PEMDAS Word Problems: Use Parentheses for Success!

1. Sarah has 3 bags of apples. Each bag contains 4 apples. If she buys 2 more bags with 5 apples each, how many apples does she have in total? (Use parentheses to show the total: 3 * 4 + 2 * 5)

• 24

• 22

• 20

• 18

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

2. A baker made 12 cupcakes. He decorated each cupcake with 3 sprinkles. If he decides to add 2 more sprinkles to each cupcake, how many sprinkles did he use in total? (Use parentheses: 12 * (3 + 2))

• 36

• 48

• 60

• 72

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

3. Tom has 5 packs of crayons. Each pack has 8 crayons. If he gives away 3 crayons, how many does he have left? (Use parentheses: 5 * 8 - 3)

• 35

• 37

• 40

• 32

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

4. Lisa read 4 books in January and 6 books in February. If she plans to read 2 more books in March, how many books will she have read in total? (Use parentheses: 4 + 6 + 2)

• 14

• 10

• 8

• 12

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

5. A farmer has 10 chickens and buys 5 more. If each chicken lays 2 eggs, how many eggs will he have in total? (Use parentheses: (10 + 5) * 2)

• 25

• 30

• 15

• 20

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

6. In a classroom, there are 6 tables with 4 chairs each. If 3 chairs are broken, how many chairs are still usable? (Use parentheses: 6 * 4 - 3)

• 24

• 18

• 15

• 21

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

7. A toy store has 15 toy cars. If they receive 10 more cars and sell 5, how many toy cars do they have now? (Use parentheses: 15 + 10 - 5)

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 25

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

8. Emma has 7 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 6 stickers. If she gives away 5 stickers, how many does she have left? (Use parentheses: 7 * 6 - 5)

• 37

• 30

• 42

• 25

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

9. A movie theater has 20 rows of seats. If each row has 10 seats, how many seats are there in total? (Use parentheses: 20 * 10)

• 150

• 200

• 180

• 220

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

10. A gardener planted 3 rows of flowers. Each row has 5 flowers, and he planted 2 more flowers in each row. How many flowers did he plant in total? (Use parentheses: 3 * (5 + 2))

• 21

• 24

• 15

• 18

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2