P4L Math Word Problems - Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

Solve the following word problems and show your thinking in your answer.

1. Andrew is having his friends over for game night. So he decided to prepare snacks and games.

1.1 He started by making mini sandwiches. If he has 4 friends coming over and he made 3 sandwiches for each one
of them, how many sandwiches did he make?

He made __________ sandwiches.

1.2 He also made some juice from fresh oranges. If he used 2 oranges per glass of juice and he made 6 glasses of
juice, how many oranges did he use?

He used __________ oranges.

1.3 Then he started to prepare the games for his 4 friends. If each game takes 5 minutes to prepare and he prepared
a total of 5 games, how many minutes did it take for Andrew to prepare all the games?

It took Andrew __________ minutes to prepare all the games.

1.4 Andrew’s 4 friends decided to bring food as well. If each of them brought 4 slices of pizza and 3 bags of chips,
how many slices of pizza do they have in total?

They have __________ slices of pizza in total.

1.5 Lastly, Andrew tried to compute his expenses for the game night. If he spent €9 for each game they played and
they played a total of 5 games, write an equation for how much money he spent on games that night.

He spent __________ on games that night.

 P4L Math Word Problems - Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

Read each question and show your thinking in your answer

2. Mona is having a party at her house to celebrate her birthday. She invited some friends and family.

2.1. Mona prepared rainbow colored cupcakes for dessert. If she made one box of cupcakes for each of the 7 colors
of the rainbow and each box has 6 cupcakes, how many cupcakes did Mona prepare in total?

She prepared __________ cupcakes in total.

2.2. Her mom also baked some cookies. If she baked 5 pans of cookies for 30 minutes each and there are 8 cookies
per pan, how many cookies did her mom bake?

Her mom baked __________ cookies.

2.3. They planned to serve some cold drinks as well. If they make 9 pitchers of drinks and each pitcher can fill 6
glasses, how many glasses of drinks are they preparing?

They are preparing __________ glasses of drinks.

2.4. They decided to hold the party in their backyard. They have 8 tables and each table is 10 feet long and has 7
chairs. How many chairs do they have for the guests?

They have __________ chairs for guests.

2.5. At the end of the party, Mona gave away some souvenirs to her 6 closest friends. If each of them received 2
souvenir items, write an equation for how many souvenirs Mona gave away.

Mona gave away __________ souvenirs.