Word Problems

#1. There are 5 shelves for tennis balls. Each can holds 3 tennis balls. There are 20 cans on each shelf. How many total tennis balls will the shelves hold?

#2. A toy company makes 57 soccer balls per hour. How many soccer balls will the toy company make in 9 hours?

#3. Kyle and Karen each bought 5 books of ride tickets at the State fair. Each book has 15 tickets. How many tickets did they buy altogether?

#4. There are 23 bags of candy. Each bag contains 7 pieces. How many pieces of candy are there in all?

#5. Students make holiday cards and thank you cards to sell at the Spirit store. They pack 6 boxes with 14 holiday cards in each box. They also pack 8 boxes with 12 thank you cards in each box. How many cards do they pack in all?

#6. A store ordered 41 shipments of Dr. Pepper. There were 6 cans in each shipment. How many Dr. Peppers did the company order in all?

#7. David has some of his action figures in 6 boxes with 36 in each box. He has more in 4 bags with 17 in each bag. How many action figures does David have in his collection?

#8. A researcher estimates that each person uses 83 gallons of water per day. How many gallons of water will 7 people use in a day?

#9. On Monday, Jacob bought 9 jigsaw puzzles with 53 pieces in each puzzle. Then on Saturday, he bought 5 puzzles with 87 pieces in each puzzle. How many puzzle pieces did Jacob get in all?

#10. A gum factory makes 59 sticks of gum per day. How many sticks of gum will the factory make in 8 days?