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  • Ms. Shelly needs to put gas in her car. Every time she gets gas it costs her $48. How much does Ms. Shelly spend if she gets gas 4 times?
    $192
  • Ms. Shelly has 4 pencil boxes. There are 120 pencils in each box. She gave 62 pencils to her students. How many pencils does she have left?
    418 pencils
  • Mrs. Willix wants to give everyone in the class $5. If there are 16 students in the class, how much money does Mrs. Willix have to give out in all?
    $80
  • Mr. Kucera owns 65 pairs of shoes. If each pair has 2 individual shoes, how many individual shoes does he own in all?
    130 individual shoes
  • Ms. Shelly wants to go home for the weekend. She drives 97 miles there, and then drives the same amount back. She then drives 12 more miles to come to Winfield. How many miles did Ms. Shelly drive in all?
    206 miles
  • Mrs. Willix wants to bake 16 batches of cookies. She will need 3 cups of sugar for each batch of cookies. How many cups of sugar will Mrs. Willix need?
    48 cups of sugar
  • Ms. Shelly wants to buy some tickets for a concert. 1 ticket costs $78. How much would Ms. Shelly pay if she bought 5 tickets?
    $390
  • There are 16 students in Mrs. Willix’s class. If each student brings in 2 stuffed animals, how many stuffed animals are there in the classroom?
    32 stuffed animals
  • Mr. Brach wants to drink 2 cups of coffee a day. He decides to try it for 3 weeks. How many cups of coffee will Mr. Brach drink at the end of 3 weeks? (Remember there are 7 days in a week!)
    42 cups of coffee
  • Ms. Shelly buys coffee 2 times a week. If the coffee costs $8, how much does Ms. Shelly spend on coffee in 6 weeks?
    $96
  • Mrs. Willix has 2 daughters. She gave each of her daughters 37 legos. Then she gave them each 23 more legos. How many legos do Mrs. Willix’s daughters have in all?
    120 legos
  • Ms. Shelly and her sister each own 11 hair ties. Ms. Shelly also owns 23 hair clips. How many hair ties and hair clips do Ms. Shelly and her sister own in all?
    45 hair ties and clips
  • It’s summer and Mrs. Willix is going on a vacation! She goes to the store and buys 21 packs of sunscreen. Each pack has 2 bottles of sunscreen. If Mrs. Willix used 3 bottles of sunscreen on her trip, how many does she have left?
    39 bottles of sunscreen
  • Ms. Shelly’s pet guinea pig eats 2 pounds of vegetables a day. How many pounds of vegetables does her guinea pig eat in 4 weeks? (Remember a week has 7 days!)
    56 pounds
  • Mrs. Willix is having a party! She bought 84 cans of soda. Each can costs $5. She also bought 22 pizzas that cost $8 each. How much did Mrs. Willix spend in all on her party?
    $596
  • Mr. Kucera visits a different classroom every day for the announcements. If there are 43 classrooms, how many days would it take for him to visit them all 4 times?
    172 days
  • Mr. Kucera can read 54 words per minute. If he reads for 9 minutes, how many words did he read?
    486 words
  • Ms. Shelly and her sister each own 14 pairs of shoes. Ms. Shelly also owns 17 pairs of boots. How many pairs of shoes and boots do Ms. Shelly and her sister own in all?
    45 pairs of shoes and boots
  • Mr. Brach and Mrs. Willix each have 67 books. Mr. Brach lets 4 students borrow a book. Mrs. Willix lets 11 students borrow books. How many books do Mr. Brach and Mrs. Willix have left in all?
    119 books
  • Mr. Brach and Mrs. Willix each own 32 rulers. If Mrs. Willix lets 8 students borrow a ruler, how many rulers do Mr. Brach and Mrs. Willix have in all?
    56 rulers