Math Word Problems Worksheet Page 3
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42Show your work and/or explain your thinking for each problem.
Set 3
1.
Tom has to take out the trash every day at his house. There are 7 trash cans at his house. It
takes Tom about 14 seconds to empty each trash can into the large trash can in the garage.
About how many seconds does it take for Tom to empty the trash cans each day?
2.
Kathy has three chores she must do every morning. She spends about 35 seconds making
her bed, 48 seconds putting away her breakfast dishes and 65 seconds feeding the dog.
About how many seconds will she spend completing her chores at the end of a seven day
week?
3.
Kwan washes dishes three nights a week, empties trash cans twice a week, and walks the
dog the other two nights. If his aunt stops by to visit, what is the probability that Kwan is
walking the dog?
4.
On Tuesday Kwan’s family had friends over for dinner. There were 9 people altogether
and they ate 36 pieces of chicken. How many pieces of chicken did each person eat?
5.
Timothy’s front yard is 12 meters long by 8 meters wide. How many square meters is this?
6.
If Timothy mows 16 square meters in one minute, how many minutes does it take him to
mow the lawn?
7.
Maria watched her sister for 2 hours on Monday. On Tuesday she watched her for 1 hour
more than on Monday and on Wednesday she watched her for an additional 2 hours. How
many hours did Maria watch her sister altogether?
8.
Each van at Keys Academy can hold 12 passengers. How many passengers can 2 vans
hold? How many passengers can 4 vans hold? What about 8 vans?
9.
For the next six problems write a number sentence that could be used to solve each
problem, then solve it.
Thirty-eight books on a shelf, there are five shelves. How many books in all?
There are forty-five books on five shelves. How many books on each shelf?
Eight hot dogs in each package, there are eight packages. How many hotdogs altogether?
There are thirty-two hotdog buns in four packages. How many buns in each package?
Twelve park rangers in a boat and four boats. How many park rangers in all?
Sixty park rangers in twelve cars. How many park rangers in each car?
10. Would you rather work for $20 per day for seven days or earn $2.00 the first day and then
have your salary double each day for seven days?
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