Teacher Workbooks. Mathematics Series Word Problems, Multiple Skills - Vol. 2

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2 Teacher Workbooks Mathematics Series Word Problems, Multiple Skills - Vol. 2 Copyright 2004 Teachnology Publishing Company A Division of Teachnology, Inc. For additional information, visit us at

3 Table of Contents Multiple Skill Word Problems 1-30 Answers Standards Expectations of students in grades 3-5 are that all students should compute fluently and make reasonable estimates 1-30 Answers iii

4 1. Mrs. Homes collected 372,964 tickets. If she collected 1,372 more tickets, how many tickets does she now have? Show your work below. 2. Corinne rode her horse 2 ½ hours on Monday, 3 hours on Tuesday and Thursday, and 1 ½ hours on Saturday. How many hours did Corinne ride her horse during this week? 4. Nick likes to repair his skateboard. He spent $9.47 on new bearings and $2.84 on new decorative tape. How much did Nick spend? 3. CJ likes to draw. He spent $16.53 on a new sketch pad, $5.65 on a new drawing pencil, and $3.26 on an eraser. How much did CJ spend on his drawing materials? 5. Mr. Barry collects buttons. He collected 382 different buttons his first year of collecting. He collected another 286 his second year, 732 his third year, and 867 his fourth year. How many buttons did Mr. Barry collect in all? 6. Joannie likes to read. She spent 45 minutes reading on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. She spent 60 minutes reading on Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday. How long did she spend reading? 1

5 1. Justin is rehearsing for a play. He spent 3 hours on Sunday, 2 ½ hours on Monday, 3 ½ hours on Tuesday, 2 hours on Wednesday, and another 3 ¾ hours on Thursday at rehearsal. How long did Justin spend at rehearsal? 2. Mario likes to rent action movies. He spent a total of $12.36 the first week in the month, $8.64 the second week, $17.35 the third week, and $9.47 the fourth week in the month. How much money did Mario spend on movies? 3. Jonathan is a waiter. He made $25.86 in tips on Friday night. He made $64.82 on Saturday. How much did he earn in both nights? 4. Vanessa drove 372 miles to visit her daughter in college. While there, she drove another 156 miles. Vanessa then drove home 372 miles. How many miles did Vanessa drive? 5. Jose likes ice cream. He purchased 1 gallon of ice cream each month of this last year. How many gallons of ice cream did Jose purchase? 6. Lisa likes to roller blade. She bladed 4 miles on Saturday, 5 miles on Sunday, 3 miles on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and 4 miles on Thursday. How many miles did Lisa rollerblade? 2

6 1. Tye likes to play hockey. He made 12 goals in October 8 in November 14 in December, and 18 in January. How many goals did Tye make? 2. During the summer, Marie read 4 books. The first book had 387 pages, the second book 879 pages, the third book 254 pages, and the fourth book 510 pages. How many pages did Marie read during the summer? 3. Alex traveled 583 miles to visit his aunt. While visiting, he traveled another 124 miles, 758 miles, and 163 miles. Alex then traveled 583 miles home. How many miles in all did Alex travel? 4. Sammy operates a boat each Saturday and Sunday of July and August. He spends 8 hours on the boat on Saturday and 7 hours on the boat on Sunday. How many hours did Sammy spend in total on the boat during the four weekends in July? 5. Carol likes to shop. She spent $46.23 on a new dress, $34.96 on a new pair of shoes, $25.46 on a new purse, and $57.88 on new make-up. How much did Carol spend shopping? Answer: 6. Jennifer likes to play tennis. She spent $78.37 on a new tennis racket, $12.75 on a new package of tennis balls, and $56.89 for a new pair of tennis sneakers. How much did Jennifer spend? 3

