One Step Word Problems
Aunt Korina and her 5 friends decide to share a cab to go to the mall. If they each spent $7, how much did the cab ride cost altogether? Write an equation using c to represent the unknown then solve.
6 x $7 = c c = $42
or
$7 x 6 = c c = $42
Celia sells calendars for a fundraiser. Each calendar costs $9. She sells 16 calendars to her family members and 14 calendars to the people in her neighborhood. Her goal is to earn $300. Does Celia reach her goal?
No
54, 48, 42, 36, 30
Subtract 6
3 x 8 = 3 x (4 + ___)
4
Find the quotient
0/10 =?
0
The carnival is in town for 21 days. How many weeks is the carnival in town? (There are 7 days in 1 week.) Write an equation using w to represent the unknown, and solve.
21/ 7 = w w = 3
Ms. Lemus buys 7 boxes of snacks. Each box has 12 packets of fruit snacks and 18 packets of cashews. How many snack packets does she buy altogether?
Create an equation, then solve.
(12 + 18) x 7 = 210 packets
(12 x 7) + (18 x 7) = 210 packets
What rule is being used for the pattern below?
3, 9, 27
Multiply by 3
4 x 7 = 4 x (_____ + _____)
2 and 5
4 and 3
1 and 6
Find the quotient
8/0= ?
Cannot divide by 0
There are 48 liters of water needed to finish filling the dunk tank at the carnival. Each container holds 8 liters of water. How many containers are needed to finish filling the dunk tank? Represent the problem using multiplication and division sentences and c for the unknown. Solve.
8 L x c = 48 L
48 L / 8 L = c
c = 6
Tamara wants to buy a tablet that costs $437. She saves $50 a month for 9 months. Does she have enough money to buy the tablet?
Yes
Complete the pattern below:
12, ____, 48, 96
24
Show another way to group the factors. Then find the product.
(10 x 6) x 7
10 x (6 x 7) = 420
What is the missing factor?
210 / ____ = 30
7
Fabrizio wins a bumblebee doll with 6 stripes. He notices that 5 other children in line for the Magic Show won the same doll. How many stripes are on 6 bumblebee dolls? Write an equation using s to represent the unknown. Solve.
6 x 6 = s s = 36
In the book store, Aunt Korina buys 3 boxes of pens. Each box contains 2 bundles of 10 gray pens. Her friend buys 6 packs of pens. Each pack contains 10 black pens. They buy the same amount of pens in total. Create an equation to show how their totals are the same.
6 × 10 = 3 × 2 × 10
Complete the pattern below:
______, 40, 32, 24, 16
48
Show another way to group the factors. Then find the product.
(10 x 4) x 3
10 x (4 x 3)= 120
What is the missing factor?
420/ ____ = 6
70
One day, she decided to count her savings. She opened her piggy bank and sorted out the different coins and dollar bills. If she counted a total of 50 nickels (a nickel is equivalent to 5 cents), what is the total value of money (in cents) does she have in nickels?
50 x 5 cents = 250 cents or $2.50
Aunt Korina’s 3 friends each order pasta and a lemonade for lunch. Aunt Korina orders only chicken salad. Use the information below to find out how much they order altogether.
Chicken Salad- $5
Pasta- $8
Lemonade- $2
It cost $35 altogether.
Complete the pattern below:
2, 20, 200, ______, 20,000, 200,000
2,000
Which equation will have the same product as (4 x 2) x 7?
A. 7 x (3x3)
B. (3x2) x7
C. 7 x (4 +4)
C
Create a multiplication sentence that will have a product of 720
9 x 80
80 x 9