Mixed Word Problems for Kids Quiz

Question 1

Lily has 24 crayons. She gives 8 to her friend. How many does she have left?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

14

Answer

15

Answer

17

Question 2

A jar has 5 red, 7 blue, and 3 yellow sweets. How many sweets are in the jar altogether?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

13

Answer

14

Answer

16

Question 3

There are 6 tables in a classroom. Each table has 4 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

20

Answer

22

Answer

26

Question 4

Jake scores 7 goals in each of 5 football matches. How many goals does he score altogether?

Accepted Answer

35

Answer

30

Answer

33

Answer

38

Question 5

A box of 36 chocolates is shared equally between 4 children. How many chocolates does each child get?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

7

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 6

A bookshelf has 3 shelves. Each shelf holds 15 books. How many books in total?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

40

Answer

42

Answer

44

Question 7

Emma reads 12 pages every day. How many pages does she read in a week?

Accepted Answer

84

Answer

72

Answer

74

Answer

82

Question 8

A bag of apples weighs 2 kg. There are 8 apples in the bag. What does each apple weigh in grams?

Accepted Answer

250 g

Answer

200 g

Answer

225 g

Answer

275 g

Question 9

A school trip has 92 children. They travel in minibuses of 8. How many minibuses are needed?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

11

Answer

13

Question 10

Zara has £10. She buys a book for £3.50 and a pen for £1.25. How much money does she have left?

Accepted Answer

£5.25

Answer

£4.75

Answer

£5.00

Answer

£5.75

Question 11

A farmer has 48 eggs. He puts them into boxes of 6. How many boxes does he fill?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 12

A cake is cut into 8 equal slices. 3 slices are eaten. What fraction of the cake is left?

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/3

Answer

1/2

Question 13

A cinema has 250 seats. 178 people are sitting down. How many empty seats are there?

Accepted Answer

72

Answer

62

Answer

70

Answer

82

Question 14

A train journey takes 1 hour and 45 minutes. If the train leaves at 10:20 am, when does it arrive?

Accepted Answer

12:05 pm

Answer

11:55 am

Answer

12:00 pm

Answer

12:15 pm

Question 15

A garden is 9 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

45 m²

Answer

35 m²

Answer

40 m²

Answer

50 m²

Question 16

Sam saves £3 every week. After how many weeks will he have saved £27?

Accepted Answer

9 weeks

Answer

7 weeks

Answer

8 weeks

Answer

10 weeks

Question 17

There are 30 pupils in a class. 2/5 of them walk to school. How many pupils walk?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

14

Answer

15

Question 18

A shop sells packs of 5 pencils for £1.50. How much do 3 packs cost?

Accepted Answer

£4.50

Answer

£3.50

Answer

£4.00

Answer

£5.00

Question 19

A wall is 4 m tall. A ladder is 6 m long and leans against the wall with its base 1 m from the wall. Does the ladder reach the top of the wall?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it goes beyond the top of the wall

Answer

Yes, it is exactly tall enough

Answer

No, it falls short

Answer

Cannot tell without more information

Question 20

A baker makes 240 biscuits. She puts 12 biscuits in each tin. She sells each tin for £2.50. How much does she earn if she sells all the tins?

Accepted Answer

£50

Answer

£45

Answer

£48

Answer

£52