7 1. Linda likes to spend time in the garden. She spent 2 hours Monday through Thursday gardening. She spent 7 hours on Saturday and 6 hours on Sunday in the garden. How many hours did Linda spend in the garden this week? 2. Mary likes to read. She read a book with 846 pages this month. Last month, she read a book with 1,286 pages. This month she is reading a book with 723 pages. How many pages will Mary have read? 3. Amy is 12 years old and likes to collect pens. She collected 265 pens when she was 8 years old, 523 pens when she was 9, 148 pens when she was 10, and 370 pens when she was 11. How many pens has Amy collected? 4. The taffy store made 5,748 candies on Monday, 2,649 candies on Tuesday, 3,832 candies on Wednesday, 7,473 candies on Thursday, and 9,625 candies on Friday. How many candies were made this week? 5. Debbie flew 1,836 miles in January, 3,264 miles in February, and 2,705 miles in March. How many miles did she fly over these three months? 6. Diane likes to bake. She spent $4.38 dollars for sugar, $6.37 for icing, $3.97 for flour, and another $7.58 for cake batter. How much did Diane spend? 4

8 1. Alex spent $2, for a new sliding glass door. Installation cost $ How much did Alex have to spend? 2. Gene has collected buttons for the past five years. He collected the following number of buttons each year: 7,364; 6,338, 2,487; 6,935; and 1,994. How many buttons has Gene collected? 3. Mary Beth spent 4 hours raking on Saturday and another 6 hours on Sunday. How many hours did Mary Beth rake in all? 4. Will spent $32.78 on a bike tune up. He also spent $4.80 for a new tire tube, $12.47 on a new bike horn, and $43.86 for a new helmet. How much in all did Will spend? 5. Kevin likes to buy CD s. He bought several CD s for $12.65, $ 13.86, $9.63, and $ How much did Kevin spend on CD s? 6. Gere had to move furniture. The moving company charges $ for a minimum of 3 hours. Each hour following is $ If Gere used the moving company for seven hours, how much did she spend? 5

9 1. Tina walked 3 miles each day for 12 days. How many miles did Tina walk? 2. Debbie collects miniature teacups. In one cabinet she has 362, another cabinet 637, and in a third cabinet 263. How many miniature teacups does Debbie have? 3. George bailed 638 pounds of hay. The following week, he bailed an additional 894 pounds of hay. How many pounds of hay did George bail? 4. Danny has 83 mystery books, 37 science fiction, 36 biographies, and 62 classics in his home library. How many books does Danny have in his home library? 5. Grace swam 2 miles each day for three days. She swam 4 miles on three other days. How many miles in all did grace swim? 6. Ron rolled 536 yards of wire on Monday, 736 yards on Tuesday, 828 yards on Wednesday, and 857 yards on Thursday. How many yards of wire did Ron roll? 6

10 1. David bought 736 yards of material, 352 yards of yarn, and 1,356 yards of ribbon to make costumes for an upcoming play. How many total yards of supplies did David buy? 2. Anna spent $ for a new cherry tree. Landscaping the tree cost $ How much did Anna spend in all? 3. Lydia drove 47 miles on Wednesday, 372 miles on Thursday, 286 miles on Friday, and 159 miles on Saturday. How many miles did Lydia drive in all? 4. A local nursing home recorded the number of cards received each day. Eight hundred thirty four cards were received on Monday, 1,836 on Tuesday, 4,298 cards on Wednesday, 2,354 on Thursday, and 3,921 on Friday. How many cards were received in one week at the nursing home? 5. Theresa spent $57.96 on flowers, $24.68 on vegetable seeds, $36.57 on peat moss, and another $42.85 on a birdfeeder. How much did Theresa spend in all? 6. Kyle bought 3 pounds of apples, 5 pounds of bananas, 1 ½ pound of kiwi, 4 pounds of strawberries, and 7 pounds of pears. How many pounds of fruit did Kyle buy? 7

