryan are enjoying a lively conversation. Suddenly, 8 of the 30 customers had to leave due to an unexpected event. Can you guess how many customers are still in the coffee shop?

• 10

• 28

• 15

• 22

Hunter, Christina, and Presleigh are part of a book club. They stumbled upon an intriguing novel with 120 pages. If Presleigh has already read 30 pages, how many pages are left for them to explore together?

• 90

• 100

• 50

• 75

Christina, Dawson, and Ryan were playing a game of marbles. They started with a collection of 50 marbles. During their game, they accidentally misplaced 15 marbles. Can you help them figure out how many marbles they have left?

• 25

• 40

• 35

• 10

Imagine Dawson has a box filled with 36 cookies. He decided to share some with his friends, Ryan and Christina, and gave them 12 cookies in total. Can you guess how many cookies are left in Dawson's box?

• 10

• 36

• 6

• 24

Picture this, Dawson, Hallie, and Christina are on an adventurous camping trip. They come across a ferry that can carry 40 people. If there are already 28 eager campers on the ferry, how many more enthusiastic campers can join them on this ferry?

• 12

• 32

• 15

• 20