Instructions
Welcome to Willy Wonka's factory! Help solve these math puzzles from the world of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Read each word problem carefully and write your answer in the space provided.
Subtraction at the Chocolate River
Solve these subtraction problems before Augustus Gloop drinks all the chocolate!
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Willy Wonka started with 500 Oompa-Loompas in the Inventing Room. He sent 125 to work in the Nut Room sorting nuts. How many Oompa-Loompas were left in the Inventing Room?
Answer: _______________
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Veruca Salt demanded 150 trained squirrels from her father. Mr. Salt was only able to buy 85 of them. How many more squirrels did Veruca still want?
Answer: _______________
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The Great Glass Elevator has 200 buttons for all the different rooms. So far, Charlie has only pressed 48 of them. How many buttons are left to press?
Answer: _______________
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Before it was shut down, the factory made 850 different kinds of candy. Mr. Wonka decided to stop making 95 of them. How many kinds of candy does he make now?
Answer: _______________
Oompa-Loompa Multiplication
These multiplication problems need solving! Can you figure them out?
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There are 4 naughty children who get into trouble. If 10 Oompa-Loompas sang a special song about each child, how many Oompa-Loompas sang in total?
Answer: _______________
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A big box of Wonka Bars holds 12 chocolate bars. If Mike Teavee's family bought 5 boxes to find a Golden Ticket, how many Wonka Bars did they buy altogether?
Answer: _______________
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The three-course-meal chewing gum is a big invention! If Violet Beauregarde chewed 6 pieces every day for one full week (that's 7 days), how many pieces would she have chewed in total?
Answer: _______________
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An Everlasting Gobstopper is amazing! Willy Wonka can make 8 of them every hour. How many Gobstoppers could he make in a full 8-hour workday?
Answer: _______________
Answer Key
Subtraction at the Chocolate River
- 500 - 125 = 375 Oompa-Loompas
- 150 - 85 = 65 squirrels
- 200 - 48 = 152 buttons
- 850 - 95 = 755 kinds of candy
Oompa-Loompa Multiplication
- 4 x 10 = 40 Oompa-Loompas
- 12 x 5 = 60 Wonka Bars
- 6 x 7 = 42 pieces of gum
- 8 x 8 = 64 Everlasting Gobstoppers