Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction, Word Problems

Ms. Ritter put 45 marbles in a jar. Then, four of her students put in 12 marbles each. Then, nine of her students put in 18 marbles each. Which expression represents how many marbles are in the jar?

• 45 + (4 + 12) × (9 + 18)

• 45 + (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

• 45 × (4 + 12) + (9 + 18)

• 45 ÷ (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

A restaurant has 8 full cartons of eggs. Each carton holds 12 eggs. If 5 eggs are used, which expression shows the number of eggs the restaurant has?

• 8+(12−5)

• 8×(12−5)

• (8+12)−5

• (8×12)−5

Tom has twice as many marbles as Luke. Together they have 39 marbles. How many marbles does Tom have? 

• 26

• 25

• 13

• 14

Mr. Nolan paid $36.95 for each adult shirt and $23.95 for each youth shirt he bought. Mr. Nolan bought 2 adult shirts and 5 youth shirts. How much money did he spend on these shirts?

• $167.35

• $258.65

• $232.65

• $193.65

Anne bought 2 shirts for $10 each and pants for $12. Which expression represents how much she will spend altogether?

• (2 +10) x 12

• (2 x 10) +12

• (2 +10) +12

• (2 X10) X12

Jay mows lawns and washes cars to earn money.
• He earns $8 for each lawn he mows.
• He earns $5 for each car he washes.
• On Friday, he mowed 3 lawns and washed 3 cars.
• On Saturday, he spent $15 of the money he earned.
Which expression shows the amount of money Jay had left?

• 3 × (8 + 5) – 15 

• (3 + 8 + 5) – 15 

•  (8 + 5) – 15 × 3 

• (3 + 8 + 5) – 15 

Norah had 125 pennies. She used 35 pennies to buy a tootsie roll at the gas station and gave half of what was left to her sister. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of pennies Norah has now?

• p= 125+ 35 x 2

• p= (125+35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) x 2

Cameron is planting flowers with his mom. Cameron can plant 3 flowers each minute. His mom can plant 5 flowers each minute. After 30 minutes, how many more flowers has his mom planted than Cameron?

• 60

• 90

• 150

• 240

A farmer sells 250 apples on Monday and 3 times as many on Tuesday. If he started the week with 1,500 apples, how many apples does he have left?

• 500 apples

• 750 apples

• 1,000 apples

• 250 apples

R.J. and O-Ren were making posters. R.J. made 52 posters. O-Ren made six times as many. Which equation can be used to find the total number of posters that were made by BOTH people?

• 52 x 6 =

• (52 x 6) + 6 =

• (52 x 6) + 52 =

• 52 + 6