Number Problems

For Halloween Debby and her sister combined the candy they received. Debby had thirty-two pieces of candy while her sister had forty-two. If they ate thirty-five pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left?

• 74

• 10

• 39

• 7

The school cafeteria ordered forty-two red apples and thirty seven green apples for students lunches. But, if only nineteen students wanted fruit, how many extra did the cafeteria end up with?

• 23

• 79

• 5

• 60

Roger had sixteen dollars. For his birthday he got twenty-eight more dollars but spent twenty-five on a new game. How much money does he have now?

• 19

• 44

• 3

• 12

Sara has 3 bags of apples. Each bag contains 4 apples. How many apples does she have in total?

• 7

• 11

• 12

• 15

Billy received $6 each week for him allowance. He saves $4 each week and only spends $2. How much money will Billy have saved in 5 weeks?

• $20

• $12

• $10

• 40

• 45

• 50

• 55

Ezequiel had $29 to spend at the mall. He spent $4 on a pair of socks and $16 on a new shirt. Which expression represents the amount of money Ezequiel had left?

• $29 – ($16 – $4)

• $29 – ($16 + $4)

• ($16 + $4) – $29

• ($16 – $4) + $29

Ezequiel had $29 to spend at the mall. He spent $4 on a pair of socks and $16 on a new shirt. The rest of the money he spent on some jeans. Choose the correct answer from each drop-down menu to complete the statement. Ezequiel spent a total of​ (a)   on jeans. An equation that can be used to find j, the amount of money spent on jeans is​ (b)  

• $29 – ($16 – $4) = j

• $29 = ($4 + 16 + j)

• ($16 + $4) =$29

• ($16 – $4) + j = $29

• $9

• 20

• 10

• 12

John has 4 times as many stickers as Tom. If Tom has 5 stickers, how many stickers does John have?

• 9

• 15

• 20

• 25

Add 3 and 11, then divide by 2.