Solving Words Problems - + - ÷ × - Answer Key - Addition, subtraction, multiplication or division word problems

Sep 30, 2026

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Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division to solve 15 short arithmetic word problems presented in a student-style worksheet. Each scenario includes quantities in real-life contexts such as games, cats, candy boxes, DVDs, lawn mowing, homework pages, toys, a marathon, a Halloween party, potatoes, pencils, video games, basketball points, and amusement-park tickets. This version provides the completed solutions for every numbered problem in an Answer Key layout.

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Reading Time8 min

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Answer Key

Solving Words Problems (+ - ÷ ×) Name: | Use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to solve each problem.
1) John played 7 games of basketball with his friends. If John scored 3 points each game, how many points did he score total? | | | | | | | | Answers
1. | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | A pet store had two different types of cats. They had 6 house cats and they had 4 siamese cats. How many cats did they have total? | | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | | 3) | Billy bought 3 boxes of candy with each box having 2 pieces inside of it. How many pieces of candy did he have total? | | | | | | | 3.
4. | | | | | | | 4) | Lana was trying to sell 18 of her old DVDs. If she only sold 9 of them, how many did she have left? | | | | | | | 5. | | | | | | | 5) | Cody made 35 dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he charged 7 bucks for each lawn, how many lawns did he mow? | | | | | | | 6. | | | | | | | 6) | Haley had to complete 12 homework problems. If each page has 6 problems on it, how many pages does she have to complete? | | | | | | | 7. | | | | | | | 7) | Maria received 16 dollars for her birthday. Later she found some toys that cost 4 dollars each. How many of the toys could she buy? | | | | | | | 8.
9. | | | | | | | 8) | Vanessa was practicing for a marathon. She practiced for 6 days, running 9 miles each day. How many miles did Vanessa run altogether? | | | | | | | 10. | | | | | | | 9) | At the school Halloween party 7 girls and 6 boys dressed as ghosts. How many people total dressed as a ghost? | | | | | | | 11. | | | | | | | 10) | A chef had 11 potatoes to make fries with, but he only used 6 of them. How many potatoes does he still have? | | | | | | | 12.
13. | | | | | | | 11) | Paul was packing up his old toys. He managed to squeeze 6 toys into a box. If Paul filled up 6 boxes, how many toys did he pack total? | | | | | | | 14. | | | | | | | 12) | Emily brought 5 pencils to class on the first day of school. By December she had used 3 pencils. How many pencils does she still have? | | | | | | | 15. | | | | | | | 13) | A group of 2 friends were playing video games. Later 8 more friends came over. How many people were there total? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14) | Sam was playing basketball with his friend. Together they scored 10 points. If Sam scored 8 of the points. How many points did his friend score? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15) | The roller coaster at the state fair costs 8 tickets per ride. If you had 72 tickets, how many times could you ride it? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Math
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1) John played 7 games of basketball with his friends. If John scored 3 points each game, how many points did he score total? | | | | | | | | Answers
1. 21 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | A pet store had two different types of cats. They had 6 house cats and they had 4 siamese cats. How many cats did they have total? | | | | | | | 2. 10 | | | | | | | 3) | Billy bought 3 boxes of candy with each box having 2 pieces inside of it. How many pieces of candy did he have total? | | | | | | | 3. 6 4. 9 | | | | | | | 4) | Lana was trying to sell 18 of her old DVDs. If she only sold 9 of them, how many did she have left? | | | | | | | 5. 5 | | | | | | | 5) | Cody made 35 dollars mowing lawns over the summer. If he charged 7 b

FAQs

What math operations are required to solve these problems?

Each problem can be solved using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division as stated in the worksheet instructions.

How many word problems are included in the set?

There are 15 numbered word problems.

Does this document include the answers or just the questions?

This file is an Answer Key version that lists the solution values for each numbered problem.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by Marglet