Name____________________________________ Date____________________

Directions: Read the word problems below. Highlight the key words in each
problem. Cross out any unnecessary information. Solve each problem.

1. Three boys each have 70 football cards, 80 basketball cards, and 90

baseball cards. How many baseball cards do they have in all?

2. Sandy had 45 pennies in her piggy bank. Then, her father gave her 92
pennies, 12 dimes, and 5 quarters. How many pennies does she have in all?

3. There were 1,952 trees in a forest. A lumberjack cut down 102 trees.
About how many trees are left in the forest?

4. A bookstore has 2,000 science fiction books and 1,500 fantasy fiction
books. The employees want to put the science fiction books on 50 shelves
with an equal amount of books on each shelf. How many science fiction
books will go on each shelf?

5. A class is selling shirts for $15 each. It costs $7 to make each shirt. If the
class sells 80 shirts, what will their profit be?
Name____________________________________ Date____________________

Directions: Read the word problems below. Highlight the key words in each
problem. Cross out any unnecessary information. Solve each problem.

1. Three boys each have 70 football cards, 80 basketball cards, and 90

baseball cards. How many baseball cards do they have in all?

2. Sandy had 45 pennies in her piggy bank. Then, her father gave her 92
pennies, 12 dimes, and 5 quarters. How many pennies does she have in all?

3. There were 1,952 trees in a forest. A lumberjack cut down 102 trees. How
many trees are left in the forest?

4. Al wants to plant 24 flowers and 34 vegetable plants in his garden. He

wants to plant his flowers in 6 equal rows. How many flowers will be in
each row?
Name____________________________________ Date____________________

Directions: Read the word problems below. Highlight the key words in each
problem. Cross out any unnecessary information. Solve each problem.

1. Three boys each have 70 football cards and 90 baseball cards. How many
baseball cards do they have in all?

2. Sandy had 45 pennies in her piggy bank. Then, her father gave her 92
pennies and 5 quarters. How many pennies does she have in all?

3. Al wants to plant 24 flowers and 34 vegetable plants in his garden. He

wants to plant his flowers in 6 equal rows. How many flowers will be in
each row?