Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide Word Problems

Dennis has prepared 21 snowballs for a snowball fight. Kevin has prepared twice as many as Dennis. How many snowballs do they have in all?

Solve.

• 42 snowballs

• 84 snowballs

• 30 snowballs

• 63 snowballs

Lila is making baskets of fruit to decorate for Kwanzaa. She has 22 apples, 19 bananas, and 7 oranges. If she puts an equal number of fruit into 3 baskets, how many pieces of fruit will be in each basket?

What is step 2?

• Multiply the answer from step 1 x 3

• Add the answer from step 1 + 3

• Subtract the answer from step 1 - 3

• Divide the answer from step 1 by 3

Jacob is making homemade ornaments to give to his family. He makes 45 glass ornaments and 55 wooden ornaments. There are 9 people in Jacob's family. If each family member gets an equal number of ornaments, how many ornaments will each person get?

What is step 1?

• Add 45 + 9

• Add 45 + 55

• Multiply 45 x 55

• Subtract 55 - 45

Jacob is making homemade ornaments to give to his family. He makes 45 glass ornaments and 55 wooden ornaments. There are 9 people in Jacob's family. If each family member gets an equal number of ornaments, how many ornaments will each person get? What is step 2?

• Divide the answer from step 1 by 9

• Multiply the answer from step 1 by 9

• Divide the answer from step 1 by 45

• Subtract the answer from step 1 from 45

Jacob is making homemade ornaments to give to his family. He makes 45 glass ornaments and 55 wooden ornaments. There are 9 people in Jacob's family. If each family member gets an equal number of ornaments, how many ornaments will each person get?

Solve.

• 3 ornaments

• 30 ornaments

• 5 ornaments

• 10 ornaments

Marissa owns 18 Christmas movies. Alyssa owns twice as many Christmas movies as Marissa. If they watch 3 Christmas movies everyday together, how many days will it take them to watch all of their movies? What is step 1?

• Add 18 + 2

• Subtract 18 - 3

• Multiply 18 x 2

• Multiply 3 x 2

Marissa owns 18 Christmas movies. Alyssa owns twice as many Christmas movies as Marissa. If they watch 3 Christmas movies everyday together, how many days will it take them to watch all of their movies? What is step 2?

• Divide the answer from step 1 by 18

• Subtract the answer from step 1 from 18

• Add 18 plus 3

• Divide the answer from step 1 by 3

WRITE AN EQUATION
Lilli spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12?

• -x/2 + 4 = 12

• x/2 - 4 = 12

• 12 - 4 = x

• 12 - 4 = -x/2

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Kamauri has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

• n + $5.12 = $27.10

• n - $5.12 = $27.10

• n - $5.12 = -$27.10

• $5.12 - n = $27.10

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112? 

• 14h = 112

• 14 / h = 112

• h + 14 = 112

• h - 14 = 112