Word Problem Review Pt 2

If Royal can put 1 check in each envelope, how many envelopes will she need to use to mail 1 check to the bank?

• 5

• 10

• 1

• 1.5

Answer explanation

Royal needs only 1 envelope to mail 1 check, as each envelope can hold 1 check. Therefore, the correct answer is 1.

An airplane has 3 seats in each row. If the plane can seat 12 passengers, how many rows of seats does it have?

• 8

• 6

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

To find the number of rows, divide the total number of seats by the number of seats per row. The plane has 12 seats and 3 seats per row: 12 ÷ 3 = 4. Therefore, the plane has 4 rows of seats.

At the department store, each package of T-shirts contains 6 T-shirts. If Sebastian needs 6 T-shirts, how many package must he buy?

• 6

• 1

• 3

• 2

Answer explanation

Sebastian needs 6 T-shirts, and each package contains 6 T-shirts. Therefore, he only needs to buy 1 package to get the required amount.

If each bowl can hold 3 oranges and Rhys has 27 oranges, how many bowls will he need?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 13

Answer explanation

To find out how many bowls Rhys needs, divide the total number of oranges (27) by the capacity of each bowl (3). 27 ÷ 3 = 9. Therefore, Rhys needs 9 bowls.

Each package of dog food contains 8 cans of food. If Lyric needs 56 cans for her dog, how many packages does she need to buy?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 6

Answer explanation

To find out how many packages Lyric needs, divide the total cans needed (56) by the number of cans per package (8). 56 ÷ 8 = 7. Therefore, Lyric needs to buy 7 packages.

James just transferred $5 out of his bank account. As a result, the account now has $853 left in it. How much money was in the account before the transfer?

• $848

• $858

• $853

• $856

Answer explanation

To find the original amount in the account, add the transferred amount to the remaining balance: $853 + $5 = $858. Therefore, the account had $858 before the transfer.

Nerina runs her own baking company. This morning, Nerina's workers baked 68 strawberry pies. They also baked some more after lunch. In total, they baked 440 strawberry pies. How many strawberry pies did Nerina's workers bake after lunch?

• 374 Pies

• 508 Pies

• 440 Pies

• 372 Pies

Answer explanation

Nerina's workers baked 68 pies in the morning. To find out how many they baked after lunch, subtract the morning pies from the total: 440 - 68 = 372. Therefore, they baked 372 strawberry pies after lunch.

Elliot went to the grocery store and bought 16 bagels. If there are 4 bagels in each pack, how many packs of bagels did Elliot buy?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

Answer explanation

Elliot bought 16 bagels and each pack contains 4 bagels. To find the number of packs, divide 16 by 4. 16 ÷ 4 = 4. Therefore, Elliot bought 4 packs of bagels.

At a local school, 2 students are putting on a puppet show. Each student made 4 puppets for the show. How many puppets are there in all?

• 12

• 4

• 8

• 2

Answer explanation

Each student made 4 puppets, and there are 2 students. So, 4 puppets/student × 2 students = 8 puppets in total. Therefore, the correct answer is 8.

Avryl bought 2 bags of potatoes. There were 2 potatoes in each bag. How many potatoes did Avryl buy?

• 3

• 6

• 2

• 4

Answer explanation

Avryl bought 2 bags of potatoes, with 2 potatoes in each bag. To find the total, multiply the number of bags (2) by the number of potatoes per bag (2): 2 x 2 = 4. Therefore, Avryl bought 4 potatoes.