Single Variable Word Problems

Ms. Henley runs 3,860 meters and Mrs. O'Neill runs 5,470 meters. How far do they run altogether? 

• 1610 meters

• 2410 meters

• 9380 meters 

• 9330 meters 

A total of 3,718 tickets were sold for a skating show. Of that total, 1,279 were adult tickets. The remaining tickets were child tickets. How many child tickets were sold?

• 2,439

• 2,561

• 3,439

• 4,997

Mrs. D made cookies for a party. She baked 240 cookies. Mrs. Green baked 360 brownies. How many cookies and brownies did they have for the party? 

• 500 cookies and brownies

• 600 cookies and brownies

• 590 cookies and brownies

• 510 cookies and brownies

Mrs. D has 210 students in her class. Mrs. Hunt has 180 students in her class. How many more students are in Mrs. D's class? 

• 170 students

• 30 students

• 70 students

• 390 students

Jared made sixty dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he spent thirty-nine dollars buying new mower blades, how many seven dollar games could he buy with the money he had left?

• 21 games

• 3 games

• 7 games

• 99 games

Natalie picked thirteen flowers for her friend’s wedding. She was making bouquets with four flowers in each one. If five of the flowers wilted before the wedding, how many bouquets could she still make?

• 9 bouquets

• 5 bouquets

• 2 bouquets

• 3 bouquets

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sahil bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

Josefina's cat Whiskers, climbed into a tree and is afraid to get down. Her Dad climbed up a ladder to get Whiskers down. If he climbed up a ladder 15 steps, and each step is 32 centimeters, how far did he go?

• 192

• 480

• 160

The Oregon Trail is 2,197 miles long. How long would it take a covered wagon traveling 20 miles a day to complete the trip? (round up)

• 100 days

• 110 days

• 95 days

• 120 days

A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If the theater fills every seat for 3 weeks, how many tickets were sold?

• 1,380

• 9,660

• 9,200

• 13,800