Word Problems
Kiara was having a birthday party for her friend. She ordered two pizzas for the party. Each pizza had 24 slices. When the party was over, 17 slices were left. How many slices of pizza were eaten at the party.
31 slices
Write the equation and solve.
Multiply the sum of 150 and 140 by 8.
(150 + 140) x 8 = 2,320
Find the product of 93 and 53.8.
5,003.4
2 ÷ 1/4 =
8
Draw a scalene triangle with 1 obtuse angle
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There are 96 fifth graders at Marston School. 43 of them are girls. On Friday, 5 fifth grade girls and 4 fifth grade boys were absent. How many fifth grade boys were at Marston on Friday?
49 Boys
(5 + 72) ÷ 9 x 6 =
36
346.82 ÷ 103 =
0.34682
5 3/4 ÷ 1/2 =
11 1/2
Gianna and Lily each made salsa for a party. Gianna used 3 1/2 cans of tomatoes. Lily used 2 2/3 times as many cans as Gianna. How many cans of tomatoes did Lily use?
9 1/3 cans
Bo paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges $56.25 for a large painting. He charges $25.80 for a small painting. Last month he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he make in all?
$414.90
(8 + 5 2 ) × ((9 − 7) 2 ÷ 2)
66
64.3 x 8.5 =
546.55
Of the 95 children in 5th grade, 3/5 have birthdays during the summer. How many 5th graders have birthdays over the summer?
95 x 3/5 = 57 students
An adult giraffe eats about 75 pounds of food each day. Write an expression to show about how many pounds of food a group of 8 giraffes eats in 7 days, then solve.
(75 × 8) × 7 =
4,200 pounds
Isabela makes beaded jewelry to sell at local craft shows. She has bracelet boxes that measure 20 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 2 cm high. She also has earring boxes that measure 6 cm long, 6 cm wide, and 3 cm high. What is the difference, in volume, between a bracelet box and an earring box?
92 cm 3
(10 + 2 − 5) × (6 2 ÷ (8 − 4))
63
34.657 x 105
3,465,700
Of 100 children in Grades 5 and 6, three-quarters have pets; 40 children have a dog, and 18 children have a cat. How many children have other kinds of pets?
17 kids
Bo is stuffing envelopes. He has eight hours to complete the task, and there are 1,500 envelopes. The first hour, Bo stuffs 135 envelopes. The second hour he stuffs 141 envelopes. How many envelopes will Bo need to stuff in order to finish the job?
1,224 envelopes
Sawyer and June go to summer camp together. The cabins have a bed, nightstand, and dresser for each camper. The dressers are 30 in. wide, 18 in. deep, and 40 in. tall. The nightstands are 20 in. wide, 20 in. deep, and 25 in. tall. What is the total volume of space each camper has to store their belongings in their cabin?
31,600 cubic inches
(3 + 9) ÷ 6 − 2 × 8 ÷ 42
= 12 ÷ 6 − 2 × 8 ÷ 4 2
= 12 ÷ 6 − 2 × 8 ÷ 16
= 2 − 2 × 8 ÷ 16
= 2 − 16 ÷ 16
= 2 − 1
= 1
3.928 ÷ 9 =
0.4364
Scout is making vests. Each vest uses 2/3 of a yard of fabric. How many vests can she make out of 18 yards of fabric?
18 ÷ 2/3 = 54/2
54/2 = 27 vests
Is 250 grams of water the same as 250 milliliters of water? Explain.
No because a gram is a unit for measuring mass while a milliliter is a unit for measuring capacity or volume.