11 1. Danny bought 35 pounds of potting soil three times during the week. How many pounds of potting soil did Dan buy? 2. Krystal has 6,736 paper clips. John has 3,928 paper clips. Sophia has 2,869 paper clips. How many paper clips do they have all together? 3. Scott collects baseball cards. He has 3,298 cards in set A, 2,845 cards in set B, 5,160 cards in set C, and 4,067 cards in set D. How many cards does Scott have in all? 4. On Monday, Kay spent $36.99 at the dentist, $24.67 at the grocery store, $13.84 for gas, and $ for a new water pipe in her car. How much did Kay spend in all on Monday? 5. Sharon read 272 pages of her book on Monday, 318 pages on Wednesday, 173 on Friday, and 258 on Saturday. How many pages did she read between Monday and Saturday? 6. Justin s phone bill was $32.96 in January. He spent $53.86 in February and $63.71 in March. How much did Justin spend in all to talk on the phone between January and March? 8

12 1. Jacob spent $4.84, $2.76, $12.35, $3.88, and $5.42 on used books. How much did Jacob spend on books? 2. Corrine had to add the following numbers: 4,821; 5,009; 2,856; 546; 879; and 1,742. What was her total? 3. David had to add the following numbers: 6,432; 7,970; 3,265; 2,968; 426; 673; and 714. What was his sum? 4. Lisa bought 25 gallons of spring water, 4 gallons of apple juice, and 45 pounds of bananas for a local running race. How many gallons of liquid did Lisa buy? 5. Tim spent $35.75 on a new pair of sneakers, $12.46 on a new CD, $3.67 on a new pair of socks, and $2.74 on new shoelaces. How much did Tim spend all together? 6. Ron s dump truck took 2,846 pounds of garbage to the dump on Monday, 4,287 pounds on Tuesday, 2,475 pounds on Wednesday, 1,260 pounds on Thursday, and 2,285 on Friday. How many pounds of garbage did Ron transport to the dump this week? 9

13 1. Joan s new juicer made 13 ounces of carrot juice, 16 ounces of apple juice, 12 ounces of potato juice, and 18 ounces of sweet cranberry juice. How many ounces of juice did Joan make? 2. Tom s truck traveled 376 miles on Monday, 289 miles on Tuesday, 472 miles on Wednesday, and 389 miles on Friday. How many total miles did Tom travel? 3. Anthony received $25.00, $40.00, $15.00, $10.00, $50.00, and $10.00 for his 10 th birthday. How much money did Anthony receive for his birthday? 4. Janet read a book with 534 pages in June, 628 pages in July, and 736 pages in August. How many pages did Janet read? 5. Robert spent 53 hours working during week one, 37 hours during week two, and 43 hours during week three, and 46 hours during week four. How many hours did Robert spend working? 6. Gary sold a used car for $15,994.86, $23,487.35, and $9, He sold three new cars for $35,298.28, $23,947.02, and $28, What was the total amount of money spent by car buyers? 10

14 1. Martin sold various pieces of furniture for $364.96, $2,473.09, $4,398.98, and $ What was the total amount that Martin received from the sale of the furniture? 2. Mario bought a new car for $23, and also purchased new mats for $23.85 and pin striping for $ How much did Mario spend? 3. Frances sold 327 hats during the month of September 463 during October 645 during November, 583 during December, 853 during January, and 745 during February. How many hats in all did Frances sell? 4. Joannie spent $12.97 on school supplies, $3.87 on candy, $14.68 on a book, and $.75 for milk. How much did Joannie spend? 5. Marissa traveled 6,937 miles in an airplane. She then traveled 738 miles by car. She then sailed 291 miles. Marissa walked 17 miles. How many miles did Marissa travel in all? 6. Robert ate six small meals each day for 28 days. How many meals did Robert eat in 28 days? 11

