Solving Word Problems (+ - ÷ ×) 1

Robin had 17 math problems for homework. If she finished 8 of them on the bus ride home, how many more did she have to do?

Carol needs to buy 16 apples for apple bobbing. If each bag contains 4 apples, how many bags will she need?

Tom bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought 2 more boxes. How many boxes did he have total?

For a potluck lunch Katie brought 6 bottles of soda. If everyone only drank 2 of the sodas, how many did she have to take back home?

Victor played 8 games of basketball with his friends. If Victor scored 2 points each game, how many points did he score total?

While playing basketball Team A scored 35 points. If each person scored 7 points, how many people were playing?

A pet store had 4 cages of snakes with 9 snakes in each cage. How many snakes did the pet store have total?

Ned bought 17 books at the book fair. If he gave 8 of them to his brother, how many books did he have left?

Edward was drawing super heroes on a sheet of scrap paper. He drew 4 heroes on the front and 8 heroes on the back. How many heroes did he draw total?

The mailman delivered 11 pieces of mail to a house. If 8 of the pieces were junkmail, how many pieces were actually good?