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Problem Solving

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Brant had $64 and spent $37 having photos printed. How much did Brant have left?
a)
$37
b)
$27
c)
$64
d)
$101
2.

1,467 people went to the movies on Friday. 5,815 people went on Saturday. How many people went to the movies on both days?

What operation will you use to solve this problem?

a)

+

b)

-

c)

X

d)

÷

3.

Mister Scott is asked to bring 26 desks to each classroom. If there are 9 classrooms, how many desks does he need?

What operation will you use to solve this problem?

a)

+

b)

-

c)

x

d)

÷

4.

"Sum" is a key word for:

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

5.

"Difference" is a key word for:

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

6.

Joel has 34 Victory Royales. Isabel has 4 times as many. How many does Isabel have?

a)

38 victories

b)

136 victories

c)

36 victories

d)

120 victories

7.

Tom went to the store and bought chairs. Each chair cost 5 dollars. How much money did Tom spend for the 4 chairs he bought?

a)

$20

b)

$1

c)

$15

d)

$10

8.
Sunrise Goat Farm has 5 pens.  
Each pen has 9 goats.  How many goats are on the farm?
a)
59
b)
45
c)
15
d)
96
9.

Simone has 3 shells. She finds 4 more shells to add to her collection. How many shells does she have now?

a)

12

b)

1

c)

7

d)

8

10.

A basketball team has 9 players. Each player has a white shirt and a blue shirt. How many shirts does the basketball team have in all?

a)

18

b)

11

c)

16

d)

14

11.
Ann bought 4 boxes of pencils.  If there are 8 pencils in each box, how many pencils did she buy?
a)
12
b)
16
c)
24
d)
32
12.

Jackson made $24 working last month. He charges $4 per day. How many days did he work last month?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

3

d)

5

13.

There are 45 students in the 4th grade band club. The director wants to put them into rows of 5 students. How many rows will he need?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

3

d)

9

14.
At the fair, all 28 students want to ride the Twister.  Each car will hold 4 people.  How many cars will they need ?
a)
3
b)
8
c)
7
d)
9
15.

A vase can hold nine flowers. If a florist had 72 flowers to put equally into vases, how many full vases would she have?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

10

d)

7

16.

A town needs to buy 95 hamburger buns for their big summer barbecue. The hamburger buns come in packages of 5. How many packages should the town buy?

a)

20

b)

19

c)

18

d)

17

17.

If Mrs. Cargill has 84 pencils to give to 4 classes, how many pencils will each class get?

a)

21

b)

16

c)

23

d)

19

18.

The school party committee has $48 to buy ice cream. If each carton of ice cream costs $8, how many cartons can the committee buy?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

6

d)

53

19.

Tinsleigh had 52 plastic cups. She arranged them on trays that can hold 4 cups. How many trays did Tinsleigh need?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

13

d)

56

20.

Mr. Collins has 42 Pokemon cards. He wants to split them up and give an equal amount to 6 different students. How many cards will each student get?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

7

d)

8