Math Equation Word Problems

Ms. Jaffrey had a total of 428.5 ounces of pretzels to put into 5 bowls for a party. She put an equal number of ounces of pretzels into each bowl. How many ounces of pretzels did she put into each bowl?

• 85.7 oz

• 97.7 oz

• 80.0 oz

• 85.3 oz

Cheyenne works 15 hours a week at the movie theater. She earns $8 an hour. Which statement about her weekly income is true?

• Her weekly income is less than $120

• Her weekly income is greater than $120

• Her weekly income is equivalent to $120

• Her weekly income is greater than $150

Amy has 72 sweets in a bag. She keeps ¼ of them for herself and shares the rest with friends. How many sweets will she give to her friends? 

• 72 sweets

• 54 sweets

• 18 sweets

• 4 sweets

30 people watched the soccer game last night. Tickets cost $2.75 each. Half of these fans bought a program at $1.50 each. How much money was collected altogether?

• $82.50

• $22.50

• $125.00

• $105.00

A train travels 60 miles per hour for 2 hours, then 45 miles per hour for another 2 hours. How many total miles did the train travel?

• 210 miles

• 220 miles

• 230 miles

• 200 miles

A school ordered 450 notebooks. If each classroom gets an equal number of notebooks and there are 9 classrooms, how many notebooks does each classroom get? If two classrooms decide to share 10 of their notebooks with another classroom, how many notebooks does that classroom have now?

• 60

• 50

• 70

• 55

Solve the word problem: A baker used 250 grams of flour to make 5 cakes. How many grams of flour are needed for each cake?

• 45 grams

• 50 grams

• 55 grams

• 60 grams

A gardener plants 12 rows of flowers. Each row has 8 flowers. After a week, 24 flowers died. How many flowers are still alive?

• 72

• 96

• 84

• 90

Ms. Bergin's dog, Jax, loves doggie treats. Ms. Bergin made 48 doggie treats in all. She will give Jax 1/12 of the treats each day. How many treats does Jax receive each day?

• 8 treats

• 3 treats

• 4 treats

• 12 treats

Eddie has 985 songs on his iPad. If Eddie divides his songs equally into 70 albums, how many songs will be in each album?

• 14 songs with 5 songs left over

• 15 songs with 0 left over

• 14 songs with 4 songs left over

• 14 songs with 0 left over