Mixed Word Problems (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division)

Molly picked 582 berries. She threw away 125 rotten berries. How many berries does Molly have left? What plan ( + or -) would you use to answer the question?

• Addition (+)

• Subtraction (-)

The girl had 5 pets.  The 3 dogs were outside.  How many cats did she have?  What number sentence tells the story?

• 5-3=2
• 3-2=1
• 5+3=8
• 3 = 5+2

If Payton has 24 pencils and gives Nathalie 17 of her pencils how many pencils does Payton have left?

• 14
• 7
• 9

If there were 12 people on the bus and 6 people got off of the bus how many kids are left on the bus?

• 3
• 5
• 6

The florist sold 192 roses and 119 sunflowers. How many flowers were sold altogether?

• 73

• 83

• 301

• 311

There were 10 cows in a barn. Then, 3 cows left the barn.

How many cows are in the barn now?

• 4

• 7

• 1

• 9

Sam has 27 flowers. If she shares them among 3 friends, how many flowers does each friend get?

• 9 flowers

• 30 flowers

• 24 flowers

• 3 flowers

There are 2 hamburgers in a box. If there are 8 boxes, how many hamburgers are there in all?

• 2 + 8 = 10

• 8 ÷ 2 = 4

• 2 x 8 = 16

• 8 - 2 = 6

Joe had 25 trophies. He put an equal number of trophies on each of his 5 shelves. How many trophies were on each shelf?

• 5 trophies

• 20 trophies

• 30 trophies

• 25 trophies

There are 42 campers equally sharing 7 tents. How many campers are in each tent?

• 42 campers

• 6 campers

• 7 campers

• 49 campers