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MATH WORD PROBLEMS

Total questions: 70

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?


Which word tells you this is an addition problem?

a)

centimeters

b)

combined

c)

tall

2.

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

3.

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?


Which word tells you this is an addition problem?

a)

total

b)

two

c)

long

4.

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

5.

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


What words tell you that this is subtraction?

a)

tall

b)

difference

c)

height

6.

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

7.

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


What word shows that this is subtraction?

a)

long

b)

centimeters

c)

are left over

8.

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

9.

What is this problem asking you to do?

Francisco bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought 2 more boxes. How many boxes did he have total?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

10.

Solve the problem.

Francisco bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought 2 more boxes. How many boxes did he have total?

a)

8 boxes

b)

6 boxes

c)

4 boxes

d)

2 boxes

11.

What is this problem asking you to do?

Damian played 8 games of basketball with his friends. If Damian scored 2 points each game, how many points did he score total?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

12.

Solve the problem.

Damian played 8 games of basketball with his friends. If Damian scored 2 points each game, how many points did he score total?

a)

16 points

b)

10 points

c)

6 points

d)

4 points

13.

What is this problem asking you to do?

James was drawing super heroes on a sheet of scrap paper. He drew 4 heroes on the front and 8 heroes on the back. How many heroes did he draw total?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

14.

Solve the problem.

James was drawing super heroes on a sheet of scrap paper. He drew 4 heroes on the front and 8 heroes on the back. How many heroes did he draw total?

a)

12 heroes

b)

4 heroes

c)

32 heroes

d)

2 heroes

15.

What is this problem asking you to do?

Alexah was helping her mom pick apples from the tree in their front yard. Together they picked 10 total. If 4 of the apples were bad, how many good apples did they pick?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

16.

Solve the problem.

Alexah was helping her mom pick apples from the tree in their front yard. Together they picked 10 total. If 4 of the apples were bad, how many good apples did they pick?

a)

14 good apples

b)

6 good apples

c)

40 good apples

d)

2 1/2 good apples

17.

Which number sentence matches the story problem?

a)

16-20= __

b)

16+20=__

c)

16+__=20

d)

20-16=__

18.

Type the answer to this word problem:

(a)  

19.

Type the answer to this story problem:

(a)  

20.

Type the answer to this story problem:

(a)  

21.

Which number sentence matches the story problem?

a)

35+19=__

b)

35-19=__

c)

35-__=19

d)

35+__=19

22.

Type your answer to the story problem:

(a)  

23.

Type the answer to the story problem:

(a)  

24.
3+_=10
a)
4
b)
7
25.
10+_=19
a)
9
b)
7
26.

1 more than 3

a)

5

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

27.
What number is less than five?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
12
28.

1 more than 9

a)

12

b)

8

c)

5

d)

10

29.
What number is more than four?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
30.
What number is one less than six?
a)
3
b)
9
c)
5
d)
2
31.

What number is more than ten?

a)

9

b)

14

c)

5

d)

3

32.

1 less than 15

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

d)

20

33.

1 less than 11

a)

10

b)

8

c)

12

d)

15

34.

2 more than 5

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

35.

three less than seven

a)

4

b)

8

c)

5

d)

3

36.

1 more than 8

a)

7

b)

9

c)

19

d)

8

37.

10 less than 27

a)

26

b)

28

c)

37

d)

17

38.

1 more than 11

a)

10

b)

12

c)

21

d)

1

39.

10 less than 33

a)

32

b)

34

c)

23

d)

43

40.

1 less than 28

a)

29

b)

27

c)

18

d)

38

41.

10 less than 15

a)

15

b)

25

c)

14

d)

5

42.

1 more than 24

a)

34

b)

23

c)

14

d)

25

43.

10 more than 8

a)

9

b)

18

c)

7

d)

19

44.

1 less than 30

a)

30

b)

31

c)

20

d)

29

45.
The word "sum" is an answer to a _______________ problem.
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
46.

Pam has 7 apples. Lisa has 2 apples. How many apples do they have altogether?

a)

10 apples

b)

8 apples

c)

17 apples

d)

9 apples

47.

Sally has 5 umbrellas. John gives her 2 more umbrellas. How many umbrellas does Sally have now?

a)

20 umbrellas

b)

7 umbrellas

c)

2 umbrellas

d)

10 umbrellas

48.

Jay gets 8 leaves from the tree. He gives his mom 4 leaves. How many leaves does Jay have left?

a)

4 leaves

b)

11 leaves

c)

23 leaves

d)

5 leaves

49.

Lisa has 10 soccer balls. Lisa gives James 2 soccer balls. How many soccer balls does Lisa have left?

a)

8 soccer balls

b)

15 soccer balls

c)

12 soccer balls

d)

7 soccer balls

50.

Mary has 10 mugs. Mary gives Dad 3 mugs. How many mugs does Mary have left?

a)

24 mugs

b)

7 mugs

c)

13 mugs

d)

8 mugs

51.

There are 8 dolphins in the ocean. 5 swim away. How many dolphins are left?

a)

17 dolphins

b)

3 dolphins

c)

10 dolphins

d)

2 dolphins

52.
I have 20 cookies. My friend has the same amount. How many cookies do we have alltogether?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
30
d)
10
53.
Derf has 10 bones. He ate 5 of them. How many does he have now?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
0
54.
Mom has 4 cards. Dad has 6 cards. Who has the most cards?
a)
mom
b)
dad
c)
me
55.
There are 40 green balls. 20 balls are lost. How many balls are left?
a)
40
b)
60
c)
20
56.
There are 10 pigs. There are 6 ducks. How many more pigs than ducks?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
16
d)
10
57.
I see 5 red cows. I see 5 brown cows. I see 1 white cow. How many cows in all?
a)
55
b)
10
c)
11
58.

Olivia had 4 candy hearts. She got 3 more candy hearts. How many candy hearts does she have in all?

a)

8

b)

1

c)

7

59.

Toby had 2 race cars. He found 3 more race cars. How many race cars does he have in all?

a)

5

b)

0

c)

6

60.

Lily found 5 ladybugs in the grass. She found 3 more ladybugs on a flower. How many ladybugs did Lily find?

a)

9

b)

2

c)

8

61.

Joe has 16 candies, Tyler has 22 candies. How many candies do they have in all?

a)

36

b)

38

c)

28

62.

Kim had won 23 games. Sebas won 12 games. How many games did they win altogether.

a)

35

b)

45

c)

32

63.

Jaylynn had 25 markers. Arizbeth has 31 markers. How many markers do they have in all?

a)

90

b)

50

c)

56

64.

Erasmo had 33 baseball. Brandon has 10 Baseballs. How many baseballs do they have in all?

a)

44

b)

43

c)

45

65.

Julio has 34 colors. Alison has 23 colors. How many colors do they have?

a)

34

b)

57

c)

80

66.

Kathia has 45 dolls. Valentina has 14 dolls. How many dolls do they have altogether?

a)

59

b)

89

c)

39

67.

Alessandra had 84 cars. Jaylah had 13 cars. How many cars to they have in all?

a)

97

b)

90

c)

100

68.

Lucy had 73 toys. Miguel has 12 toys. How many toys do they have together.

a)

85

b)

82

c)

89

69.

Greyson has 54 sodas. Oscar has 34 sodas. How many sodas do they have together?

a)

78

b)

98

c)

88

70.

Adrian has 52 chips. Rosette has 41 chips. How many chips do they have altogether?

a)

93

b)

97

c)

91