Word Problems Pt. 1
Tanisha takes a dance class that cost $12.50 per class.
Show how to find the balance of Tanisha’s account for dance classes during a 4-week period in which she attends 3 classes per week.
-12.40(3 x 4)
Mr. Jakarta is having a well built in his backyard. On Monday, 175 feet of the well was dug, and another 165 feet was dug on Tuesday. How many feet deep was the well dug relative to ground level?
-340 feet
What is the quotient of -64/11
-5.818181...
Rewrite the following as a subtraction expression
-1 + (-7)
-1 - 7
Create a word problem where you must add numbers together to find the answer. Use the numbers 5, 9 and 14.
5 + 9 = 14
9 + 5 = 14
During a winter cold spell, the temperature change was −1.2 °F per hour for a period of 4.5 hours. Write an expression that can be used to find the overall change in temperature during that time period?
4.5(-1.2) or -1.2(4.5)
The temperature at 8:00 a.m. on a winter day was -2°F. By noon, the temperature had increased by 28°F. Write and evaluate an expression to find the temperature at noon.
-2 + 28 = 26°F
What is a good estimate of
301 ÷ 9.8 ∙ (5 + 7/8) + |−102|
A) 280
B) 80
C) 150
D) 50
A) 280
3 - 8 2/3
3 + (-8 2/3)
Create a word problem where you add the numbers together to find the answer. Use the numbers -10, 15 and 5.
15 + (-10) = 5
-10 + 15 = 5
Kendall earned 40 coins while playing the first level of a video game. In the second level, she lost 59 coins. Write an addition expression that can be used to find how many coins Kendall had after playing the first two levels of her video game?
40 + (-59)
After a gymnastics competition, the coaches reviewed all the gymnasts’ scores to identify areas for improvement. A missed landing on an aerial cartwheel deducts 2 points from the score. The coaches found that aerial cartwheels were missed 5 times across the competition. How did these missed landings affect the scores overall?
-2 x 5 = -10 Her score went down by 10 points.
Evaluate: 21.64 −(3 3/4 ) + (−8.89) − (−2 1/2 )
11.5
Rewrite 10 + (-6) as a subtraction expression
10 - 6
Create a word problem where you subtract the numbers to find the answer. Use the numbers 37, 26, and 11.
37 - 11 = 26
37 - 26 = 11
Seth sells homemade candles for $14.35 each. It costs him $2.40 for materials to make 3 candles. If Seth sold 21 candles last week, how much money did he earn?
$284.55
Ezra used his bank card to pay for a car wash 4 times. Each car wash cost him $16.75. He then deposited $60 into his bank account. Write and evaluate an expression to find the change in Ezra’s bank account balance in dollars as a result of these transactions.
4(-16.75) + 60 = -$7
Without using your calculator should the answer to this expression be positive or negative.
-112.50 ÷ (-12.50)
Positive
Write an equivalent expression to -(2/5)
-2/5 or 2/-5
Create a word problem where you multiply the numbers to find the answer. Use the numbers -15, 7 and -35
-15(7) = -35
7(-15) = -35
A new mobile device has a value of $256.25. Its value changes by -$57.65 each year for the next two years. What is the value of the phone after two years?
$140.95
A trail mix recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of raisins. The recipe requires 3/8 cup less pecans than raisins and 7/8 cup more granola than raisins. How many cups of ingredients are in this recipe?
5 3/4
List two other ways we could represent -(a/b)
-a/b and a/-b
What is the decimal equivalent of 5/9
0.5555 repeating
Create a word problem where you divide the numbers to find the answer. Use the numbers 100, 50, and 2
100/50 = 2
100/2 = 50