Word Problems

Samantha had $15.75 and she spent $6.25 on a book. How much money does she have left?

• $9.50

• $5.25

• $10.75

• $12.50

If a car traveled 125.5 miles on Monday and 75.25 miles on Tuesday, how many miles did it travel in total?

• 250.75 miles

• 175.25 miles

• 200.75 miles

• 150.5 miles

A box contains 8.75 pounds of rice. If 3.25 pounds of rice are taken out, how much rice is left in the box?

• 5.5 pounds

• 7.25 pounds

• 4.5 pounds

• 2.75 pounds

In a school play, 5.5 liters of water were used on the first day and 3.75 liters were used on the second day. How many liters of water were used in total?

• 10.25 liters

• 9.25 liters

• 8.75 liters

• 7.5 liters

John has 4 bags of marbles. Each bag contains 15 marbles. He gives 18 marbles to his friend and then buys 2 more bags, each containing 15 marbles. How many marbles does John have now?

• 72

• 78

• 84

• 90

Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

Ms. Ritter put 45 marbles in a jar. Then, four of her students put in 12 marbles each. Then, nine of her students put in 18 marbles each. Which expression represents how many marbles are in the jar?

• 45 + (4 + 12) × (9 + 18)

• 45 + (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

• 45 × (4 + 12) + (9 + 18)

• 45 ÷ (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

Last weekend, Jack went to play in the park near his house. He rode the new bicycle gifted by his grandma on his birthday. After reaching the park, Jack saw that there were 14 tricycles and bicycles. If there were totally 38 wheels, how many tricycles were there in the park?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25

Trent went to the concession stand and bought 2 sodas for $1.00 each and 3 hot dogs for $2.00 each. Which expression would you use to find out how much Trent paid in all?

• (2 - $1) + (3 - $2)

• $2 + 3 + $2

• 2 x (3 x $2)

• (2 x $1) + (3 x $2)