Word Problems
It takes Elena 3 hours to paint 18 fence panels. If she kept painting at the same rate, how many hours would it take Elena to paint 42 fence panels?
7 hours
There are 640 fish in the aquarium. 128 of the fish are clownfish. What percentage of the fish in the aquarium are clownfish?
20%
2 1/2 divided by 5/8
4
3(2x + 8) + 5x. Simplify the expression.
11x + 24
Maria paid $96 for 12 boxes of protein bars. How much did Maria pay per box?
$8
Maria's watering can holds 8 liters of water. She likes to give each of her plants 2/3 of a liter of water. How many plants can Maria water with one full watering can?
12 plants
Diego has read 25% of his book. If Diego has read 32 pages, how many pages long is Diego's book?
128 pages
3 1/2 divided by 1/4
14
3x = 24. Solve the equation.
x = 8
A hose fills a pool using 15 gallons of water per minute. How many minutes does it take to fill 1 gallon?
1/15 minutes per gallon
It takes Marcus 4 hours to bike 24 miles. If he kept biking at the same rate, how many hours would it take Marcus to bike 60 miles?
10 hours
There are 450 marbles in a jar. 90 of the marbles are blue. What percentage of the marbles in the jar are blue?
20%
2 2/3 divided by 4. Put into simplest form.
2/3
Eric has practiced more than 40 hours with his band. Write and graph an inequality to represent this situation.
x > 40
Carlos paid $63 for 9 boxes of granola bars. How much did Carlos pay per box of granola bars?
$7
Diego's paint bucket holds 10 gallons of paint. He uses 5/6 of a gallon to paint each fence panel. How many fence panels can Diego paint with one full bucket?
12 fence panels
Amara has read 30% of her book. If Amara has read 60 pages, how many pages long is Amara's book?
200 pages
4 1/2 / 9
1/2
Hadja goes bowling with her family and spends 5 dollars for each game (g) they play. What is my independent and dependent variable in this situation?
games = independent
cost = dependent
A car travels 12 miles using 1 gallon of gas. How much gas is used per mile?
1/12 gallons per mile
Suzette typed 18 words in 4 minutes. Fatima typed 21 words in 5 minutes. Who types faster? Write an inequality that correctly compares the two rates.
Suzette, she types more words per minute. 4.5 > 4.2
Aubree is biking in a race that is 25 miles long. She has biked 5 miles so far. What percentage of the route has she biked?
20%
Ms. King bakes 3 cakes for the class. Each student gets 1/8 a piece of cake. How many pieces should Ms. King cut?
24 pieces
Isaiah goes to Coney Island. He spends 30 dollars for admission to the park, and then 3 dollars for each additional ride he wants to go on. Write an equation that represents the amount of rides (r) he goes on, and the total cost (c) he spends.
30 + 3r = c
Taylor goes shopping and sees a sale on graphic tees. She buys 7 shirts. The total price she pays is $84. What was the price of each shirt?
$12