Arithmetic Word Problems

The electricity used in a house on the coast of Maine was 1538 kilowatts during the month of September. During that month, a windmill supplied 925 kilowatts to the house. How many kilowatts were supplied by the power company?

• 613 kilowatts

• 713 kilowatts

• 513 kilowatts

• 813 kilowatts

An appliance warehouse delivered 37 refrigerators in one week. How many refrigerators remain in the warehouse if there were 85 in stock at the beginning of the week?

• 52 refrigerators

• 42 refrigerators

• 48 refigerators

• 58 refrigerators

Determine the value of x which represents the width of the base.

• Not sure

• 3 feet

• 9 feet

• 4 feet

A 55-gallon drum of paint thinner is in an auto body shop. The shop used the following amounts during the month: 3 gallons, 9 gallons, 4 gallons, 14 gallons, and 2 gallons. How much is remaining?

• 23 gallons

• 32 gallons

• 22 gallons

• 33 gallons

A room is 14 feet wide and 16 feet long and one floor tile measures 1 foot x 1 foot, how many tiles are needed to cover this floor?

• 30 tiles

• 32 tiles

• 220 tiles

• 224 tiles

An 8 foot long, pressure treated, 6x8 post cost $9 and we need 50 posts to make a fence, what is the cost for fence post?

• $72

• $48

• $400

• $450

A case of engine oil (12 bottles) sells for $60, what is the price per bottle?

• $5

• $6

• $7

• $8

Samantha has 48 apples. She gave 15 apples to her friend. How many apples does Samantha have now?

• 33

• 25

• 50

• 10

A garden has 24 rows of flowers. Each row has 8 flowers. How many flowers are there in total?

• 192

• 32

• 56

• 200

A factory produces 450 toys in a day. If they produce the same number of toys for 5 days, how many toys will they produce in total?

• 2250

• 500

• 1000

• 1500