Comparison Word Problems

Trudy had 4 times as many dollars as her sister. Her sister has 3 dollars. How many dollars does Trudy have?

• 12 dollars

• 7 dollars

• 1 dollar

• 16 dollars

Jamal and Marcia have blocks. Jamal has 350 blocks, which is 7 times more than Marcia has. How many blocks does Marcia have?

• 35

• 50

• 5

• 70

A plain ball cap cost $15 dollars. A ball cap with a logo cost 3 times as much as a plain ball cap. How much does the sport cap with a logo cost?

• $18

• $45

• $5

• $12

It takes Kali eight minutes to sweep a porch. Shawna can sweep the same porch in 11 minutes. If they worked together how long would it take them?

• 4.63 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 5.34 hours

• 6 minutes

It takes Darryl nine hours to mop a warehouse. Castel can mop the same warehouse in eight hours. Find how long it would take them if they worked together.

• 3.12 hours

• 4 hours

• 4.13 hours

• 4.24 hours

Nicole can pick forty bushels of apples in 15 hours. Carlos can pick the same amount in 11 hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?

• 6.35 hours

• 6.17 hours

• 6.09 hours

• 6 hours

It takes Heather seven hours to pour a large concrete driveway. Alberto can pour the same driveway in eight hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?

• 1 hour

• 2.37 hours

• 3.73 hours

• 4 hours

Sally has 35 pennies. Frazer has 15 pennies. How many more pennies does Sally have? What is the key word? What operation does it help you solve?

• How many

• more

• How many more

• addition

• subtraction

What math operation do these words help you solve?

• addition

• subtraction

What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Cam had 12 marbles.  Jim has 3 marbles.  How many more marbles does Cam have than Jim?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication