Word Problems

Williamsburg Elementary received an order of 553 chairs. 8 chairs fit in a large shipping box. How many shipping boxes did they receive to get all of the chairs?

• 67

• 68

• 69

• 70

A school collects canned food for charity. Third graders collected 327 cans. Third graders collected 138 more cans than fourth-graders. How many cans did the fourth grade collect?

• 211

• 189

• 465

• 455

There were 789 people attending a baseball game after 27 people left. How many people were at the game before the people left?

• 706

• 762

• 816

• 806

Ms. Edwards drives to the beach 3 days a week. She drives 9 miles everyday. How many miles does Ms. Edwards drive altogether?

• 21

• 27

• 12

• 26

Jayden walks 7 dogs each day for 5 days. Which equation shows how many walks he will make by the end of the fifth day?

• 7 + 5 = 12

• 7 + 5 + 5 = 17

• 5 x 5 = 25

• 7 x 5 = 35

Rob and Wyatt sell bottles of water at a local tennis match. Rob sells 127 bottles of water. Wyatt sells 169 bottles of water. How many bottles of water do they sell in all?

• 296

• 286

• 46

• 42

Sam's Sports Shop had 700 baseball hats. The shop sold 372 baseball hats. How many baseball hats does the shop have now?

• 472

• 1072

• 428

• 328

• 8,407

• 8,307

• 7,407

• 8,207

Tony earned $142 a week at his summer job and he worked for 7 weeks. How much money did Tony earn for the summer?

• $149

• $994

• $135

• $742

Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?

• 156 inches

• 36 inches

• 83 inches

• 93 inches