Grade 7 – Word Problems – Set A

Please complete the following problems in your Math Notebook. Please show
ALL your steps.

Problem A
Mr. Au ate some donuts for breakfast. Mr. Chan ate three times as many donuts
as Mr. Au. They were Crispy Cream donuts, and each donut weighs 245 grams. Mr.
Au and Mr. Chan ate 52 donuts in total. How many donuts did Mr. Au and Mr.
Chan each eat?

Problem B
Mrs. Mitra has a number of Fuzzies in her classroom. Mr. Au has three more
Fuzzies than Mrs. Mitra in his classroom. Mr. Chan really hates Fuzzy, so he has
none of them in his classroom. There are 29 Fuzzies in the intermediate classes
altogether. How many Fuzzies are there in each classroom?

Problem C
Andy ate some hamburgers for lunch. Jessica ate four times as many hamburgers
as Andy. Haneef ate four less hamburgers than Andy. McDonald’s hamburgers are
the most delicious hamburgers in the world. However, David does not agree and
did not eat any of the hamburgers at all. Andy, Jessica and Haneef ate 56
hamburgers in total. How many hamburgers did each person eat?

Problem D
Eva went to the store and bought some popsicles to eat. Jenny ate twice as many
popsicles as Eva. Melissa ate three times as many popsicles as Eva. Kara ate twice
as many popsicles as Melissa. They ate 156 popsicles in total. How many popsicles
did each person eat?