Math Word Problems

A bakery sold 124 cupcakes in the morning and 87 cupcakes in the afternoon. How many cupcakes did they sell in total?

• 198

• 235

• 211

• 177

If a book costs $15 and a pen costs $2, and Sarah bought 3 books and 4 pens, how much did she spend in total?

• $60

• $47

• $40

• $53

A rectangular garden has a length of 12 meters and a width of 8 meters. What is the area of the garden?

• 64 square meters

• 10 square meters

• 96 square meters

• 100 square meters

Tom saved $50 each week for 6 weeks. How much money did he save in total?

• $300

• $400

• $350

• $250

A car traveled 240 miles in 4 hours. What was the average speed of the car?

• 40 miles per hour

• 120 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 80 miles per hour

If a recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar and you want to make 2 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 3/4 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 1/2 cup

A box contains 24 red marbles and 36 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

• 4:5

• 5:4

• 3:2

• 2:3

Sara bought a shirt for $25 and a pair of shoes for $40. If she gave the cashier $100, how much change did she receive?

• $60

• $35

• $15

• $50

A school has 640 students. If 25% of the students are in the choir, how many students are in the choir?

• 200

• 80

• 160

• 120

A bike costs $350. If Mark saved $50 each month, how many months will it take him to buy the bike?

• 4 months

• 10 months

• 8 months

• 6 months