15 1. Kim shot 76 baskets in a row on Monday, 48 on Tuesday, 108 on Wednesday, 64 on Thursday, and 98 on Friday. How many baskets did Kim make in one week? 2. Laurie spoke for 68 minutes at her first conference lecture. She spoke for another 97 minutes the following day, and another 187 minutes on the last day. How many minutes did Laurie speak for in all? 3. Kami played rode her new bike for 3 hours Monday through Friday. She rode her bike for 5 hours on Saturday and 4 hours on Sunday. How many hours did Kami ride her bike for all together? 4. Tommy likes to buy CD s. He spent $12.85, $8.37, $16.95, and $ How much did Tommy spend on CD's? 5. Katie made 28 points during game one, 16 points during game two, 22 points during game three, 30 points during game four, and 22 points during game five. How many points in all did Katie make? 6. Bruce delivered 200 pounds of hay on Monday, 647 pounds on Tuesday, 298 pounds on Wednesday, 978 pounds on Thursday, and 1,745 pounds on Friday. How many pounds of hay did Bruce deliver? 12

16 1. Andy went to the shoe store and bought items that cost the following: $36.98, $2.97, $76.78, and $ How much did Andy spend at the shoe store? 2. Caroline s electronic store had a sale. She sold items for $360.25, $26.50, $732.67, $1,482.83, and $3, How much did Caroline make during the sale? 3. Greg s truck carried 3,749 pounds on Saturday and 2,968 pounds on Sunday. How many pounds did his truck carry all together? 4. Andy had to find the sum of the following numbers: 45,398; 83,284; 74,903; 2,943; 3,990; 1,465; 376; 970; and 502. What was his sum? 5. James made a total of 397 assists over the past two hockey seasons. He made a total of 287 goals during that time. How many times did James s hit the hockey puck to assist and to score? 6. Amy had to find the sum of these numbers: 62,957; 36,927; 67,032; 24,067; and 12,320. What was her sum? 13

17 1. Daniel collects buttons. He collected 3,938 buttons two years ago, 6,927 buttons last year and has collected 2,946 buttons so far this year. How many buttons has Dan collected? 2. Casey bought 260 bales of hay in July, another 593 bales in August, and 684 bales in September. How many bales of hay were bought? 3. In one year, Lucy traveled 17,947 miles in her car. She traveled an additional 24,850 miles in her truck. How many miles did Lucy travel in one year? 4. Linda read a novel with 635 pages, 243 pages, 735 pages, and 279 pages over two months. How many pages did Linda read during those two months? 5. Eddie cuts hair. He gave 24 haircuts on Monday, 45 on Tuesday, 16 on Wednesday, 12 on Thursday, and 21 on Friday. How many haircuts did Eddie give all together? 6. Richard s truck carried 4,393 pounds of steel on Monday, 2,836 pounds on Tuesday, 3,978 pounds on Wednesday, 1,903 pounds on Thursday, and 8,958 pounds on Friday. How many pounds of steel did Richard s truck carry? 14

18 1. Donna visited 2 hours at her parent s home, and spent 6 ½ hours at work, and 3 hours at dinner with her friends. How many hours was Donna busy? 2. Beverly drove 23,845 miles in one year. The following year, she drove 25,343 miles. The year after that she drove 24,901 miles. How many miles did she drive in all? 3. Donald loves to run. He runs 4 miles four times each week. He runs 2 miles three times each week. How many miles does Donald run in one week? 4. Kari cuts lawns for extra money. She earned $1, in July, $1, in August, and $ in September. How much did Kari earn cutting lawns? 5. Beverly needed to calculate the sum of these restaurant receipts: $25.93; $184.47; $75.09; $67.34; and $ What was her sum? 6. Wendy earned $3,834.82, $6,297.01; $2,845.39; and $5, for recent consulting work. How much did she earn? 15

