Friday, September 7, 2012

Practice arithmetic word problems


Learning arithmetic/arithmetics (from the Greek word ἀριθμός = number) is the very oldest and most basic branch of mathematics, used by almost everyone, for tasks collection from simple day-to-day counting to highly developed science and business computations. It refers to the simpler properties while using the conventional operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with lesser values of numbers. Let us see practice arithmetic word problems in this article.

Practice Arithmetic Word Problems - Addition and Subtraction:

Addition Problem :

Abraham has 20 ice creams; Antony has 15 ice creams. Find out the total number of ice creams from both of them?

Solution:

Abraham has 20 Ice creams

Antony has 15 ice creams

Totally 20 + 15 = 35 ice creams

Subtraction Problem :

There are 40 students in a class room. 32 students got pass in computer science. How many students failed?

Solution:

Total students in the class room = 40

Pass in computer science students = 32

Therefore failed students = 40 – 32 = 8.

Practice arithmetic word problems - Multiplication and Division:

Multiplication Problem :

Victoria delivers 80 newspapers in a day. How many newspapers does she deliver in 22 days?

Solution:

Per day Victoria delivers newspapers = 80

If she delivers for 22 days, then 80 * 22 = 1760

Hence she can deliver 1760 newspapers in 22 days.

Division Problem:

Davina has 72 sweets. If she shares with her friends 4 sweets each, how many friends can share her sweets with?

Solution:

Davina has 72 sweets.

Each friend shares 4 sweets.

Total friends shares with her sweets = `72 / 4` = 18.

Hence 18 friends can share her sweets with.

Practice Problems – Practice Arithmetic Word Problems:

Problem 1:

There are 14 apples and 20 oranges in a fruit basket. Totally how many fruits are there in the basket?

Answer:

Total fruits in the basket = 34 fruits

Problem 2:

There are 67 students in a class. 12 students were not wear uniform. How many students are wearing uniform?

Answer:

Number of students wearing uniform = 55

Problem 3:

A balloon cost is $2.What is the cost of 12 balloons?

Answer:

Cost of 12 balloons = $24

Problem 4:

5 toys cost is $25. What is the cost of 1 toy?

Answer:

Cost of 1 toy = $5

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