Thanksgiving Math Word Problems

During Thanksgiving, Sarah baked 3 pies. Each pie was cut into 8 slices. If her family ate 14 slices, how many slices were left?

• 10

• 8

• 12

• 6

Answer explanation

3 pies x 8 slices in each = 24 slices

24 slices - 14 eaten slices = 10 slices left

There are 10 slices of pie left.

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Tom has 30 guests coming for Thanksgiving dinner. He wants to bake enough cupcakes so that each person gets one. Each box of cupcake mix makes 12 cupcakes. How many boxes of cupcake mix must Tom buy in order to have enough cupcakes for everyone?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Answer explanation

1 box = 12 cupcakes

2 boxes = 24 cupcakes

3 boxes = 36 cupcakes

Tom must buy 3 boxes of cupcake mix. If he only buys 2, he will not have enough cupcakes. If he buys 3, he will have a cupcake for each of his 30 guests, plus 6 extra.

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John has $12.75 and he buys a turkey coloring book for $5.50. How much money does he have left?

• $6.25

• $7.25

• $8.25

• $7.50

Answer explanation

$12. 75

• - 5. 50

• $ 7.25

Emily bought 5 small bags of cranberries for Thanksgiving. Each small bag contains 20 cranberries. She also bought 3 large bags of cranberries. Each large bag contains 40 cranberries. How many cranberries did Emily buy in all?

• 60

• 220

• 8

• 102

Answer explanation

5 small bags x 20 cranberries in each bag = 100 cranberries

3 large bags x 40 cranberries in each bag = 120 cranberries

100 cranberries + 120 cranberries = 220 cranberries in total

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Alice had $15.30 to buy lunch at the Thanksgiving Day Parade. She spent $3.45 on a turkey sandwich and $2.80 on a drink. How much money does she have now?

• $9.15

• $10.05

• $8.95

• $9.05

Answer explanation

Possible way to solve:

Add cost of sandwich and drink:

$3.45 + $2.80 = $6.25

Subtract the cost of lunch from the total:

$15.30 - $6.25 = $9.05

A Thanksgiving parade has 9 floats. Each float has 7 performers. If 18 performers can't make it, how many performers will be performing on Thanksgiving?

• 45

• 54

• 63

• 72

Answer explanation

9 floats with 7 performers on each float = 63 total performers

63 performers - 18 who can't make it = 45 performers who will be performing on Thanksgiving

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

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For Thanksgiving, a school prepared 120 turkey sandwiches, 75 ham sandwiches, and 55 cheese sandwiches. If the school served a total of 218 sandwiches on Thanksgiving, how many sandwiches were left over?

• 32

• 40

• 250

• 218

Answer explanation

120 turkey sandwiches + 75 ham sandwiches + 55 cheese sandwiches = 250 sandwiches total

250 sandwiches - 218 sandwiches eaten = 32 sandwiches left over

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

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Mark bought 2.35 lbs. of green beans, 4.8 lbs. of potatoes, and 3.7 lbs of cranberries for Thanksgiving dinner. How many pounds of food did he buy in total?

• 11.99 lbs.

• 9.49 lbs.

• 20.49 lbs.

• 10.85 lbs.

Answer explanation

Add all three amounts:

2.35

4.80

• + 3.70

• 10.85 lbs.