pre-Algebra word problems

The baseball team made some pies to sell during lunch to raise money for their away game. The cafeteria helped by donating three pies to the team. Each pie was then cut into six pieces and sold. There were a total of 72 pieces to sell. How many pies did the team make?

• 12

• 11.5

• 9

• 10

Michael won 121 lollipops playing baseball at his school's game. Later, he gave four to each of his friends. He only has 9 remaining. How many friends does he have?

• 30

• 28

• 13

• 31

You bought a magazine for $3 and some candy bars for $2 each. You spent a total of $19. How many candy bars did you buy?

• 4

• 8

• 9

• 10

Patrick had $24 to spend on three pencils. After buying them he had $18. How much did each pencil cost?

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 2

Michael spent half of his weekly allowance at the movies. To earn more money, his parents let him clean the windows in the house for $7. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $12?

• $10

• $24

• $19

• $14

The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 39. What is the smallest of these numbers?

• 13

• 11

• 9

• 7

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed three pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut into five pieces and sold. There were a total of 40 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?

• 10

• 8

• 5

• 4

Patrick spent half of his weekly allowance playing arcade games. To earn more money his parents let him clean the car for $9. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $15?

• $30

• $18

• $15

• $12

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

How old am I if 500 reduced by 5 times my age is 450?

• 350

• 4.5

• 10

• 5

You had $23 to spend on four avocados. After buying them you had $11. How much did each avocado cost?

• $3

• $3.50

• $2.3

• $2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

CCSS.6.NS.B.3