- Jasmine had two boxes of pencils with 12 pencils in each box. She gave 5 pencils to a friend. How many pencils does Jasmine have now?
Solution: 2 × 12 = 24; 24 - 5 = 19 →
Answer: 19
- Arvin mowed lawns for $5 each. He mowed 5 lawns on Saturday and 7 lawns on Sunday. How much money did Arvin make mowing lawns?
Solution: 5 + 7 = 12 lawns; 12 × $5 = $60 →
Answer: 60
- Mez baked 3 dozen cookies. Then she ate 4 of them. How many does she have left?
Solution: 3 × 12 = 36; 36 - 4 = 32 →
Answer: 32
- At the donut shop, cake donuts cost $1 and bars cost twice as much. If Kaleem bought 2 of each kind of donut, how much money did he spend?
Solution: Bar cost = $2; (2 × $1) + (2 × $2) = $2 + $4 = $6 →
Answer: 6
- Zayden had 58 toy cars. He gave two of them to his little brother. Then he put equal amounts into 8 buckets. How many toy cars are in each bucket?
Solution: 58 - 2 = 56; 56 ÷ 8 = 7 →
Answer: 7
- Talia and Scott were playing video games. Talia got 1,562 points and Scott got 3 times as many points. How many points did they earn altogether?
Solution: Scott = 3 × 1,562 = 4,686; Total = 1,562 + 4,686 = 6,248 →
Answer: 6248
- The zoo had 5 lemurs, 6 meerkats, and 3 monkeys. Half of the animals were sleeping. How many animals were awake?
Solution: Total animals = 5 + 6 + 3 = 14; Awake = 14 ÷ 2 = 7 →
Answer: 7
- Luisa bought 3 bags of M&Ms. Each bag had 56 M&Ms. Luisa ate 35 of the M&Ms. How many M&Ms does she have now?
Solution: 3 × 56 = 168; 168 - 35 = 133 →
Answer: 133
- The Zavala family bought 4 pizzas with 6 slices each. There were 8 slices left when they were done eating. How many slices did they eat?
Solution: Total slices = 4 × 6 = 24; Eaten = 24 - 8 = 16 →
Answer: 16
- Michelle went on a picnic. Veer brought 2 sandwiches that cost $5 each. Michelle brought 4 cookies that cost $2 each. How much did they spend total?
Solution: Sandwiches = 2 × $5 = $10; Cookies = 4 × $2 = $8; Total = $10 + $8 = $18 →
Answer: 18
- [Unlabeled problem near top right]: Selling friendship bracelets. She sold 7 bracelets for $4 each. If the bracelets cost $1 each to make, how much profit did she make?
Solution: Revenue = 7 × $4 = $28; Cost = 7 × $1 = $7; Profit = $28 - $7 = $21 →
Answer: 21
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of interpret remainders worksheet.
