'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) Nancy was buying different soups. She bought 6 cans of chicken soup and 7 cans of tomato

soup. How many soups did she buy?

2) There are 36 students in the school band. If the band instructor put the students into rows

with 9 students in each row, how many rows could he make?

3) A contractor was buying wall outlets for a new house he was building. Each room needed 3

outlets. If the house has 3 rooms, how many outlets does he need total?

4) Tiffany was sending out birthday invitations to her friends. She sent out 9 on Monday and

6 on Tuesday. How many did she send total?

5) Oliver was playing games at the arcade. He won 2 tickets from the basketball game and 6

tickets from the coin push game. How many tickets did he get total?

6) An architect was building his two story house. On the first floor the house had 8 bedrooms

and the second floor had 3 bedrooms. How many bedrooms does the house have total?

7) Rachel had 36 quarters. If it costs 4 quarters for each coke from a coke machine, how many

could she buy?

8) Carol was buying soap for her bathroom. She bought 6 packs with each pack having 2 bars.

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How many bars of soap did she buy?

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9) Debby was placing her pencils into rows with 6 pencils in each row. If she had 30 pencils,

how many rows could she make?

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10) A pet store had 5 cages of snakes with 9 snakes in each cage. How many snakes did the pet

store have total?

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11) Paige was helping her mom pick apples from the tree in their front yard. Together they

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picked 14 total. If 9 of the apples weren't ripe yet, how many good apples did they pick?

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12) Victor had 2 action figures on a shelf in his room. Later he added 4 more figures to the

shelf. How many action figures were on his shelf total?

13) The roller coaster at the state fair costs 6 tickets per ride. If you had 36 tickets, how many

times could you ride it?

14) Olivia was practicing for a marathon. She practiced for 9 days, running 2 miles each day.

How many miles did Olivia run altogether?

15) Sarah received 56 dollars for her birthday. Later she found some toys that cost 8 dollars

each. How many of the toys could she buy?

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'Solving Words Problems' Math Worksheet