Operation Word Problems

Mrs. Jackson had 342 paint brushes.

-She threw away 87 broken paint brushes .

-Then she bought 150 more paint brushes.

Which equation shows how to find the number of paintbrushes she has now?

• 342 - 87 - 150 =

• 342 - 87 + 150 =

• 342 + 87 + 150 =

• 342 + 87 - 150 =

Tim's goal is to practice playing drums for 300 minutes this week.

On Sunday he practiced for 127 minutes. On Tuesday he practiced for 38 minutes.

How many more minutes does Tim need to practice in order to meet his goal?

• 135

• 465

• 165

• 145

Ashley has 42 lollipops to put into 6 goody bags. She wants to put the same number of lollipops in each goody bag.

Which strip diagram shows how to find the number of lollipops that Ashley should put in each goody bag?

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Mrs. K bought 9 boxes of recorders. Each box contained 8 recorders.

How many recorders did Mrs. K buy?

• 81 recorders

• 1 recorder

• 72 recorders

• 17 recorders

Brad and his two brothers shared a plate of cookies. There were 24 cookies on the plate. Each boy ate the same number of cookies.

What is the number of cookies each boy ate?

• 8 cookies

• 8 plates of cookies

• 72 cookies

• 48 plates of cookies

A classroom currently contains 5 rows of chairs with 7 chairs per row. On parents’ night the classroom had TWICE as many chairs.

Which number sentence can be used to find the number of chairs in the classroom on parents’ night?

• 5 + 7 + 2

• 5 x 7 x 2

• 5 x 7 ^÷ 2

• 5 + 7 x 2

Will has 54 books to put on 6 shelves. He wants to put the same number of books on each shelf.

How many books should Scott put on each shelf?

• 60, because 6 + 54 = 60

• 324, because 54 x 6 = 324

• 9, because 6 x 9 = 54

• 48, because 54 - 48 = 6

In math class 5 students split up 45 flash cards to practice their math facts. The picture shows the total number of flash cards. Each student took the same number of flash cards.

What is the number of flash cards each student took?

• 9 flash cards

• 9 students

• 40 flash cards

• 40 students

The chart shows the new books Ms. McMahon ordered for the school library.

How many more books did Ms. McMahon order in the spring than in the fall?

• 493

• 46

• 18

• 28

Ms. Jones shipped yogurt cups to a store on Monday.

•She shipped 653 cups of peach yogurt.

•She shipped 219 cups of banana yogurt.

•She shipped 257 cups of vanilla yogurt.

How many more cups of peach yogurt did Ms. Jones ship than cups of banana and vanilla yogurt combined?

• 476

• 434

• 187

• 177