Repeated Subtraction and Multiplication in Word Problems

Ashley and Avionna are making a sticker page.  They made 8 rows of stickers. They put 6 stickers in each row.  How many stickers did they place in rows?

• 14

• 48

• 42

• 56

Mr. Starling wants to rearrange his closet of shoes.  There are 32 pairs of shoes in his closet.  He wants 4 rows of shoes.  How many pairs of shoes will go in each row?

• 7

• 28

• 36

• 8

Ms. Brown bought 5 bags of candy.  In each bag there were 10 pieces of candy.  How many pieces of candy did Ms. Brown buy?

• 15

• 50

• 5

• 55

Josiah picks 25 apples.  He places 5 apples in each bag.  How many bags does Josiah have?

• 25

• 30

• 20

• 5

Frandier and Bryant helped pack boxes to donate to charity. Frandier packed 28 boxes with 32 books in each box. About how many books did Frandier pack?

• 300

• 900

• 600

• 1,200

Frandier and Bryant helped pack boxes to donate to charity. Frandier packed 28 boxes with 30 books in each box. Bryant packed 31 boxes with 25 books in each box. How many more books did Frandier pack?

• 3

• 65

• 118

• 230

Damien had a supply of 3,016 pencils.  There were 273 students who EACH borrowed 4 pencils.  How many pencils are left in the supply bin?

• 2,084

• 2,743

• 1,924

• 1,929

• 30
• 40
• 60
• 80

Mr. Parker has 982 pounds of grain. He feeds 240 to his pigs and 460 to his cows. How much grain does he have left?

• 522 pounds

• 228 pounds

• 742 pounds

• 282 pounds

Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

• 136 - (15 x 3)

• 136 + (15 x 3)

• (136 - 15) x 3

• (136 + 15) x 3