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Math word problems, money, time

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There were 25 tennis racquets and 36 hockey sticks. How many more hockey sticks are there than tennis racquets?

a)

There are 10 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

b)

There are 11 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

c)

There are 12 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

d)

There are 13 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

2.

Jon has 12 blocks. He gives 6 blocks to his friend. How many blocks does Jon have left?

a)

6 blocks

b)

7 blocks

c)

18 blocks

d)

19 blocks

3.

There are 8 kids playing in the pool and 6 more jump in. later two left . How many kids are in the pool now?

a)

11 kids

b)

16 kids

c)

12 kids

d)

15 kids

4.

Linda has 10 cupcakes. She gives 7 cupcakes to her friends. How many cupcakes does Linda have now?

a)

3 cupcakes

b)

4 cupcakes

c)

9 cupcakes

d)

17 cupcakes

5.

Ben has 11 balloons. 2 balloons flew away. How many balloons are left?

a)

12 ballons

b)

13 balloons

c)

10 balloons

d)

9 balloons

6.

The bakery has 38 chocolate cupcakes , 34 vanilla cupcakes . How many more cupcakes they need to have 90 cupcakes?

a)

18 cupcakes

b)

19 cupcakes

c)

162 cupcakes

d)

164 cupcakes

7.

Jack counted 48 ants in one tree, 56 on another one. Some Ants left . Then there were 42, How many ants left?

a)

146 ants

b)

64 ants

c)

62 ants

d)

148 ants

8.

Jordan read 48 pages last month and 39 pages this month. How many pages did Jordan read altogether?

a)

85 pages

b)

87 pages

c)

88 pages

d)

84 pages

9.

Bessie has 24 vanilla cupcakes. She made 32 more. She gave 12 cupcakes to his brother. How many cupcakes does she have now?

a)

44 cupcakes

b)

45 cupcakes

c)

47 cupcakes

d)

67 cupcakes

10.

June has 16 pieces of candy in her jar. Kevin has 26 pieces of candy in his jar. How many more pieces of candy do they need to have 62 pieces of candy?

a)

106 pieces of candy

b)

20 pieces of candy

c)

21 pieces of candy

d)

104 pieces of candy

11.

Bonnie picked 23 green peppers. She picked 35 tomatoes. She sold 15 of the vegetables at the  farmer’s market. How many vegetables does she have now?

a)

73 vegetables

b)

44 vegetables

c)

43 vegetables

d)

74 vegetables

12.

Alexa make a two digit addition problem with these numbers 12+ 3 . Which problem could she create?

a)

Allie has 12 candies, she gave 3 to her sister. How many candies does she have now?

b)

Allie has 12 slimes she got 3 more slimes for her birthday. How many slimes does she have now?

c)

Allie has 12 slimes and then she lost 3. How many slimes does she have now?

d)

Allie has 12 apples and she ate 3. How many apples does she have now?

13.

Which operation should you use when the problem has the word: "AND" in between 2 numbers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

"HOW MANY MORE.. THAN" tells me that I need to _____

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which operation should you use when the problem has the word: "DIFFERENCE"

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which operation would solve this problem?

Will counted 2 steps to the door AND 3 steps to the kitchen. How many steps did Will count?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which operation would solve this problem?

How many more cupcakes does Anne have than Mike?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Find the number sentence:

Cat had 575 shirts on Monday. On Tuesday she gave away 125 shirts. How many shirts does Cat have left?

a)

575-125=

b)

575+125

c)

575+___=125

d)

125+___=575

19.

Which operation would solve this problem?

How much larger is Aiden's pizza than Mike's?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Is this a 1 step or 2 step problem?

Cat had 575 shirts on Monday. On Tuesday she gave away 125 shirts. How many shirts does Cat have left?

a)

4 steps

b)

1 step

c)

2 step

d)

i dont' know

21.

"Spent", "Sold", and "Gave away" are _______ words

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
A girl is snorkeling 1 meter below sea level and the dives down another 0.5 meters.  How far below sea level is the girl?
a)
1.5 meters above sea level
b)
1.5 meters below sea leves
c)
0.5 meters above sea level
d)
0.5 meters below sea level
23.
The first play of a football game resulted in a loss of 12 yards.  Then a penalty resulted in another loss of 5 yards.  What is the total loss or gain?
a)
a gain of 7 yards
b)
a loss of 7 yards
c)
a gain of 17 yards 
d)
a loss of 17 yards
24.

Suzy has 6 pieces of pizza. She gives 3 pieces of pizza to her brother. What fraction represents the pizza she gave away?

a)

6/3

b)

3/6

c)

3/4

d)

6/8

25.
What is the expression for "six less than y"
a)
6- y
b)
6 < y
c)
y - 6
26.
Translate this sentence into an equation.
72 is the product of 8 and a Steve's age.
Use the variable h to represent Steve's age.
a)
72 = 8 + h
b)
72 = 8h
c)
72 = 8 - h
d)
72 = 8/h
27.
Hamburger meat sells for $6 for every 3 pounds. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger meat, how much will she pay?
a)
$30
b)
$20
c)
$60
d)
$10
28.
In your class 6 students out of 30 students are left-handed. What percent of students are left-handed?
a)
18%
b)
20%
c)
5%
d)
60%
29.
The Rangers are projected to win 70% of their games this year.  If they play 190 games, how many games should they win?  
a)
150
b)
133
c)
120
d)
183
30.

