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Solving Words Problems (+ - ÷ ×)

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Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to solve each problem.

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1) A chef used 8 potatoes to make fries for the lunch crowd. Later he used another 6 potatoes

for the dinner crowd. How many potatoes did he use total?

2) For the new school year Faye's mom bought 24 folders. If each class needs 4 folders, how

many classes does Faye have?

3) For Halloween Frank received 20 pieces of candy. If he put them into piles with 5 in each

pile, how many piles could he make?

4) A chef had 9 potatoes to make fries with, but he only used 3 of them. How many potatoes

does he still have?

5) Carol had to complete 24 homework problems. If each page has 6 problems on it, how

many pages does she have to complete?

6) A pet store had two different types of cats. They had 3 house cats and they had 8 siamese

cats. How many cats did they have total?

7) John bought 14 books at the book fair. If he gave 9 of them to his brother, how many books

did he have left?

8) A contractor was buying wall outlets for a new house he was building. Each room needed 2

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outlets. If the house has 8 rooms, how many outlets does he need total?

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9) Adam bought 3 boxes of candy. Later he bought 9 more boxes. How many boxes did he

have total?

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10) Luke bought a crayon box with 11 crayons. If he accidently broke 7 of them. How many

unbroken crayons does he still have?

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11) Each table in a breakroom can seat 4 people. If the breakroom has 6 tables how many

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people can sit in there?

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12) Tiffany sent out 12 birthday party invitations. If 8 people showed up, how many people

didn't come?

13) Janet was buying soap for her bathroom. She bought 4 packs with each pack having 4 bars.

How many bars of soap did she buy?

14) Gwen owned 5 songs by her favorite artists. Later on she bought 7 more songs. How many

songs did she have total?

15) An industrial machine made 16 shirts. It can make a 2 shirts a minute. How many minutes

was the machine working?

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'Solving Words Problems' Math Worksheet