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Solving Words Problems (+ - ÷ ×)

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Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to solve each problem.

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1) Olivia bought 12 sodas for her and her friends. If they only drank 3 of them how many

extras did she have?

2) George's freezer had 14 ice cubes in it. If he had to get ice for 7 cups, how many pieces

should he put in each cup to make them have the same amount?

3) Oliver was packing up his old toys. He filled 8 boxes with action figures and 8 boxes with

old games. How many boxes did he pack total?

4) A group of 7 friends were playing a video game. In the game, each player started with 4

lives. How many lives did they have total?

5) For Lana's birthday she received 8 dollars. If she spent 4 dollars. How much money did she

still have?

6) Janet was buying soap for her bathroom. She bought 8 packs with each pack having 6 bars.

How many bars of soap did she buy?

7) Roger had 16 friends over for his birthday party. Later 7 of his friends had to go home.

How many friends were left?

8) Luke has to sell 36 chocolate bars to get a prize. If each box contains 6 chocolate bars, how

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many boxes does he need to sell?

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9) Henry had 6 action figures on a shelf in his room. Later he added 8 more figures to the

shelf. How many action figures were on his shelf total?

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10) Each table in a breakroom can seat 6 people. If the breakroom has 5 tables how many

people can sit in there?

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11) Sam was drawing super heroes on a sheet of scrap paper. He drew 14 pictures total. If he

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drew 6 on the back. How many heroes did he draw on the front?

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12) Rachel was placing her pencils into rows with 2 pencils in each row. If she had 6 pencils,

how many rows could she make?

13) At the fair the roller coaster can hold 35 people total. If each car has 7 seats, how many

cars are there?

14) A pet store had 3 cages of snakes with 9 snakes in each cage. How many snakes did the pet

store have total?

15) Dave was reading through his favorite book series. He had 4 books to read total. If he read

2 books each week, how many weeks would it take him to finish the series?

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'Solving Words Problems' Math Worksheet