A lemonade recipe calls for ? cups of sugar. Mr. Green makes ? batches of the lemonade. How many cups of sugar will he need?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

31.

The choir's rehearsal is ? minutes long. They have ? songs to practice. How many minutes will they be able to practice each song?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

32.

The baking club made ? sugar cookies. ? sugar cookies were burnt and had to be thrown away. How many sugar cookies are left?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

33.
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
34.
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
35.

There are 6 bags with 5 marbles in each bag. How many marbles are there in all?

a)

13

b)

5

c)

30

d)

36

36.

Michelle has 3 plates of cupcakes. There are 8 cupcakes on each plate. How many cupcakes does Michelle have?

a)

24

b)

16

c)

18

d)

22

37.

Tara is making treat bags for her friend's birthday party. There are 9 treat bags. She puts two stickers in each bag. How many stickers are there in all?

a)

11

b)

18

c)

16

d)

19

38.

Emma gets to basketball practice at 3:40 pm and practices for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time is it now?

a)

4:00 pm

b)

4:10 pm

c)

5:00 pm

d)

5:10 pm

39.

Edward woke up from a nap at 2:35. If he originally went to sleep at 1:30, how long was his nap?

a)

1 hour

b)

1 hour and 30 minutes

c)

1 hour and 5 minutes

d)

30 minutes

40.
Mya's mom dropped her off for a movie at 2:10. She picked her up at 4:40. How long was the movie? 
a)
2 hours & 30 minutes
b)
3 hours
c)
2 hours & 40 minutes
d)
3 hours & 30 minutes
41.
Which is another way to write 8:15?
a)
quarter to 8
b)
quarter after 8
c)
15 minutes till 9
d)
quarter past 9
42.

It is now quarter past twelve. What time will it be in two hours?

a)

2:15

b)

2:00

c)

2:30

d)

2:45

43.
Tess and her mom cooked the turkey on Thanksgiving. They put the bird in the oven at 10:20am and the turkey was done 4 hours and 23 minutes later. What time was the turkey done?
a)
2:23
b)
3:43
c)
3:23
d)
2:43
44.
Cooper bought 6 Pokemon card packs that had 7 cards in each pack. How many cards did he buy?
a)
40
b)
42
c)
49
d)
36
45.
Hunter build 8 cars that had 3 seats in each car. How many seats did Hunter install?
a)
22
b)
32
c)
24
d)
83
46.

Kenneth has g gumballs. Maggie has 29 fewer gumballs than Kenneth. Choose the expression that shows how many gumballs Maggie has.

a)

g+29

b)

g-29

c)

29g

d)

g ÷ 29

47.

Tracy has 16 oatmeal cookies. She splits them evenly among b bags. Choose the expression that shows how many cookies are in each bag.

a)

b - 16

b)

16

c)

16b

d)

16 ÷ b

48.

Tickets to the aquarium cost $27 per person. Write an expression to represent the total cost of tickets for a group of people. Let n represent the number of people in the group.

a)

27 + n

b)

27n

c)

27/n

d)

27 - n

49.

Tyrell has a sister that is y years younger than him. If Tyrell is 12 years old, how old is his sister? Which algebraic expression could be used to find the age of Tyrell's sister?

a)

y - 12

b)

12 / y

c)

12 + y

d)

12 - y

50.

Josh has 1 quarter and 2 dimes in his pocket. How much money does he have?

a)

3 cents

b)

35 cents

c)

45 cents

d)

50 cents

51.

Sarah bought a candy bar with 2 quarters, 2 dimes, 1 nickel, and 3 pennies. How much did the candy bar cost?

a)

56 cents

b)

33 cents

c)

78 cents

d)

8 cents

52.

Andy has 2 quarters and John has 3 dimes. Who has more money?

a)

Andy

b)

John

53.
What is the value of these coins?
a)
46¢
b)
41¢
c)
36¢
d)
 26¢
54.
Jimmy has 3 pennies, 5 nickels, and 2 quarters. He wants to buy a toy car that's 88ct. Does he have enough money to buy the car?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
55.

What is this coin?

a)

penny

b)

dime

c)

quarter

d)

nickel

56.
What is the value of these coins?
a)
31¢
b)
61¢
c)
70¢
d)
46¢
57.
What is the value of these coins?
a)
31¢
b)
61¢
c)
70¢
d)
46¢
58.

Tyler has 5 coins worth $0.65. All of the coins are either quarters or dimes. How many of each coin does he have?

a)

2 quarters, 3 dimes

b)

3 quarters, 2 dimes

c)

1 quarter, 4 dimes

d)

4 quarters, 1 dime

59.

Bob has 3 quarters, 1 dime, and 1 nickel. What coin does he need to make $1.00?

4 lines
60.

Joy wants to buy a poster that costs $2.80. Which is one way to make $2.80?

a)

6 quarters, 9 dimes

b)

two $1 bills, 9 dimes

c)

one $1 bill, 4 quarters, 7 dimes

d)

8 quarters, 8 dimes

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