Examples by Topic

Mathematical Word Problems

Word Problems

solve a word problem

Rachel has 17 apples. She gives 9 to Sarah. How many apples does Rachel have now?

Jack has 8 cats and 2 dogs. Jill has 7 cats and 4 dogs. How many dogs are there in all?

if there are 40 cookies all together and A takes 10 and B takes 5 how many are left

If Jane has 23 cats and I have 2 cats, and then Jane gives me 5 cats, how many more cats does Jane have than I?

Rhonda has 12 marbles more than Douglas. Douglas has 6 marbles more than Bertha. Rhonda has twice as many marbles as Bertha has. How many marbles does Douglas have?