19 1. My fish have a large pool. Josie swam 17 laps, Maggie swam 8 laps, and Steve 30 laps. How many laps did they swim altogether? 2. Don skied 4 ½ miles on his run, Bruce 3 and Brian 2 ½. Did they swim more, less, or the same as 10 miles? 3. Our trip was 43 miles west, 17 miles south, and 2 miles southwest. How far did we travel? 4. The butcher shop had a sale. I bought bologna for $3.16, cheese for $2.35, and roast beef for $5.99. What was my total bill? 5. The laundromat is charging 75 cents a wash., 50 cents for soap, and $1.25 for the drier. Is $3.00 enough money? How much would my bill be? 6. Rent was $ a month, phone $41.16, and electric $ What were my monthly expenses? 16

20 1. The rocks I carried were heavy. One rock weighed 2 lbs, one 8 ½ lbs., and one 11 lbs. What is their total weight? 2. The boards I needed were 7 feet, 6 ½ feet, and 9 feet. How many feet would I have to buy? 3. The trees are in different groups. One has 33 trees, one 47 and another 208. How many trees are there? 4. I earned 35 cents on Monday, 83 cents on Tuesday and 65 cents on Wednesday. How much did I earn? 5. Jennifer drove 40 miles first. Later, 83 miles and then 107. How many miles did she drive in all? 6. Hank walked for 25 minutes on Monday, 45 on Wednesday, and 37 on Friday. How many minutes did Hank walk? 17

21 1. Cathy loves to bake cookies. She baked three dozen in one batch. Later, she baked seven dozen. The next day she baked five dozen. How many dozen did she bake? 2. Marisol read 47 pages on Tuesday. She read another 18 pages on Wednesday and 23 pages on Thursday. How many total pages did she read? 3. One school bus holds 37 children. Another bus holds 42. How many children were there in all? 4. The dining room window is 36 inches wide. The kitchen window is 30 inches wide and the family room window 45 inches wide. How many inches of material are needed for curtains? 5. I have $5.00 for lunch. I would like to order a BLT for $3.25, milk for 75 cents and an ice cream cone for 25 cents. Do I have enough money to order these items? What is the total? 6. My suitcase weighs about 20 lbs. Tom s is about 26 lbs., and Cathy s about 18 lbs. What is the total weight of all the suitcases? 18

22 1. My car holds 18 gallons of gas and my sister s car holds 32. How much gas is needed altogether? 2. The passenger train had six cars attached. One held 32 passengers, the next two held 20 each, next one 25, and the last car held 11. How many passengers could be on board? 3. Children s haircuts are $5.50 each and adults $ How much would it cost for two children s and one adult? 4. My grocery bill included $14.83 for paper products, $19.11 for meat, $12.35 for dairy, and $8.09 for bread. What was my total grocery bill? 5. The picnic order included six dozen frankfurters, eight lbs. of hamburger, six dozen rolls, two ketchups, and one mustard. How many different items do I need to buy? 6. Her library book had 123 pages and mine had 278. How many pages do we have to read if we read both books? 19

23 1. There are six maple trees, four fir, 11 pine, and 73 oak trees. How many trees are there in all? 2. Sue was going to bake. She needed ½ teaspoon of margarine for the cake and 2 ¾ teaspoon for the icing. How much margarine did she need in all? 3. The wheelchairs were lined up and ready for a short race. One went 1/8 of a mile, one ½ mile, and another ¼ a mile. How far did they travel al together? 4. I needed a dozen rolls. I bought three rye, two sesame, and three raisin. How many plain ones do I have room for? 5. Book one had 307 pages. Book two had 294 pages and the third book had 811 pages. How many pages were in all three books? 6. I was assigned to read 2,000 pages! I had read 1,236. How many more pages do I need to read? 20

