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Word Problem Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a public telephone booth, 243 calls are made before noon and 389 calls are made after noon.How many number of calls were made in a day?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

2.
Jon collects Pokemon Cards. He has 26,798 cards. If Jon gives his friend 6,099 cards, how many cards will Jon have left?
a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

3.

Ms. Azzarello buys a duck and a chicken. The duck weighs 2,300 grams. The chicken weighs 1,675 grams. How much heavier is the duck than the chicken? 

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

4.

A house cat can run up to 12 miles per hour. How far can a cat run in 5 hours?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

5.

An office supply store shipped 738 notebooks, 87 packs of pens, and 112 calculators. How many supplies did they ship?

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add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

6.

In 2018, there were 815 students who participated in a math contest. In 2019, there were 1,064 students who participated. How many more students participated in 2019?

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add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

7.

Wanda works in a bakery decorating cupcakes. She can frost 20 cupcakes in one hour. If Wanda works for 4 hours, how many cupcakes did she frost?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

8.

During lunch Karen ate a chicken sandwich that was 379 calories. She also drank a soft drink that was 206 calories. How many calories did she consume at lunch?

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add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

9.

Jan ran 4 miles each day for 3 days. How many miles did she run?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

10.

Ed had 165 coins. His dad gave him 298 more. How many does he have now?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

11.

Terry's book has 380 pages. She read 132 pages yesterday. How many pages are left?

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add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

12.

What EQUATION do you need to solve?


Ms. Kimball puts 21 chocolate chips in each cookie. How many chocolate chips does she need to make 32 cookies?

a)

21 x 32

b)

21 + 32

c)

32 - 21

13.

Ron's football team scored 28 points in their first game. They scored 10 in their second game. How many more points did they score in their first game?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

14.

Jenny watched 98 minutes of TV on Monday and 89 minutes on Tuesday. How much TV did she watch total?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

15.

Fred's math teacher gives him 15 problems each night. How many problems will he do in 4 days?

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply