Word Problems Easy Numbers

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. VANESSA bought 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24
• 4
• 17
• 5

Jeff bought four 8-ounce bottles of water for a hiking trip. He drank 28 ounces. How many ounces of water are left?

• 20
• 32
• 4
• 36

Robert has 19 toy cars in his car collection. Kenny has three times as many toy cars as Robert. How many cars does Kenny have?

• 22
• 38
• 57
• 60

Sandra spent $16 on a welcome mat. Ellen spent half as much on a kitchen mat. How much did they spend altogether?

• 8
• 14
• 24
• 32

Dana has 45 marbles. She has 5 times as many marbles as Abby has. How many marbles does Abby have?

• 8
• 9
• 40
• 225

A small pizza costs $7. An extra-large pizza costs 3 times as much as the small pizza. How much does an extra-large pizza cost?

• 4
• 10
• 21
• 28

The fourth-grade class collected 200 books to donate to the children’s hospital. They collected four times as many books as the fifth-grade class collected. How many books did the fifth-grade class collect?

• 40
• 50
• 100
• 150

Lucy spent $45 at the pet store. She spent three times as much at the grocery store. How much money did she spend at the grocery store?

• 15
• 48
• 125
• 135

At the Fall Festival, each ride requires 3 tickets. Sam buys 18 tickets. Which equation shows how many rides, n, Sam can ride with 18 tickets?

• 18 – 3 = n
• 18 × 3 = n
• 18 + 3 = n
• 18 ÷ 3 = n

Chris bought a bag that cost $55, which was five times the cost of the book he bought. How much did his book cost?

• 11
• 50
• 60
• 275