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Word Problems
1 ) Alyssa bought a soft drink for three dollars and eight candy bars. She spent
a total of thirty - five dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? _____________
2 ) Sandy had two hundred fifty - seven dollars to spend on eight books. After
buying them she had seventeen dollars. How much did each book cost ? _____________
3 ) Fred bought 9 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 31 cards left.
How many cards did Fred start with ? _____________
4 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is one hundred twenty - three.
What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________
5 ) On Monday, 461 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 8
buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
in each bus ? _____________
6 ) Mary sold half of her comic books and then bought 8 more. She now has
15. How many did she begin with ? _____________
7 ) Benny spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
fifteen dollars ? _____________
8 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 174.
What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________
9 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges 12 dollars plus 9 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Dan paid 66 dollars to rent a bike. How many
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ? _____________
10 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is one hundred five.
What is the smallest of the three numbers ? _____________
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Name : Score :
Teacher : Date :
Word Problems
1 ) Alyssa bought a soft drink for three dollars and eight candy bars. She spent
a total of thirty - five dollars. How much did each candy bar cost ? 4 dollars
_____________
2 ) Sandy had two hundred fifty - seven dollars to spend on eight books. After
buying them she had seventeen dollars. How much did each book cost ? 30 dollars
_____________
3 ) Fred bought 9 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next
day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 31 cards left.
53 cards
_____________
How many cards did Fred start with ?
4 ) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is one hundred twenty - three.
What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 39
_____________
5 ) On Monday, 461 students went on a trip to the zoo. All 8
buses were filled and 5 students had to travel in cars. How many students were
57 students
_____________
in each bus ?
6 ) Mary sold half of her comic books and then bought 8 more. She now has
15. How many did she begin with ? 14 comic books
_____________
7 ) Benny spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family
car and earned seven dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with
16 dollars
_____________
fifteen dollars ?
8 ) The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 174.
What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 56
_____________
9 ) Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges 12 dollars plus 9 dollars an
hour for renting a bike. Dan paid 66 dollars to rent a bike. How many
6 hours
_____________
hours did he pay to have the bike checked out ?
10 ) The sum of three consecutive numbers is one hundred five.
What is the smallest of the three numbers ? 34
_____________
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