24 1. Dan collected 52 seashells on Saturday. On Sunday, he collected 27 and 12 on Monday. How many shells did he collect inn all? 2. Hank played his saxophone for 24 minutes on Monday, 45 on Tuesday, 45 on Wednesday, and 30 minutes on Friday. How much time did Hank play his saxophone? 3. Richard s haircut cost $12.67 and Anna s $ How much did they spend altogether for haircuts? 4. Lisa s truck held 14 gallons of gasoline. Tina s truck held 18 gallons. How many total gallons were needed to fill both vehicles? 5. Diane drove 281 miles on Friday and another 325 on Sunday. How many miles did she drive in all? 6. Jake needed a new bike helmet and a new pair of inner tubes for his bike. His helmet cost $26.58 and the inner tubes $9.29 each. How much would Jake have to save to buy these items? 21

25 1. Robert drank 4 glasses of water on Sunday, 6 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, 7 on Wednesday, 5 on Thursday, 7 on Friday, and 8 on Saturday. How many glasses of water did he drink during this week? 2. Tyler made 6 attempts to goal during his first game and 8 attempts the following day. He made 4 goals at his first game and 7 at the second. How many goals did Tyler make? 3. High tide was due in at 9:02 A.M. David arrived at the beach at 9:00 A.M. What time did David leave the beach if he spent 1 hour and 23 minutes there? 4. Maggie walked a total of 624 miles last year and 713 miles this year. How many total miles did she walk over the past two years? 5. Mary saw 46 patients on Saturday, 23 on Sunday and another 39 on Monday. How many patients did she see? 6. John carried 45 pails of dirt to his garden on Monday, and another 28 pails on Wednesday. How many pails of dirt did he carry? 22

26 1. George bailed 372 bales of hay two weeks ago and another 160 bales this past weekend. How many bales of hay did George bale? 2. Dan rode his snowmobile for 7 miles. Another day, he rode for 9 miles and a third day for 4 ½ miles. How many total miles did Dan ride? 3. Harriet spent $12.48 for a new rocket kit. She also spent $5.29 for additional paint and $8.37 for a new launch pad. How much did Harriet spend? 4. Abigail practiced the drums for 35 minutes every other day, and starting on Monday. On the odd days, she practiced for one hour. How many minutes did she practice each week? 5. Carol flew her single engine Cessna 524 miles to see her aunt. On her return home, she detoured to visit a friend and flew 618 miles. How many total miles did Carol fly? 6. Three hundred forty eight buckets of apples were collected last weekend and 492 buckets were collected this weekend. How many buckets of apples were collected? 23

27 1. Seven tons of garbage was collected on Saturday morning. Additionally, 9 tons, 12 tons, and 14 tons were collected over the month. How many tons of garbage were collected? 2. Sally flew 3,298 miles one direction on a business trip. How many miles did she fly round trip? 3. The pool held 73 gallons of water. The kiddie pool held 16 gallons of water. How many gallons of water were needed to fill both pools? 1. Juice cost $2.32 and milk cost $1.99. How much money was needed if you bought three milks and two juices? 5. Jake s phone bill was $38.96 and his monthly haircut cost $ How much did Jake need? 6. The cost of laundry soap was $3.75 and fabric softener $1.79. How much will these items cost? 24

28 1. Lester needed to furnish his new apartment. He bought a kitchen table and chair set for $327.96, a futon for $421.08, and a coffee table for $ How much did Lester spend on furniture? 2. The farm stand sold $62.32 worth of corn, $25.38 of lettuce, $81.59 of onions, and $13.26 of lemonade. How much was earned at the farm stand? 3. The lifeguard tallied 625 people on the beach Saturday and another 897 Sunday. How many people frequented the beach on the weekend? 4. The blueberry patch sold 23 crates of blueberries on Monday, 35 on Wednesday, and 45 on Friday. How many crates of blueberries were sold? 5. Two thousand six hundred twenty one birds were observed at the local bird sanctuary. An additional 35 were noted after the tally. How many birds were seen in all? 6. Seventeen different species of butterflies were observed in one area this summer. Five more species were noted as possible. How many total species were possible? 25

