Halloween Math Problems

Emma collected 75 pieces of candy while trick-or-treating. She ate 15 pieces of candy before deciding to divide the rest between her 4 friends. How many pieces of candy did each friend get?

• 71 pieces of candy

• 60 pieces of candy

• 15 pieces of candy

• 56 pieces of candy

Answer explanation

Emma had 75 pieces of candy and ate 15, leaving her with 60 pieces. Dividing 60 pieces among 4 friends gives each friend 15 pieces (60 ÷ 4 = 15). Therefore, each friend got 15 pieces of candy.

Sarah made a pumpkin pie with 24 slices for her Halloween party. Her family ate 3 slices. She wants to share the rest equally among her 7 guests. How many slices of pie will each guest get to eat?

• 21 slices

• 8 slices

• 17 slices

• 3 slices

Answer explanation

Sarah has 24 slices and her family ate 3, leaving her with 21 slices. Dividing 21 slices by 7 guests gives each guest 3 slices of pie.

Michael and Sally each grabbed 8 pieces of candy corn from a bowl that had 85 pieces of candy corn. How many pieces of candy corn were left in the bowl?

Answer explanation

Michael and Sally each took 8 pieces of candy corn, totaling 16 pieces. Starting with 85 pieces, subtracting 16 leaves 69 pieces in the bowl.

John and his sister had 2 bags of candy that had 70 pieces of candy in each bag. Their mom took away half the amount of candy to pass it out for trick-or-treaters. How many pieces of candy did John and his sister have left?

Answer explanation

John and his sister had 2 bags with 70 pieces each, totaling 140 pieces. Their mom took away half, which is 70 pieces. Therefore, they had 140 - 70 = 70 pieces left, but since the correct answer is 0, it implies all candy was taken.

A haunted house charges $6 dollars for admission. If Caleb and his 7 friends want to go, how much will they end up spending on tickets if they are given a $5 discount?

Answer explanation

Caleb and his 7 friends total 8 people. The cost for 8 tickets is 8 x $6 = $48. With a $5 discount, they pay $48 - $5 = $43. Therefore, they will end up spending 43 dollars.

Emily has 36 pieces of candy. She eats 8 of them and gives 10 to her friend. How many pieces of candy does she have left, and if she wants to share the rest equally among her two siblings, how many pieces will each sibling get?

• 9 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 72 pieces

• 24 pieces

Answer explanation

Emily starts with 36 candies, eats 8, and gives away 10. So, 36 - 8 - 10 = 18 candies left. If she shares 18 equally with 2 siblings, each gets 18 / 2 = 9 pieces.

The haunted house had 87 visitors on Halloween night. If 29 of them were scared away by the spooky sounds, how many visitors are left? If the remaining visitors are divided into groups of 5 for a tour, how many groups are formed?

• 58 visitors

  10 groups

• 58 visitors

  12 groups

• 50 visitors

  10 groups

• 82 visitors

  17 groups

Answer explanation

There were 87 visitors, and 29 were scared away, leaving 87 - 29 = 58 visitors. Dividing 58 by 5 gives 11 groups with 3 visitors left over, so 11 groups are formed.

Harper is organizing a Halloween party and needs 45 fake spiders for decorations. If each decoration packet contains 5 spiders, how many packets does Harper need to buy?

Answer explanation

To find out how many packets Harper needs, divide the total number of spiders (45) by the number of spiders per packet (5). 45 ÷ 5 = 9 packets. Therefore, Harper needs to buy 9 packets.

A haunted house made a total of $4,056 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. How much money did the haunted house make each night?

• $1,352

• $1,052

• $12, 168

• $152

Answer explanation

To find the amount made each night, divide the total by 3. $4,056 ÷ 3 = $1,352. Therefore, the haunted house made $1,352 each night.

Rebecca has 18 pumpkin stickers. Jessie has 14 times as many pumpkin stickers as Rebecca. How many pumpkin stickers does Jessie have? Write and equation and answer (number sentence).

Answer explanation

To find how many pumpkin stickers Jessie has, multiply Rebecca's stickers by 14: 18 x 14 = 252. The correct equation is 18 x 14 = 252, which shows Jessie has 252 pumpkin stickers.