Writing Expressions
Sarah had 58 marbles. She gave 23 marbles to her friend.
Question: Write an expression to show how many marbles Sarah has now.
58 - 23
14 + 6 × 2 − 4 =
36
Ava read 42 pages of her book on Monday and 27 pages on Tuesday.
She wants to know how many more pages she read on Monday than Tuesday.
Subtraction (-)
What creature holds the record for the world's largest eyes?
a. Colossal Squid
b. Ostrich
c. Vampire Squid
a. Colossal Squid
How many seconds are in one minute?
60
There are 6 tables in the classroom. Each table has 4 chairs.
Question: Write an expression to show how many chairs there are in total.
6 x 4
48 ÷ 4 + 5 × 3 =
51
Liam had 23 marbles. He found 15 more on the playground.
What operation should you use to find out how many marbles Liam has now?
(Addition (+)
What percent (%) of the budget is spent on Auto?
7%
What was the first toy advertised on television?
a. Battleship board game
b. Slinky
c. Mr. Potato Head
c. Mr. Potato Head (1952)
Ethan collected 34 stickers on Monday and 26 on Tuesday. Then he gave 15 stickers to his brother.
Question: Write an expression to show how many stickers Ethan has now.
34 + 26 - 15
9 + 3 + 6 − 4 =
14
Which body organ filters blood in humans?
a. Brain
b. Kidneys
c. Lungs
b. Kidneys
How much more of the budget is spent on Travel than Home?
8%
You start a movie at 6:15 p.m. and it lasts 2 hours. What time will it end?
8:15 pm
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
a. North America
b. Asia
c. Australia
c. Australia
72 − 8 ÷ 2 + 10 =
42
There are 72 pencils. If each student gets 8 pencils, how many students can get pencils?
Which operation should be used to solve this problem?
Division (÷)
What Percent (%) is spent on Food and Personal items?
24%
A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour. You want to make half the recipe. How many cups of flour do you need?
2 cups
Mia picked 5 apples in the morning and 7 in the afternoon. Then she put an equal number of the apples into 3 baskets.
Question: Write an expression to show how many apples are in each basket.
5 + 7 ÷ 3
What is the only letter not used in any US state name?
Q
A classroom has 6 shelves with 12 books on each shelf.
Which operation helps you find the total number of books?
(Multiplication (x)
True or false?
More money is spent on Utilities and Medical than Other and Auto.
False
How much is 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels and 5 pennies?
$1.00