Word Problems 1
Jim purchased 5 packages of muffins. Each package contained 3 muffins. How many muffins did Jim purchase?
5 packs x 3 muffins in a pack = 15 muffins
Sonya earns $10 a week pulling weeds. After 5 weeks of work, how much money has Sonya earned? Write an equation and find the answer.
money per week x number of weeks worked = Total
$10 x 5 =
Solve for W
5 x 5 = W
5, 10, 15, 20, 25
W = 25
What is the perimeter of square with one side being 5 inches long?
Each side is the same length, so it would be 5+5+5+5 or 5x4
5 x 4 = 20 inches
Ray has 921 gummy bears in her bag. Throughout the day, she ate 316. How many gummy bears does she have left?
921 - 316 = 605
921- 300 = 621
621 - 10 = 611
611 - 6 = 605
West and Aubrey have 365 plants growing in their garden. They decided they wanted to grow 276 more. How many will they grow in total?
365 + 276 =
365 + 200 = 565
565 + 70 = 635
635 + 6 = 641
Solve for J
10 / 2 = J
2 x J = 10
2 x 5 = 10
J = 5
What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with a side length of 10 feet?
An equilateral triangle has 3 equal sides.
10 + 10 + 10 = 10 x 3
30 feet
There are 12 cookies on the counter. If you are sharing the cookies equally among three bags, how many cookies will go in each bag?
4 cookies in 1 bag.
Amy is having a concert. She needs a total of 71 chairs. She already has 6 rows with 6 chairs in each row. How many more does she need?
Total chairs - already have = how many more
already have = rows x number in each row
already have = 6 x 6
already have = 36
71 - 36 = 35
Solve for A
42 / 7 = A
42 = 7 x A
7 x 6 = 42
A = 6
What is the name of the shape that has 8 equal sides?
Regular Octagon
Harry and Ron are flying to Hogwarts which is 215 miles away. They can fly 10 miles every minute. If they have flown for 9 minutes, how many more miles do they need to travel?
total distance - (miles a minute x miles flown)
215 - (10 x 9)
215 - 90
215 - 90 = 125
Marry sent out 271 post cards for her party. She has 5 more stacks with 10 in each stack she still needs to send out. If she sends out the remaining cards, how many will she have sent out?
already send + still needs to send = total sent
still needs = stack x number in stack
still needs = 5 x 10
Still needs = 50
271 + 50 = 321
Solve for P
81 / 9 = P
9 x P = 81
9 x 9 = 81
P = 9
Tony is working on making a square soccer field for Oakdale. The length of one side of the field is 10 yards long. What is the area of the soccer field?
Each side is the same length.
10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 10 x 4
40 yards
Jessie has 49 beads she is using to make bracelets. If each bracelet takes 7 beads, how many bracelets did she make?
49 / 7 = ?
7 x B = 49
7 x 7 = 49
Mike runs 2 miles a day. His goal is to run 25 miles. After 5 days, how many miles does Mike have left to run in order to meet his goal? Write an equation and find the solution
miles ran a day x days ran = ran so far
2 x 5 = 10
Goal to run - ran so far = left to run
25 - 10 = 15
10 x A = 100
100 / 10 = 10
A = 10
Dan is placing grass in his yard but needs to find the area so he know he has enough grass. His yard is 4 inches long by 9 inches wide. What is the area of Dan's yard?
Length x width = Area
4 x 9 = 36