29 1. Sam s luggage weighed 27 lbs, Jane s 14 lbs, Harry s 19 lbs., and Gene s 12 lbs. How much did their luggage weigh in all? 2. Janell noticed 15 out of state license plates while she rode in her parent s car on the way to visit her cousins. On her return home, she noted 37 out of state license plates! How many out of state license plates did she note in all? 3. Jan spent $12.63 on photo developing, $8.48 for a new frame, and $6.43 on a new roll of film. How much did Jan spend? 4. Catherine needed 36 yards of fabric to make a new curtain, 14 yards for trim, and 9 yards to decorations. How many yards of fabric were needed? 5. Keys cost 75 cents to make. Robert needed six keys. How much would Rob need? 6. Rose practiced her archery skills daily. She spent 45 minutes practicing her aim and form each day. How much time did she spend in four days? 26

30 1. The local hardware store received a delivery of ice scrapers. Sixteen boxes were delivered on Saturday and another 10 on Monday. Each box contained 25 ice scrapers. How many boxes were delivered? 2. A fence company installed a fence 37 feet on one side, 92 feet on a second side, and 58 feet on a third side. How many feet of fence were installed? 3. A road crew installed 12 highway signs twice this week and 35 new neighborhood speed limit signs. How many total signs were installed? 4. The ice storm required that 23 tons of salt be spread on area roads. The following days snow storm used up another 18 tons of sand. How many tons of salt and sand were used? 5. Tom s rain gauge collected and measured 1 ½ inches of rain, 1 ¾ inches of rain and another ¾ inch of rain. How much rain fell? 6. These were Tina s expenses for the month: $35.89 telephone, $78.49 groceries, $48.72 electric. What were her total expenses? 27

31 1. Two physical education classes kept track of the number of steps they took each day. Room 5 took 3,298 steps and Room 7 took 5,283 total steps. How many total steps were taken? 2. A new plow cost $2, and a new snow blower $1, How much would Dave need to buy both? 3. Wind was measured at 47 MPH both yesterday and today. What was the total speed the wind blew? 4. Bob spent 3 ½ hours traveling by boat, 5 ¾ hours by plane, and another ½ hour by car. How long did Bob spend traveling? 5. Frank bought a new CD for $12.78 and new batteries for $7.35. How much did Frank spend? 6. Paper products were on sale for 20% off the original price. Sal spent $13.29 on paper towels and $16.37 on napkins. These prices reflect the sale. How much did Sal spend on paper products? 28

32 1. Joanie practiced her volleyball skills for 3 hours on Sunday, 1 ¾ hour on Wednesday, and 2 ½ hours on Saturday. How much time did she spend on improving her volleyball skills? 2. Hank spent $25.89 on a new pair of shoes. Heather spent $12.48 for a shirt. How much did they spend in all? 3. The deli sold eggplant rollatini for $8.39 a tray. The stuffed shells run $ How much would it cost to buy two rollatini s and one stuffed shell dinner? 4. Linda traveled 352 miles in each direction to visit the beach. While there, she traveled another 67 miles. How many total miles did Linda travel? 5. Electric to run the gym lights costs approximately $47.39 a month. Approximately, how much would it cost to run the lights for 3 months? 6. The new computer monitor cost $ and the new mouse $ How much is needed to purchase both items? 29

33 1. The wheelchair runners ran 1 ½ miles during the first hour of the race and 3 ¼ miles the last part of the race. What was the total distance they ran? 2. Reva spent $26.30 for a new painting for her living room, $31.29 for a new lamp, and $52.10 for a new carpet. How much did Reva spend? 3. John s new bike tire cost $12.29 and an additional $4.92 was added for assembly. How much did John have to spend? 4. Carl swam 53 laps in one day, 26 another, and 45 a third. How many laps did Carl swim? 5. The hikers hiked 4 miles on Friday, 2 ¾ miles on Saturday, and 3 ¼ on Sunday. How far did they hike? 6. Minnie practiced voice 45 minutes, five days a week. How much time did she spend practicing voice? 30

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