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Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sheyenne has 23 marbles. Jessica has 5 more marbles than Sheyenne does. How many marbles does Jessica have?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Subtract

d)

Add

2.

Emma is baking cookies. She bakes 19 batches of cookies. There are 12 cookies in each batch. How many total cookies did she bake?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Add

d)

Subtract

3.

The 4th graders have 546 people going on the field trip. The 5th grades have 789 people going on the field trip. How many more people does 5th grade have going than 4th grade?

a)

Multiply

b)

Add

c)

Subtract

d)

Divide

4.

There are 35 members on the soccer team who are going on a field trip to a soccer game. If the cost for each member is $14, what is the total cost for the whole soccer team to go?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

5.

Dante bought a car for $5,677. Malachi bought his car for $10,987. What is the difference in the cost of the 2 cars?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

6.

Marley has 456 brownies and 9 boxes. If she divides the brownies evenly, how many brownies will go in each box?

a)

Add

b)

Multiply

c)

Subtract

d)

Divide

7.

The Campbell family went to the grocery on Saturday and spent $134. They went again on Monday and spent $65. On Thursday they spent $78 more. How much did the Campbell family spend altogether at the grocery this week?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

8.

At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.

How many more meals are needed?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

9.

The Lin family spent $800 on 4 airplane tickets. Each ticket was the same price. How much was each ticket?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

10.

Jacklin has 1,345 photos to put into a photo album. If she can fit 4 pictures on a page, how many pages will she need for all 1,345 photos?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

11.
Crystal has 25 lollipops.  Angie has 12 more lollipops than Crystal.  How many lollipops do the girls have all together?
a)
37
b)
62
c)
49
d)
13
12.
The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?
a)
25 degrees
b)
30 degrees
c)
130 degrees
d)
20 degrees
13.
Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?
a)
12 minutes
b)
14 minutes
c)
17 minutes
d)
15 minutes
14.
44 flowers bloomed in the front garden. 26 flowers bloomed in the back garden. How many flowers bloomed in all? 
a)
80
b)
71
c)
50
d)
70
15.
Paul is preparing for a violin concert this weekend. He practiced 49 minutes on Monday and 14 minutes on Tuesday. How many more minutes did he practice on Monday? 
a)
63
b)
93
c)
62
d)
49
16.
David's assignment this weekend is to read a book with 64 pages. On Saturday he read 46 pages. How many pages does he need to read on Sunday? 
a)
64
b)
18
c)
46
d)
110
17.

Raj finds 37 acorns in his front yard. He finds 29 acorns in his backyard. How many acorns does Raj find in all? What is the key word? What operation does it help me solve?

a)

how many

b)

finds

c)

in all

d)

addition

e)

subtraction

18.

Each side of a square piece of construction paper is 7 inches long. What is the piece of paper's area?

a)

49in2

b)

49in

c)

14in2

d)

28in

19.

A bookmark is 3 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tall. What is its area?

a)

27cm2

b)

24cm2

c)

28cm

d)

28cm2

20.

A rectangular closet is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is its area?

a)

15ft2

b)

14ft2

c)

15ft

d)

16ft2

21.

A square family room has sides that are 10 meters long. What is the family room's area?

a)

100m2

b)

40m2

c)

20m2

d)

40m

22.

A map of the world is 5 feet wide. The area is 10ft2. How tall is the map?

a)

2ft

b)

50ft

c)

50ft2

d)

30ft

23.

A tissue is 6 inches long. The area is 24in2. What is the width of the tissue?

a)

4in

b)

144in2

c)

4in2

d)

4ft

24.

A tissue is 6 inches long. The area is 24in2. What is the width of the tissue?

a)

4in

b)

144in2

c)

4in2

d)

4ft

25.

A map of the world is 5 feet wide. The area is 10ft2. How tall is the map?

a)

2ft

b)

50ft

c)

50ft2

d)

30ft