Number Word Problems

Drew owes his friend $12 for dinner. However, Drew just received $25 from his grandparents for his birthday. Write and expression that shows the net change in Drew's finances.

On a certain day, the temperature changed at a rate of -3ºF per hour. How long did it take for the change in temperature to be -36ºF?

3/7 of 8th graders in Madisonville play sports. If 3/5 of the 8th graders that play sports are boys, what fraction of 8th grade boys play sports?

• 6/12

• 36/35

• 9/35

• 3/5

Devon had his two friends over for pizza. Devon ate 1/4 of the pizza. One of his friends ate 3/8 of the pizza and the other friend ate 1/8 of the pizza. How much of the pizza is left?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/5

Your bank account balance is -$31.00. You then get paid $195 for work this week before paying your cellphone bill of $75.  How much money remains in your account?

• $-89.00

• $51.00

• $301.00

• $89.00

Sammy has 2 ²/₃ Hershey bars to share with 4 of her friends.  How much of a Hershey bar will each of her 4 friends receive?

• ¹/₃ Hershey bar each

• ⁵/₃ Hershey bar each

• ²/₃ Hershey bar each

• 1 ³/₄ Hershey bar each

Hailey bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon that she will cut into 2/3 ft long pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Hailey cut?

• 13 1/2 

• 6

• 9

• 14

Valeria spent all her allowance on candy. She spent $8.45 on chocolate, $5.60 on gum, and $6.85 on jelly beans. She had $1.25 left. How much was her allowance?

• $19.65

• $20.90

• $22.15

• $24.50

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8