Pre-Algebra Word Problems

Michael won 121 lollipops playing baseball at his school's game. Later, he gave four to each of his friends. He only has 9 remaining. How many friends does he have?

• 30

• 28

• 13

• 31

You bought a magazine for $3 and some candy bars for $2 each. You spent a total of $19. How many candy bars did you buy?

• 4

• 8

• 9

• 10

Patrick had $24 to spend on three pencils. After buying them he had $18. How much did each pencil cost?

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 2

Michael spent half of his weekly allowance at the movies. To earn more money, his parents let him clean the windows in the house for $7. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $12?

• $10

• $24

• $19

• $14

You want to buy a car and you've decided to pay cash instead of taking a loan. The car you want to buy is $6,000. You have already saved $1,300. If your job pays $18 per hour, then how many more hours will you need to work to buy the car?

What is missing from this equation:

_____________________ = 6000

• h + 1300

• h - 1300

• 1300 + 18h

• 1300 - 18h

Answer explanation

1300 + 18h = 6000 is the best equation. The total you need to have is 6000. The amount of money that you have is 1300 (what you saved) plus 18 x hours worked.

The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 39. What is the smallest of these numbers?

• 13

• 11

• 9

• 7

Patrick spent half of his weekly allowance playing arcade games. To earn more money his parents let him clean the car for $9. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $15?

• $30

• $18

• $15

• $12

How old am I if 500 reduced by 5 times my age is 450?

• 350

• 4.5

• 10

• 5

You had $23 to spend on four avocados. After buying them you had $11. How much did each avocado cost?

• $3

• $3.50

• $2.3

• $2

331 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?

• 45

• 47

• 54

• 55