Math Word Problems Quiz

Erin went shopping. She bought 4 pairs of pants for $27 each and 3 shirts for $19 each. How much more money did Erin spend on pants than she spent on shirts?

Taylor’s golden retriever weighed 18 ounces at birth. If the puppy gained 8 ounces each month for the last 8 months, what is the weight of Taylor’s golden retriever now?

There are 12 players on a soccer team. If each player was given 16 shots at the goal at practice and 108 shots made it into the goal, how many shots missed the goal?

Mr. Preston has 2 math classes. Class one has 27 students and class two has 26 students. If each student answered 18 test questions, how many questions does Mr. Preston have to grade in all?

An electronics store has 16 employees. Each employee will work 8 hours today. If each employee earns $13 per hour, how much money will all 16 employees earn combined?

Last month, Ben rode his bike 24 miles a week for 4 weeks. This month, Ben rode his bike 28 miles a week for 3 weeks. How many miles did Ben ride his bike in all?

A florist had 1,500 roses to sell on Valentine’s Day. She sold 78 dozen red roses and 38 dozen white roses. How many roses did the florist not sell on Valentine’s Day?

On Friday night, a theater sold 73 adult tickets and 46 youth tickets. If an adult ticket costs $13 and a youth ticket cost $7, how much money did the theater collect in all?

An ice cream shop sells 294 scoops of chocolate ice cream and 157 scoops of vanilla ice cream. If the shop charges $3 per scoop, how much more money was made selling chocolate than vanilla?

A stamp collector has a 16-page book, and each page can hold 16 stamps. If there are 94 empty places for stamps, how many stamps are in the stamp collector’s book?