Math Practice Problems - Arithmetic Word Problems

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Arithmetic Word Problems - Sample Math Practice Problems

The math problems below can be generated by MathScore.com, a math practice program for schools and individual families. References to complexity and mode refer to the overall difficulty of the problems as they appear in the main program. In the main program, all problems are automatically graded and the difficulty adapts dynamically based on performance. Answers to these sample questions appear at the bottom of the page. This page does not grade your responses.

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Complexity=2, Mode=mix

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Complexity=1, Mode=mix

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1	You collect balls. Suppose you start out with 16. Mike gives you another 17 balls. How many balls do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 16 balls. Mike gives you 17 balls: 16 + 17 = 33 balls. So you have 33 at the end.

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2	You collect baseball cards. Suppose you start out with 16. Since you're nice, you give John 3 baseball cards. How many baseball cards do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 16 baseball cards. John takes 3 baseball cards from you: 16 - 3 = 13 baseball cards. So you have 13 at the end.

Complexity=2, Mode=mix

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1	You collect coins. Suppose you start out with 11. Since his mother makes coins, Miguel decides to double your coins. Since you're nice, you give Mary 12 coins. How many coins do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 11 coins. Miguel doubles the number of coins you have: 11 × 2 = 22 coins. Mary takes 12 coins from you: 22 - 12 = 10 coins. So you have 10 at the end.

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2	You collect coins. Suppose you start out with 11. Since you're nice, you give Sharon 3 coins. Since you're nice, you give Steven 4 coins. How many coins do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 11 coins. Sharon takes 3 coins from you: 11 - 3 = 8 coins. Steven takes 4 coins from you: 8 - 4 = 4 coins. So you have 4 at the end.

Complexity=3, Mode=mix

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1	You collect pens. Suppose you start out with 7. Mike gives you another 22 pens. Since her father makes pens, Cindy decides to double your pens. Since you're nice, you give Sharon 19 pens. How many pens do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 7 pens. Mike gives you 22 pens: 7 + 22 = 29 pens. Cindy doubles the number of pens you have: 29 × 2 = 58 pens. Sharon takes 19 pens from you: 58 - 19 = 39 pens. So you have 39 at the end.

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2	You collect balls. Suppose you start out with 7. John takes half of one more than the number of balls you have. Since his mother makes balls, Peter decides to triple your balls. How many balls do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 7 balls. John takes half of one more than the number of balls you have. So John takes half of 7 + 1 which is 4, so you're left with 7 - 4 = 3. Peter triples the number of balls you have: 3 × 3 = 9 balls. So you have 9 at the end.

Complexity=4, Mode=mix

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1	You collect baseball cards. Suppose you start out with 15. Maria takes half of one more than the number of baseball cards you have. Since you're nice, you give Peter 1 baseball card. Since his father makes baseball cards, Paul decides to triple your baseball cards. How many baseball cards do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 15 baseball cards. Maria takes half of one more than the number of baseball cards you have. So Maria takes half of 15 + 1 which is 8, so you're left with 15 - 8 = 7. Peter takes 1 baseball card from you: 7 - 1 = 6 baseball cards. Paul triples the number of baseball cards you have: 6 × 3 = 18 baseball cards. So you have 18 at the end.

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2	You collect baseball cards. Suppose you start out with 15. Since her father makes baseball cards, Cindy decides to quadruple your baseball cards. Since you're nice, you give Mike 10 baseball cards. Tiffany gives you another 12 baseball cards. Pearl gives you another 23 baseball cards. How many baseball cards do you have at the end?
Solution Start with 15 baseball cards. Cindy quadruples the number of baseball cards you have: 15 × 4 = 60 baseball cards. Mike takes 10 baseball cards from you: 60 - 10 = 50 baseball cards. Tiffany gives you 12 baseball cards: 50 + 12 = 62 baseball cards. Pearl gives you 23 baseball cards: 62 + 23 = 85 baseball cards. So you have 85 at the end.

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