Identifying the Operation in Word Problems

Mrs. Brown went to the grocery store to purchase tomatoes. The tomatoes came in packages with 8 tomatoes in each package. She purchased 6 packages. How many total tomatoes did Mrs. Brown buy?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Mrs. Leeah cooked some pancakes for herself and 3 family members. She made 28 pancakes to split equally. How many pancakes will each person receive?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Eric wanted to buy a Dallas Cowboys jersey. It cost $72. He said he would save $9 each week. How many weeks will it take for him to save up enough money to buy the jersey?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Sveidy ran 5 miles each day. She did this for 11 days. How many total miles did she run after 11 days?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Jimena 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

Mrs. Bautista was ordering dinner for herself and 4 family members. Each meal she purchased was $8. How much total money did she spend?

• $12

• $13

• $32

• $40

Ms. Nunez was traveling to Austin, Texas. It took her 3 days of driving to get there. On Friday she drove 243 miles, on Saturday she drove 275 miles, and on Sunday she drove 167 miles. How many miles is it to Austin?

• 518

• 685

• 410

• 575

Mrs. D has 210 students in her class. Mrs. Hunt has 180 students in her class. How many more students are in Mrs. D's class?

• 390 students

• 30 students

• 170

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The temperature was 37 degrees in the morning. It was 66 degrees in the afternoon. How much did the temperature change?

• 103 degrees

• 29 degrees

• 31 degrees

• 21 degrees

Mateo, Daniel, and Audrey had a total of 362 pieces of paper inside the bus. If 146 pieces of paper blew out the bus window, how many pieces were left inside the bus?

• 224 pieces of paper

• 214 pieces of paper

• 216 pieces of paper

• 508 pieces of paper