Math Word Problems Worksheet

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Show your work and/or explain your thinking for each problem.
Set 1
1.
Eric had a $20.00 bill. He bought an action figure for $4.98 and a baseball for $8.49. The
cashier gave him $9.47 in change. Use estimation to decide whether Tyler received the
correct amount of change
2.
Mrs. Kennedy wants to save $632 to buy a new washing machine. She saves $70 each
month. About how many total months will it take Mrs. Kennedy to save enough money to
buy the washing machine?
3.
Samantha and her mom are making sugar cookies for a family picnic. They need to make 9
dozen cookies for the picnic. What is the total number of cookies they need to bake? 1
dozen = 12 items
4.
Jason is training for a marathon. After 6 hours, he has run 48 miles. If he is running at a
constant speed, how far does he run in 1 hour?
5.
A city in Nevada recycles 652 tons of aluminum cans each year. The total amount of waste
recycled is 4 times the amount of aluminum cans recycled. What is the total number of
tons of waste that are recycled each year?
6.
The Pentagon is a building in Washington DC. The length of each side of the Pentagon is
921 feet. The building has 5 sides. What is the total number of feet in perimeter of the
building?
7.
The Lunch Box Restaurant served 324 lunches on Saturday. Each lunch sold for $6. What
was the total amount of sales on Saturday?
8.
Ms. Johnson is packing basketballs to be mailed to local sports stores. She can fit 8
basketballs in each shipping box. How many basketballs can she mail if she has 491 boxes?
9.
Your heart beats about 4200 times in an hour. About how many times does your heart beat
each minute? 1 hour = 60 minutes
10. Which symbol makes the statement true? Choose from <, >, =.
53 + 18  33 + 28

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