Word Problems
Ms. Guerrero bought new shoes every day for three days. Each pair of shoes cost $42. About how much did Ms. Guerrero pay for all three shoes?
120 dollars
Position (x) Expression Value (y)
1 10
3 12
5 14
10 19
What is the relationship between the position of a number and the value of that number?
x + 9 = y
x + 12 = 20
x = 8
Position (x) Expression Value (y)
1 10
3 12
5 g
10 19
What equation can be used to solve for g?
5 + 9 = g
the sum of fourteen and twenty-three
14 + 23
Mrs. Edwards ran 3,000 miles last summer during the months of June, July, and August. She ran 2,000 miles in June and 400 miles in July. How many miles did she run in August?
600 miles
Position (x) Expression Value (y)
4 40
6 60
10 100
x 250
Solve for the variable, x?
x = 25
3x = 72
x = 9
Position (g) Expression Value (h)
1 10
3 30
5 50
10 100
What equation can be used to describe the relationship between input and output?
g x 10 = h
the quotient of 32 and 8
32 / 8
Dr. F bought 3 packs of plastic spider rings each week. There are 10 spiders in each pack. How many spiders will Dr. F buy in 4 weeks?
120 spiders
Can the table below be used to show the relationship between the position and the value of that number using the rule x100?
Position (p) Expression Value (v)
1 100 + 1 101
3 100 + 3 103
5 100 + 5 105
10 100 + 10 110
No, because the expression should be p+100
x2 =36
x = 6
Position (b) Expression Value (p)
1 10
3 30
5 50
b
If b represents the amount of boxes and p represents the amount of pencils per box, how many boxes are needed to fit 150 pencils?
15 boxes
eight less than sixteen
16 - 8
Kelly has $100 to spend at the mall. She buys one shoe for $14.03, two buttons for $3.01 each, and a marshmallow for $0.52.
How much change should Kelly receive from her $100?
$79.43
What is the pattern that represents the relationship between the position of a number and the value of that number?
Position (x) Expression Value (y)
2 2x10 y
3 3x10 y
4 4x10 y
5 5x10 y
20, 30, 40, 50
4x -12 = 8
x = 5
Position (b) Expression Value (p)
145 100
260 215
298 253
b 4,545
Solve for b, the number of boxes.
b = 4,500
take away seven from the product of six and five
(6 x 5) - 7
Mrs. Ortiz will bake 2,310 cookies for the five classrooms. Each classroom will receive the same number of cookies.
How many cookies will each classroom receive?
462
What is the rule that represents the relationship between the position of a number and the value of that number?
Position (x) Expression Value (y)
2 12
3 13
4 14
5 15
+10
5x + 24 = 44
x = 4
Position (b) Expression Value (p)
145 100
260 215
298 253
b 4,545
What equations can be used to show the relationship between input and output?
p - 45 = b
the quotient of 2 and the sum of forty-five and fifteen
(45 + 15) /2