Mastering Math Word Problems

A farmer has 5 chickens. Each chicken lays 4 eggs every week. How many eggs do the chickens lay in total in 2 weeks?

• 20 eggs

• 40 eggs

• 80 eggs

• 10 eggs

Sally has 15 apples. She buys 22 more and then gives 10 to her friend. How many apples does Sally have now?

• 27 apples

• 32 apples

• 37 apples

• 17 apples

A school has 8 classes, with 25 students in each class. How many students are there in total?

• 200 students

• 225 students

• 250 students

• 300 students

If a train travels 60 miles per hour and it needs to cover a distance of 180 miles, how many hours will the journey take?

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

Tom reads 20 pages of a book each day. After 5 days, how many pages will he have read?

• 100 pages

• 120 pages

• 80 pages

• 150 pages

A baker bakes 12 cupcakes in one batch. If he makes 7 batches, how many cupcakes does he bake in total?

• 74 cupcakes

• 84 cupcakes

• 94 cupcakes

• 104 cupcakes

Lisa has 50 pencils. She loses 12 and then finds 7 more. How many pencils does Lisa have now?

• 45 pencils

• 38 pencils

• 47 pencils

• 35 pencils

A movie theater has 30 rows of seats with 20 seats in each row. If 150 seats are occupied, how many seats are still available?

• 450 seats

• 600 seats

• 750 seats

• 300 seats