'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) Ned bought his family 11 pieces of chicken for dinner. If they only ate 3, how many pieces

does he have left?

2) A mailman had to give 2 pieces of junk mail to all the houses on a block. If the block he's

on now has 8 houses. How many pieces of junk mail does he need?

3) Cody had 18 bottles of water. If he drank 6 each day how many days would they last him?

4) Sarah bought 2 pencils at the school store, but she already had 9 pencils. How many

pencils does she have total?

5) Victor was reading through his favorite book series. Each week he read 4 different books.

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

6) Tiffany was placing her pencils into rows with 6 pencils in each row. If she had 42 pencils,

how many rows could she make?

7) Faye sent out 14 birthday party invitations. If 9 people showed up, how many people didn't

come?

8) Lana's mom was buying extra school supplies for Lana and her sister. She bought 16 packs

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of glue sticks total. If she gave Lana 7 packs, how many did her sister get?

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9) Mike mowed his lawn 9 times in the spring and 8 times in the summer. How many times

did he mow total?

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10) Maria was collecting cans for recycling. She had 9 bags with 7 cans inside each bag. How

many cans did she have?

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11) Emily was buying hand towels for her house. She bought 9 packs with each pack having 7

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towels in it. How many towels did she buy?

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12) Henry was reading through his favorite book series. The first week he read 6 different

books. The next week he read 5 books. How many books did he read total?

13) Rachel had 12 extra nickels. If she put them into stacks with 4 in each stack, how many

stacks could she make?

14) A pet store had two different types of cats. They had 4 house cats and they had 7 siamese

cats. How many cats did they have total?

15) An airline lets each passenger take 7 pieces of luggage. If there were 7 people flying, how

many bags could they take?

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'Solving Words Problems' Math Worksheet