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Basic Word Problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which  statement can be represented by the expression 8 x 9? 
a)
Jake makes 8 muffins. He gives away 9 muffins. 
b)
Aditi has 9 books and she reads 8 of them.
c)
Christian has 9 pencils and 8 erasers. 
d)
Veronica has 9 trays of cookies. Each tray has 8 cookies. 
2.
At the toy store, there are 16 teddy bears. They are placed equally on 4 shelves. How many bears are on each shelf? 
a)
12 bears
b)
4 bears
c)
8 bears
d)
2 bears 
3.
Giana has 21 stickers. She splits the stickers equally between herself and her 2 friends. How many stickers did each person get?  * How many people are sharing? *
a)
3 stickers
b)
7 stickers
c)
12 stickers
d)
5 stickers
4.
Rishi bought three packs of 8 pencils. How many pencils does he have in all? 
a)
29 pencils
b)
30 pencils
c)
24 pencils
d)
28 pencils
5.
Amy brought 20 erasers to school. She gave them to 4 friends. How many erasers did each friend get? 
a)
10 erasers
b)
5 erasers
c)
16 erasers
d)
8 erasers
6.
Which expression represents the following number story? Bobby has 24 cookies and shares them with 8 friends. How many cookies does each friend get? 
a)
24 ÷ ? = 8 
b)
24 + 8 = ?
c)
24 ÷ 8 =?
d)
8 x ? = 24
7.
There are 6 rows of chairs and 8 chairs in each row? How many chairs total? 
a)
14 chairs
b)
48 chairs
c)
42 chairs
d)
50 chairs
8.
Nneya had 7 packs of paperclips. Each pack had 9 paperclips. Which equation will solve this problem?
a)
7 x 9 
b)
5 x 7
c)
7 x 10
d)
9 x 10
9.
A girl invited 6 friends to go to the movies for her birthday. Each ticket cost $7. How much did it cost for all of them to go to the movies?
a)
$42
b)
$48
c)
$36
d)
$44
10.
Peter brought in 32 cupcakes to celebrate his birthday with his class. If there were 8 people in his class, how many cupcakes could each person have?
a)
6 cupcakes
b)
4 cupcakes
c)
7 cupcakes
d)
8 cupcakes