Math Word Problems

1) Victor had twenty bottles of water. If he drank four each day how many days would they last him?

2) For Halloween Edward received twenty-one pieces of candy. If he put them into piles with three
in each pile, how many piles could he make?

3) Bianca was placing her spare change into stacks. One stack had five coins and the other had three.  How many coins did she have total?

4) The roller coaster at the state fair costs seven tickets per ride. If six friends were going to ride the
roller coaster, how many tickets would they need?

5) Billy's freezer had sixty-four ice cubes in it. If he had to get ice for eight cups, how many pieces
should he put in each cup to make them have the same amount?

6) For Carol's birthday two of her friends gave her nine dollars. How much money did she get for her birthday?

7) A pet store had fifteen siamese cats. If they sold seven of them, how many cats did they still have?

8) A chef had sixteen potatoes to make fries with, but he only used seven of them. How many
potatoes does he still have?

9) Will was making ice using ice trays. Each tray held five ice cubes. If he had nine trays how many cubes could he make?

10) Tom was reading through his favorite book series. The first week he read seven different books. The next week he read six books. How many books did he read total?

11) A mailman had to give nine pieces of junkmail and eight magazines to a house. How many pieces of mail did he deliver total?

12) For a potluck lunch Robin brought thirteen bottles of soda. If everyone only drank six of the sodas, how many did she have to take back home?

13) The soda machine in the lobby of a hotel cost three quarters for each can. How many quarters would you need for four sodas?

14) A designer was buying furniture for her new house. She bought five chairs for the living room and seven for her kitchen. How many chairs did she buy total?

15) Oliver was packing up his old toys. He has twelve toys to pack up and can fit two in each box.
How many boxes will he need?

16) Jerry was playing basketball with his friend. Jerry scored nine points and his friend scored nine
points. How many points did they score total?

17) Henry was reading through his favorite book series. Each week he read eight different books. How many books would he have read through after nine weeks?

18) Adam bought eleven books at the book fair. If he gave two of them to his brother, how many
books did he have left?

19) Janet's dad took the family out to eat for her birthday.There were eight people total. There were four kids and everyone else was an adult. How many adults were there?

20) Wendy had twenty quarters. If it costs five quarters for each coke from a coke machine, how many could she buy?