Math Word Problems

Ava is baking cookies and her recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. If she needs to triple the recipe, how many cups of flour will Ava need?

• 6

• 9

• 12

• 15

William is organizing a large breakfast event and buys 12 dozen eggs. How many individual eggs does William have?

• 100

• 112

• 144

• 156

Olivia has a bag of sugar that weighs 10 pounds. If she uses 2 pounds for a recipe, how much sugar remains?

• 6 lbs

• 8 lbs

• 9 lbs

• 10 lbs

Priya is planning a bake sale and needs to make 8 pies, with each pie requiring 2 1/2 cups of filling. How many cups of filling does she need in total?

• 20 cups

• 22 cups

• 24 cups

• 26 cups

Harper is hosting a party and orders 4 dozen cookies for the guests. How many cookies is that?

• 36

• 48

• 60

• 72

Anika is baking a cake and the recipe calls for 3/4 cup of milk, but she needs to cut the recipe in half. How much milk will Anika use?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

A chef has 2 1/4 cups of oil and needs to add another 1 1/2 cups. How much oil is there in total?

• 3 1/2 cups

• 3 3/4 cups

• 4 cups

• 4 1/4 cups

Oliver is baking bread and has 5 1/2 pounds of dough. He needs to divide it into 11 equal portions. How much does each portion weigh?

• 1/2 pound

• 1/4 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 1 pound

Mason is preparing a large batch of his favorite soup for a family gathering. His original recipe calls for 4 1/3 cups of broth. If he decides to double the recipe, how many cups of broth will Mason need?

• 8 2/3 cups

• 8 1/2 cups

• 9 cups

• 10 cups

Zoe is baking cookies and needs to measure 1/8 teaspoon of salt but only has a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon. How can she accurately measure the salt?

• Use a full 1/4 teaspoon

• Fill the 1/4 teaspoon halfway

• Use a full teaspoon

• Use a 1/2 teaspoon