Word problems

Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for

7 cups of sugar.  She has already put in two cups.

 How many more cups does she need

to put in?

She needs to put in
more cups.

How many packages of dry erase markers 

can you buy with $40 if one package costs $8?

You can buy
packages.

At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends

decided to divide the bill evenly. If each

person paid $13 then what was the total bill?

The total bill was $

Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the

weekend he received some money for

raking leaves. He now has $41. How

much money did he receive?

Trevon received $

Last week Julia ran 30 miles more than

Frank. Julia ran 47 miles. How many

miles did Frank run?

Frank ran
miles.
You can buy

How many boxes of candy can you buy

with $15. if one box costs $2.50?

boxes of candy.

Amanda and her best friend found some

money buried in a field. They split the

money evenly, each getting $24.28. How

much money did they find?

They found $

Jenny wants to buy a game that costs

$30.98. How much change does she receive

if she gives the cashier $40?

Jenny should receive $
in change.
Norman had $

After paying $5.12 for a book, Norman has

$27.10. How much money did he have

before buying the book?

before buying the book.

A stray dog ate 12 of your muffins. That

was ⅜ of all of them! With how many did

you start?

You started with
muffins.

Joe drew 32 pictures in his sketch book.

He drew four times as many pictures as Kevin.

 How many pictures did Kevin draw?

Kevin drew
pictures.
Oscar drank

Tina drank four sodas at the party on Saturday.

Her brother, Oscar, drank  two times as many.

How many sodas did Oscar drink?

sodas at the party.

Mary is saving up money to go on a trip.

This month, she saved three times as much money

as she saved last month.  Last month,

she saved $9.60.

How much money did Mary save this month?

Mary saved $
this month.
Paul read

Jeff read 12 books during the month of August.

He read four times as many books as Paul.

How many books did Paul read?

books.
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