Word Problem Equations

Ms. Chapa bought 3 dozen doughnuts.  She will share the doughnuts with 9 students.  How many doughnuts will each student receive? 

• 4

• 27

• 36

• 12

Jesus organized his blue toy cars in 4 rows of 7.  Jesus also has 25 green toy cars.  How many toy cars does Jesus have all together?

• 28

• 36

• 32

• 53

Anna has $122.  She bought a T-shirt that cost $34.  Her mother gave her $50 for her birthday.  How much money does Anna have now? 

• 138

• 206

• 38

• 88

Natalia went to the store.  She spent $12 on a pizza, $8 on a case of juice, and $25 on a movie.  How much money did Natalia spend? 

• 13

• 20

• 45

• 10

Arely bought some shoes for $85, a T-shirt for $37 and jeans for $170.  How much more did the jeans cost than the T-shirt and shoes combined?

• $85

• $122

• $133

• $48

Liliana has three ribbons that are different sizes.  
One ribbon measures 123 cm
another measures 145 cm
and the third measures 96 cm
About how much do the three ribbons measure in all? 

• 364 cm

• 350 cm

• 370 cm

• 360 cm

Gamaliel received money for his birthday.  He got $163 from his mom, $84 from his grandmother, and 65 from his cousins.  What is the best estimate for how much money Gamaliel received for his birthday? 

• $312

• $310

• $300

• $315

Ms. Judy 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 Ms. Judy buy?

• 14

• 48

• 36

• 40

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

• 7

• 4

• 3

• 8

Ms. Steadman wanted to buy a Panthers jersey. It cost $72.  She said she would save $9 each week. How many weeks will it take for her to save up enough money to buy the jersey?

• 9

• 72

• 8

• 7