Evaluate the Expression
Word Problems
Distributive Property
Associative Property
Write an Expression
100

Evaluate if y=2

3 x y

6

100

There are 2 nests with 2 eggs in each nest. How many eggs in all?

4 eggs

100

Solve 3 x 4 using the distributive property

(3x2) + (3x2)= 12

100

Group the products using parentheses and solve.

1 x 4 x 2 = ?

8

100

Three groups of kids with 5 kids in each group

3 x 5

200

Evaluate if y= 4

12 divided by y

3

200

There are 3 teams with 10 kids on each team. How many kids in all?

30 kids

200

Solve 7 x 4 using the distributive property.

More than one way to decompose. Answer = 28.

200

2 x 3 x 2 = ?

12

200

The difference between 12 bananas and 6 bananas.

12-6

300

Evaluate if y = 2 and z = 10


5 x y - z

0

300
Kai has $20 and wants to split it between himself and 3 friends. How much money would each person get?

$5

300

Solve 6 x 7 using the distributive property.

More than one way to decompose. Answer = 42.

300

4 x 5 x 2 = ?

40

300

Half of 16 strawberries in a basket

16 divided by 2

400

Evaluate if y=9 and z=1

4 x y + z

37

400

Jiaxin has 20 colored pencils. She looses two and then splits the rest between herself, Claire, and Violeta. How many colored pencils does each person get?

6 colored pencils

400

Solve 3 x 8 using the distributive property.

More than one way. Answer = 24

400

3 x 3 x 5 = ?

45

400

She collects 7 sea shells then collects 4 more. After that she looses 2 seashells.

7 + 4 - 2

500

Evaluate if y = 5 and z = 3


y x 10 x 3

150

500

Each student in our class of 20 students wrote 3 essays. Two students were absent and only wrote 2 essays each. How many essays did we write in all?

58 essays

500

Solve 8 x 9 using the distributive property.

72

500

6 x 4 x 5 = ?

120

500

He gives half of his 10 crackers away then eats 3.

10 divided by 2 - 3

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