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Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 3hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jaylen has a book that is 11 centimeters tall and another that is 14 centimeters tall. How tall are her books combined?

a)

25

b)

33

c)

13

2.

Mariah went to the market and bought two loaves of bread. One was 8 inches long and the other was 9 inches long. How long were the loaves of bread in total?

a)

89

b)

16

c)

17

d)

15

3.

Emery is 40 inches tall and Joseph is 60 inches tall. What is the difference between Emery and Joseph's height?

a)

100

b)

20

4.

Josh had a paper that was 30 centimeters long. He cut off 20 centimeters. How many centimeters of paper are left over?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

20

5.

Our dog had 6 puppies. We gave away 4. We kept the rest. How many puppies do we have left?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

8

6.
We have 4 dogs.  1 of them is white.  The others have spots.  How many dogs have spots?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
4
7.
There were 10 cows in the barn.  3 of the cows ran off.  The rest are in the barn.  How many cows are still in the barn?
a)
13
b)
7
c)
8
8.

Joey has 5 pencils on his desk, and he has 3 more pencils in his backpack, how many pencils does Joey have all together?

a)

8

b)

3

c)

5

9.

Mom baked three pies. Dad baked two cakes. How many things did they bake in all?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

10.

There are 8 butterflies. 4 are yellow. The rest of the butterflies are white. How many butterflies are white?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

12

11.

There are 7 frogs in the pond. 2 more frogs jump in. How many frogs are in the pond now?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

4

d)

8

12.

Bob had 7 balls. He lost 5 balls. How many balls did he have left?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

12

d)

11

13.

You have 7 balloons and your friend has 5 balloons. How many more balloons do you have than your friend?

a)

7 balloons

b)

5 balloons

c)

2 balloons

d)

9 balloons

14.

Scott had 9 worms in his fishing bucket. He dug 5 more worms. How many worms does he have now?

a)

56

b)

15

c)

14

d)

4

15.

Mom took 14 pictures and then she deleted 7. How many pictures were left?

a)

21

b)

7

c)

8

d)

14

16.

Brook had 8 stickers. Maya gave her 4 more stickers. How many stickers does she have now?

a)

10

b)

14

c)

4

d)

12

17.

16 foxes were running in the field. 12 foxes jumped in their hole. How many foxes were left?

a)

28

b)

4

c)

14

d)

0

18.

Tripp has 10 toy cars. Cooper has 7 toy cars. How many toy cars do they have altogether?

a)

7

b)

20

c)

17

d)

3

19.

Lisa saw 11 big dogs and 6 small dogs at the park. How many more big dogs than small dogs did she see?

a)

5

b)

17

c)

6

d)

18

20.

9 frogs were sitting on a log. 7 jumped off. How many frogs were left on the log?

a)

16

b)

2

c)

7

d)

17

21.

Tim caught 9 bees in his jar, but 3 flew out. How many bees were left in the jar?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

6

d)

12

22.

Macey has 8 barbies, Krimson has 10 barbies. How many barbies do they have altogether?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

2

d)

18

23.

There are 10 pieces of pizza. 4 of the slices were eaten. How many slices are left?

a)

six

b)

four

c)

ten

d)

zero

24.
Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?
a)
156 inches
b)
36 inches
c)
83 inches
d)
93 inches
25.

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,345 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves, how many books fit equally on each shelf?

a)

293

b)

1

c)

294

d)

469

26.
Marc drove 448 miles to go to see a basketball game. He drove for 8 hours.  What is the average number of miles Marc drove each hour? 
a)
56
b)
65
c)
1045
d)
20,216
27.

Eric bought 5 posters from a bookstore. Each poster cost $10. What was the total cost of the 5 posters?

a)

$50

b)

$15

c)

$5

d)

$2

28.

Paige has 60 flyers she organized in piles. There are 10 flyers in each pile. How many piles are there?

a)

6 piles

b)

50 piles

c)

60 piles

d)

70 piles

29.

There are 35 campers equally sharing 5 tents. How many campers are in each tent?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

30

d)

40

30.

Morgan has 12 dolls. She put an equal number of dolls on 2 shelves. How many dolls did she put on each shelf?

a)

2 dolls

b)

6 dolls

c)

10 dolls

d)

12 dolls

31.

Dan bought 6 boxes of puzzles. There are 10 puzzles in each box. How many puzzles are there in all?

a)

10 puzzles

b)

50 puzzles

c)

60 puzzles

d)

70 puzzles

32.

Nine bicycles are in a bicycle rack.There are 2 wheels on each bicycle. How many wheels are there in all?

a)

9 wheels

b)

11 wheels

c)

18 wheels

d)

27 wheels

33.

Frisco ran 4 laps in the backyard.

Jack ran twice as far as Frisco.

How far did Jack run?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

2

34.

There were 25 bouncy balls in the bucket.

If they were shared among 5 friends, how many would each friend get?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

35.

Two loaves of pumpkin bread cost a total of 12 dollars. How much did each loaf cost?

a)

3 dollars

b)

4 dollars

c)

5 dollars

d)

6 dollars

36.

Brittany bought three cups of coffee. Each cup cost 2 dollars. How much did she spend on coffee?

a)

10 dollars

b)

7 dollars

c)

6 dollars

d)

5 dollars

37.

A classroom has 24 students. If each group must have 4 students, how many groups can be formed?

a)

4 groups

b)

5 groups

c)

6 groups

d)

7 groups

38.

Tom planted 12 flowers. If 4 of them were roses and the rest were tulips, how many tulips did Tom plant?

a)

6 tulips

b)

8 tulips

c)

4 tulips

d)

10 tulips

39.

Sara has 12 apples. She gives 3 to her friend. How many apples does Sara have left?

a)

9

b)

15

c)

12

d)

3

40.

There are 15 chocolates in a box. If 5 more chocolates are added, how many chocolates are there in total?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

15

41.

A group of 8 friends shared 32 video games equally. How many video games did each friend get?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

40

d)

24