Halloween Math Word Problems

1.  On a cloudy afternoon, three friends were getting ready to go trick or treating. One friend drew 12 whiskers on her face. Another friend drew 6 freckles, and the third friend drew a red nose. How many things did they draw altogether?

• 18
• 6
• 19
• 5

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.A.2

CCSS.1.OA.B.3

CCSS.1.OA.C.5

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

2.  Two children knocked on a big red door and said, “Trick or Treat!” They each got to pick candy to put into their bags. One child took 9 pieces and the second child took 12 pieces. How many pieces did they take in all?

• 21
• 3
• 11
• 22

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

3.  After a long night trick or treating Mike went home to rest. He went home to rest. He counted his candy and had 93 pieces in all. 38 pieces were chocolate. How many pieces were not chocolate?

• 131
• 121
• 65
• 55

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

4.  Jamie had 192 pieces of candy after Halloween. Mark had 147 pieces of candy in his bag. Their little sister didn’t have any candy. How many more pieces of candy did Jamie have than Mark?

• 55
• 45
• 339
• 340

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

6.  Amanda went to 42 houses on Halloween night. Her friend, walked to 25 houses. How many more houses did Amanda visit?

• 23
• 67
• 63
• 17

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

7. Dave had 143 kids come to his house to trick or treat. Kathy had 186 kids come to her house on Halloween. How many kids came to visit both of their houses?

• 229
• 43
• 329
• 58

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

8.  A group of friends was walking down the street. One friend saw 3 spiders walking across the sidewalk. Another friend saw 5 ants carrying a crumb. A third friend watched 9 beetles scurrying in the grass. How many insects did they see in total?

• 8
• 14
• 12
• 17

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

CCSS.2.OA.B.2

9.  Melanie’s ballerina costume had 58 pink polka dots on it. Emma’s cat costume had 35 polka dots on it. How many polka dots did both of their costumes have?

• 813
• 23
• 93
• 83

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

10.  The Smith’s doorbell rang a total of 57 times on Halloween night. The Miller’s doorbell buzzed 43 times the same night. How many more times did the Smith’s doorbell go off than the Miller’s?

• 100
• 14
• 90
• 13

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

11.  Ryan hung up 12 friendly ghosts in his yard to decorate for Halloween. His sister hung up 9 spiders from the trees. How many ghosts did they hang up in all?

• 21
• 3
• 12
• 9

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2