Positive Association Word Problems

It takes Kali eight minutes to sweep a porch. Shawna can sweep the same porch in 11 minutes. If they worked together how long would it take them?

• 4.63 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 5.34 hours

• 6 minutes

Nicole can pick forty bushels of apples in 15 hours. Carlos can pick the same amount in 11 hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?

• 6.35 hours

• 6.17 hours

• 6.09 hours

• 6 hours

It takes Heather seven hours to pour a large concrete driveway. Alberto can pour the same driveway in eight hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?

• 1 hour

• 2.37 hours

• 3.73 hours

• 4 hours

Raj finds 37 acorns in his front yard. He finds 29 acorns in his backyard. How many acorns does Raj find in all? What is the key word? What operation does it help me solve?

• how many

• finds

• in all

• addition

• subtraction

Mr. Nolan paid $36.95 for each adult shirt and $23.95 for each youth shirt he bought. Mr. Nolan bought 2 adult shirts and 5 youth shirts. How much money did he spend on these shirts?

• $167.35

• $258.65

• $232.65

• $193.65

John has 4 bags of marbles. Each bag contains 15 marbles. He gives 18 marbles to his friend and then buys 2 more bags, each containing 15 marbles. How many marbles does John have now?

• 72

• 78

• 84

• 90

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185 + 25) + 40

• p = (185 - 25) - 40

• p = (185 + 25) × 40

• p = (185 - 25) ÷ 40

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

Norah had 125 pennies. She used 35 pennies to buy a tootsie roll at the gas station and gave half of what was left to her sister. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of pennies Norah has now?

• p= 125+ 35 x 2

• p= (125+35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) x 2