WORD PROBLEMS:

1. There are 34 467 OFWs who returned last year. This year 35 213 were
recorded. Find the total number of OFWs who returned in 2 years.
2. Noel and Eunice bought pairs of shoes. Noel’s shoes cost Php1 234 while
Eunice’s shoes cost Php1 438. How much did they pay in all?
3. Two trucks carrying bags of goods were sent to Pampanga to help the lahar
victims. The first truck contains 987 bags. The second truck contains 1 023
bags. How many bags of goods were given altogether?
4. There are 1 352 boy pupils and 1 467 girl pupils in a certain school. How
many pupils are there in all?
5. Deanne bought a camera and violin. The camera is worth Php4 321 while
the violin cost Php3 210. Find the total cost of the camera and violin.
6. Eric joined a tree planting campaign, he and the other volunteers planted
21 122 seedlings last month and 32 887 seedlings this month. How many
seedlings did they plant altogether?
7. Paul paid Php2 000 for a sack of rice. He got a change of Php855. How
much is the sack of rice?
8. Ruth helped distribute 7 685 bags of goods to the victims of volcanic
eruptions in Albay. If they were originally 9 123 bags of goods, how much
bags of goods still need to be distributed?
9. Ely printed 9 598 copies of a mathematics textbooks. Record shoe there is a
demand of 98 565 books in the public schools. How many more books does
Ely need to print?
10.Mrs. Cruz and Mr. Diaz are candidates for barangay captain. Mr. Cruz got 34
132 votes. Mr. Diaz got 9 897 votes. Mr. Cruz won over Mr. Diaz by how
many votes?
11.Ron has 38 pieces of mango. He sold 15 of them. How many mangoes were
not sold?
12. There are 59 new mathematics books in the school library. If 27 of the
books are for grade 3 pupils while the rest are for grade 4, how many books
are for grade 4 pupils?
13.In a certain garment factory, the workers made 7 835 baby dresses. Out of
these dresses 579 is sold. The next day, the workers made 214 dresses
more. How many dresses are still for sale?
14.Erwin saved Php1 234 last month and Php1 678 this month. If he bought
books worth Php1 987, how much savings does he still have?
15.In a sugarcane plantation in Negros, the workers have gathered 1 678
bundles of sugarcane yesterday and 1 695 bundles today. If they delivered
2 987 bundles to the city, how many bundles of sugarcane are left?
16.During a prayer rally, 5 500 people attended. If 2 345 of them are adults
and the rest are children, how many more adults are there than the
children?
17.Mr. David wants to put a fence around 3 sides of his garden. The side
measures 14 metres, 9 metres, and 12 metres. How many meters of
fencing wires does he need?
18.Pancho walked 3 metres away from his house. Then he turned left and
walked 5 metres, turned right and walked 4 metres to reach his friend’s
house. How many meters did he cover?
19.Boyet and Arman drove 365 kilometres to the City of Baguio. If Boyet drove
125 kilometres , how many kilometres did Arman drive?
20. A Total of 1,250 tourists went to Baguio City in April and 1,780 in May. How
many more tourists went to the City of Baguio in May than April?
21.Of the 1246 people who watched the musical show; 880 were children and
the rest were adults. How many more adults?
22.The Glee club spent Php2, 450 to put up the show, if they collected Php5,
280. How much did they gain?
23.Mr. Ruiz earned Php9, 000. He gave Php7, 590 to his wife and saved the
rest. How much did he save?
24.Arne and Ben went to market for mother. They bought chicken for P100
and beef for P140. How much change did they get from a P500 peso bill?
25.Ben went to the fish vendor. He bought a kilogram of milkfish for P90 and
shrimps P80. How much money had he left if he had P200 at first?
26. Rudy bought some eggs for P37 and salt for P5. How much change did he
get from a P50 bill?
27.There are 9 rows of chairs in the playground. In each row, there were 8
chairs. How many chairs are there in all?
28.There benches too. Eight people sat on each bench. How many people
were seated in 6 benches?
29.Six teams played during the inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament. If there
were 9 players in each team how many players were on the list?
30.Three basketball games were played in each day. How many games were
played in 5 days?
31.Each player in Team IV was given 2 sets of uniforms. If there were 9 regular
players listed in this team, how many sets of uniforms did the team receive
in all?
32.In a park are 3 fountains. Around each fountain are 3 white rose bushes
and 3 red rose bushes. How many rose bushes are there in all?
33.A shelter in the park has 4 sides. On each side are 3 bushes. In each corner
are 2 evergreen bushes. How many bushes are there around the shelter?
34.There are 3 rowboats in the lake. In each rowboat are 3 children. Each one
paid P6 for the ride. How much did they pay in all?
35.Mang Dianong has 6 rows of corn plants in his garden. There are 8 plants in
each row. How many corn plants are there?
36.Aldy planted 9 pechay seedlings in each plot. How many seedlings did he
plant in 9 plots?
37.Elmer bought 3 bananas for P4 each and a mango for P15. How much did
he pay for the fruits?
38.Miss Cruz arranges 145 books in every shelf in the library. There are 9
shelves. How many books in all?
39.Randy collects 8 pages of stamps. Each page has 112 pieces. How many
stamps in all?
40.Idar planted 14 coconut trees in each row. There were 12 rows. How many
coconut trees did he plant?
41.Mang Tirso harvested 21 sacks of palay. If each sack weighed 51 kilos, how
many kilograms of palay did he harvest in all?
42.Jun bought 18 cans of sardines and Anton bought 12 cans of sardines for
their camping. If each can cost P8, how much did they pay in all?
43.Rudy’s GROCERY sold 37 packs of sugar at P22 each. If Mr. Rudy paid P710
for these, how much is his gain?
44.Mandy sold 25 packs of candles on Friday and 22 packs on Saturday. Each
pack costs P24. How much was his sale?
45.Mario bought 14 packs of chocolate at P25 per pack. He sold them for
P420. How much was his gain?
46.Pedro bought 30 cans of milk in one day and another 12 cans the next day
for his store. If each can cost P14, how much did he pay for all?
47.The grade 3 pupils collected different objects for their science class. There
were 40 pupils and each of them had a collection of 42 shells. How many
shells were collected altogether?
48.They arranged the butterflies in boxes. Each box contained 12 butterflies. If
the boys had 9 boxes and the girls 7 boxes how many butterflies were
collected in all?
49.The leaves were mounted on the album. Each page contained 24 leaves.
How many leaves were mounted if 100 pages were filled up?
50.There were 200 scouts who joined the jamboree. I f each paid P60
jamboree fee, how much did they pay altogether?
51.Only 102 boys and 43 girls participated in the pioneering project. Each of
them used 6 bamboos. How many bamboos were used by the children in
all?
52.Each of the 200 scouts had an allowance of P70. How much was their total
allowance?
53. Mr. Cruz brought 8 boxes of rubber bands for the boys and 7 boxes for the
girls. If each contained 100 pieces, how many rubber bands did he bring?