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Christmas Word Problems

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bill's family has 7 stockings hanging from the fire place.  Santa places 6 candy bars in each stocking.  When Santa went up the chimney, 2 stockings fell and the family's dog ate each piece that fell.  How many candy bars are left?  
a)
30
b)
15
c)
42
d)
11
2.
Frosty the Snowman gave 4 cookies to each of the children in the neighborhood.  There are 30 children in the neighborhood.  How many cookies did Frosty give away?
a)
34
b)
26
c)
120
d)
100
3.
There are 9 place settings at the dinner table.  Each setting has 3 pieces of silverware.  Four spoons fell off of the table when Aunt Sally bumped into it.  How many pieces of silverware remain on the table?
a)
27
b)
23
c)
16
d)
8
4.
You are making treat bags for each of your classmates for Christmas.  You put 7 pieces of candy and 2 pieces of gum in each treat bag.  There are 30 children in the class.  How many treats are there altogether?
a)
16
b)
14
c)
39
d)
270
5.
Your teacher is giving 3 Christmas pencils to each student in the third grade.  There are 80 students altogether.  How many pencils did your teacher give to the students?
a)
83
b)
240
c)
77
d)
420
6.
On Monday you received 3 "Merry Christmas" in school.  On Tuesday you received 7 more.  On Wednesday you received 11.  If this pattern continues, how many "Merry Christmas" will you receive on Friday? 
a)
19
b)
21
c)
15
d)
1
7.
Santa wants to give 8 children an equal amount of toys.  He has 72 toys to give.  When he reached into his red sack, he was surprised that the elves only packed 64 toys in the bag.  How many toys will Santa give each child?
a)
64
b)
80
c)
9
d)
8
8.
Santa has 8 reindeer to pull his sleigh.  Donner, Cupid, and Blitzen have the stomach bug.  How many reindeer legs will pull Santa's sleigh?
a)
32
b)
11
c)
20
d)
24
9.
Santa's elves can make 40 toys every hour.  How many toys do the elves make in 8 hours?
a)
320
b)
220
c)
420
d)
120
10.
On Christmas Eve night, 6 of my neighbors lit 9 candles outside their homes.  The wind blew out 12 of the candles by the next morning.  How many  candles were still lit in the morning? 
a)
27
b)
42
c)
54
d)
72
11.
You have 6 people in your family and each person invited 3 guests o have dinner on Christmas day.  To your surprise, 7 family members came for a visit.  After 3 hours of holiday time together, 8 people went home.  How many people are still in your home?
a)
19
b)
18
c)
8
d)
17
12.
In art class, the students are making snowmen out of marshmallows.  There are 24 students and each student needs 10 tiny marshmallows.  How many marshmallows does the art teacher need?  
a)
34
b)
204
c)
240
d)
43