Word Problems

The Lower School has a recycling program. They collected 4,092 plastic bottles last year, and this year are hoping to collect 6,000 bottles. How many more do they need to collect to reach their goal?

• 10,092

• 1,908

• 2,000

• 6,000

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

There were 18 volleyballs in a bag plus 13 balls in a basket set out for gym. 10 volleyballs were taken away for practice. How many balls were not used?

What clue words are used in this word problem?

• plus

• taken away

• each

• difference

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Sarah had $139. She worked and earned some more money. She now has $302 total. How much money did she earn while working?

• $441
• $139
• $163
• $63

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Andi's paper chain measures 83 centimeters. Daniela’s paper chain measures 56 centimeters.  Judith’s paper chain measures 42 centimeters.  How much less does Judith’s paper chain measure than Andi and Daniela's paper chains combined?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

A box holds 24 crayons. How many crayons are in 12 full boxes?

• 288

• 2

• 36

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

An app gets a large number of downloads on Saturday. Then it gets 2,412 downloads on Sunday. The site gets 15,253 downloads during these two days. How many downloads did the app get on Saturday?

• 12,841

• 762

• 17,665

• 13,111

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

There are 54 chairs in the cafeteria. There are 6 times as many chairs as tables. How many tables are in the cafeteria?

• 324

• 9

• 48

• 60

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Kelsey is baking cakes for a bake sale. She is baking 12

cakes and each cake takes 30 minutes to make. After she

bakes all her cakes she has to wait 15 minutes for them to cool off. How many minutes did it take her to finish the entire baking process?

• 375

• 345

• 360

• 300

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

At Little Cherry Elementary there are 18 4th graders in

each classroom. There are 4 classrooms. Of those total

students, 13 were absent on Wednesday. How many students were there on Wednesday?

• 72

• 59

• 936

• 85

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Bill is cleaning out his refrigerator and notices that he has 2/3 of a gallon of juice left in the container. He pours out 2/9 for his brother. How much juice is left in the container?

• 4/9
• 3/9
• 2/6
• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2