Word Problems
A box contains 24 pencils. They are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student receive?
4 pencils
Simplify:
(3x + 7) + (4x - 19)
7x - 12
Solve for x:
7x + 4 = 32
x = 4
What is the name we use for a polygon with eight sides?
Octagon
What is 8 x 21?
168
A teacher has 6 unopened packs of markers, with 8 markers in each pack, plus 7 loose markers. How many markers does the teacher have altogether?
55 markers
6 × 8 + 7 = 55
Simplify:
3(2x - 5) - 2(x + 4)
4x - 23
Solve for x:
18x - 22 = 5x + 43
x = 5
In which century was modern calculus developed?
What is 21 x 29?
609
A class has $120 to spend on a party. They spend $18 on decorations and use the remaining money to buy pizzas that cost $6 each. How many pizzas can they buy?
17 pizzas
(120 - 18) ÷ 6 = 17
Simplify:
4x^2 + 7x + 5y - 14 - 18x^2 + 3x - 9y + 35
-14x^2 + 10x - 4y + 21
Solve for x:
1/2(34x - 18) = 2/3(12x + 27)
x = 3
What is 581 ÷ 7?
83
A farmer harvests 2,400 apples and sells three-eighths of them to a grocery store. The apples sold to the store are packed into boxes containing 25 apples each. How many boxes are needed?
36 boxes
Because 2,400 × 3/8 = 900 and 900 ÷ 25 = 36
Simplify:
1/7(x^2 + 28x - 84) - 2/3(6x + 27)
x^2/7 - 30
Solve for x:
3/4(8x - 12) - 5 = 2(x + 7)
x = 12
What are the numerals (number symbols) that we use today called? Hint: They are named after a region of the world.
Arabic numerals (or Hindu-Arabic numerals)
What is
68/15 * 45/17
12