'Solving Words Problems' Math Worksheet printable pdf download

Solving Words Problems (+ - ÷ ×)

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

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1) Henry mowed his lawn 6 times total during the spring and summer. If he mowed it 4 times

in the summer. How many times did he mow in the spring?

2) There are 6 students going on a field trip. If each school van can hold 2 students, how

many vans will they need?

3) The roller coaster at the state fair costs 4 tickets per ride. If you had 20 tickets, how many

times could you ride it?

4) At the state fair Will spent 5 tickets on the roller coaster and 3 tickets on the ferris wheel.

How many tickets did he spend total?

5) Luke was reading through his favorite book series. Each week he read 6 different books.

How many books would he have read through after 8 weeks?

6) Vanessa's dad took her and some friends out to eat for her birthday. If each meal costs 7

dollars and her dad paid for 6 meals, how much did he spend?

7) Kaleb won 8 tickets playing games at the arcade. If he spent 6 tickets buying a water gun,

how many tickets did he still have?

8) Mike was playing basketball with his friend. Mike scored 8 points and his friend scored 3

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points. How many points did they score total?

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9) Janet had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 9 of them on the bus ride home,

how many more did she have to do?

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10) Isabel's mom was buying extra school supplies for Isabel and her sister. If she bought 9

reams of paper for Isabel and 7 reams for her sister, how many did she buy total?

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11) A pet store had 42 snakes. They had the snakes in cages with 6 snakes in each cage. How

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many cages did the pet store have?

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12) Frank was yard sale shopping. At the first yard sale he bought 5 video games. At the next

yard sale he bought 6 more. How many did he buy total?

13) At the fair the 'Twirly Tea Cups' ride can hold 6 people per tea cup. If the ride has 6 tea

cups, how many total people can ride at a time?

14) Olivia needs to buy 24 apples for apple bobbing. If each bag contains 8 apples, how many

bags will she need?

15) A delivery driver had to deliver 10 packages. At his first stop he dropped off 8. How many

packages does he still have to deliver?

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'Solving Words Problems' Math Worksheet