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Word problems by grade v0.2.0

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  1. A farmer shares 48 pencils equally among 6 friends. How many pencils does each friend get?
  2. A rectangular garden is 14 feet long and 11 feet wide. What is the distance around the garden?
  3. A rectangular room is 10 feet long and 7 feet wide. What is the area of the floor in square feet?
  4. A gardener packs 4 boxes with 5 blocks in each box, then adds 10 more blocks. How many blocks are there in all?
  5. A notebook costs $5 and a pen costs $9. Someone pays with a $20 bill. How much change do they get?
  6. There are 6 bags with 7 cookies in each bag. How many cookies are there in all?
  7. A lesson starts at 10:25 and lasts 10 minutes. What time does it end?
  8. A teacher shares 27 cards equally among 3 friends. How many cards does each friend get?
  9. A rectangular garden is 13 feet long and 7 feet wide. What is the distance around the garden?
  10. A rectangular room is 7 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is the area of the floor in square feet?
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Make a printable set of word problems for kindergarten to 8th grade, with an answer key and the working shown. A new set in one click. Free, no sign-in.

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How to use it

  1. Pick the grade, how many problems you want (6 to 12) and, if you like, one kind of problem.
  2. Press New set until the problems suit your class.
  3. Press Show answers to check the answers and the working on screen.
  4. Press Print the worksheet and the key: the worksheet comes first and the answer key starts on a new page.

Ideas for class

  • Print the worksheet for independent work and keep the key for yourself.
  • Put one problem on the board and have pairs draw it before they write a number sentence.
  • Use the working line to model how to turn a story into an equation.
  • Pick one kind, such as money or time, for a week of focused practice.
  • Send a set home as a Friday family challenge and share the key on Monday.

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Are the answers checked?

Every answer is worked out by the program from the same numbers as the question, so the key always matches the problem.

Can I get the same set again?

Only with the same grade, and each New set is a fresh one. Print a set you like before you change anything.

Does it store anything?

No. Nothing you do here is saved or sent, and no child types anything into the page.

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