Vocabulary
Word Problems
Equations
Expressions
Patterns
100

a combination of numbers, variables, and operation symbols that represents a mathematical quantity

a) expression

b) equation 

c) variable

expression

100

A music store had a sale.  On the first day of the sale, the store sold 23 CDs.  On the second day, it sold 30 CDs, and on the third day it sold 37 CDs.  If this pattern continues, how many CDs will the store sell on the fifth day of the sale?

Hint: Find the rule!

44 CDs

100

What is r in the problem below?

20 ÷ r = 5

r=4

100

If d=11, what is (d+4)-7?

8

100

What number comes next in the pattern?

18, 21, 24, 27, 30, _______

33

200

to find the answer to a problem

a)variable

b) parentheses

c) solve

solve

200

Shauna earned $15 babysitting.  How much more money does she need to earn to buy a book that costs $22?

$7

200

What is n in the problem below?

10n = 40

Hint: Remember when a variable is right alongside a number, it means to MULTIPLY

n = 4

200

If g=12, what does 15+g equal?

27

200

What number comes next in the pattern?

1, 3, 6, 9, ______

27

300

a mathematical sentence that contains an equal sign, indicating that the left side of the equal sign has the same value as the right side

a) expression

b) equation

c) variable

equation

300

Jill draws 2 pictures each day.  How many days will it take her to draw 10 pictures?

5 days

300

62 + m = 124

What does m equal?

m = 62

300

If b=2, what does (10-b) x 8 equal?

64

300

Input          Output

11                15

15                19

17              ____

23              ____

21, 27

400

a sequence of numbers, figures, or symbols that follows a rule or design

a) pattern

b) solve

c) parentheses

pattern

400

Max plays catch with is dog on the weekends.  He plays catch for 10 minutes on Saturdays and for 20 minutes on Sunday.  If he plays catch with his dog for three weekends, how many total minutes has he played with his dog?

90 minutes

400

A number plus 15 equals 23.  What is the number?

8

400

Find the value of 13-(x+3) when x=8.

2

400

What number comes next in the pattern?

4, 7, 10, 13, 16, ______

19

500

a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown quantity

a) parenthesis

b) variable

c) expression

variable

500

Martin grilled 28 hamburgers during his first hour of work.  By the end of the second hour, he had grilled a total of 62 hamburgers.  How many hamburgers did he grill during the second hour?

34 hamburgers

500

18 divided by a number equals 3.  What is the number?

6

500

What is the value of 5+n if n=2?

7

500

Write an equation for the following:

Input (x)        Output (y)

10                     5

8                       4

4                       2


x ÷ 2 = y

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