Just in time for Halloween.
Try our Math Word Problems!

Mrs. Taverna's class created math word problems.  Give them a try and see if you can solve them. Click and drag your mouse over the "Answer row" to see if you were right!

There are 4 witches and 4 vampires. How many witches and vampires are there in all? by Joelle

Answer:                   4 + 4 = 8 

There were 5 mummies in the haunted house garden.
 5 more came into the garden.
How many are in all? by Danielle

Answer:              5 + 5 = 10

There were 12 ghosts playing tag. 6 more came to play. How many ghosts were playing tag? by Samantha

Answer:            12 + 6 = 18         

There were 11 ghosts walking. 7 witches followed them to scare people. How many are there in all? by Noel

Answer:              11 + 7 = 18

9 ghosts went into a haunted house.
11 more went in to join them. How many ghosts
were in the haunted house? by Robert

Answer:           9 + 11 = 20       

There were 8 ghosts. 8 more came along.
How many are there in all? by Griffin

Answer:              8 + 8 = 16      

3 witches were playing tag. 5 more came.
How many witches in all? by Sean

Answer:            3 + 5 = 8        

I saw nine skeletons in my backyard. Seven more came along. How many skeletons in all? by Erik

Answer:             9 + 7 = 16     

There were 10 ghosts in a haunted house garden.
7 more ghosts came into the garden.
How many ghosts are there in all? by Maggie

Answer:            10 + 7 = 17        

The 8 witches were playing AYSO soccer. 7 skeletons came along. How many were playing soccer in all? by Kira

Answer:            8 + 7 = 15      

There were 9 spooky zombies and 7 goblins joined with them for a Halloween walk. How many zombies and goblins are there in all? by Kimberly

Answer:              9 + 7 = 16    

I saw 15 ghosts playing ball and 2 mummies. How many ghosts and mummies were playing ball in all? by Abigail

Answer:            15 + 2 = 17       

There are 10 bats in a haunted house and 5 bony skeletons in a cemetery. How many bats and skeletons in all? by Max

Answer:             10 + 5 = 15         

There were 7 pumpkins at my house. My friend gave me 4 more. How many pumpkins do I have in all? by Geena

Answer:               7 + 4 = 11

There were 5 skeletons in a restaurant. 2 more came in
 for dinner. How many skeletons were there in the restaurant? by Daniel

Answer:              5 + 2 = 7    

There are 3 mummies spooking the haunted house. It was very scary. Two skeletons came along. How many mummies and skeletons were in the haunted house?
by Robert

Answer:              3 + 2 = 5    

I saw last year on Halloween 7 bats and 8 cats.
How many  in all bats and cats? by Rosie

Answer:            7 + 8 = 15