Comparison Word Problems
Becca's Bakery sold 232 cupcakes this month. They sold 58 fewer cupcakes last month than this month. How many cupcakes did they sell last month?
174 cupcakes
A farmer collected 53 eggs from her hens. First, she sold 32 of the eggs at a farmers' market. Then, she gave 12 of the eggs to her neighbor and kept the rest for herself. How many eggs did she keep?
9 eggs
What are the factors of 12? Is 12 prime or composite?
1x12, 2x6, 3x4; composite
The first number is 10. The rule is to subtract 2. What are the first 5 terms?
10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Find the perimeter of a square with a side length of 6cm.
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24 cm
On Friday, 3,204 people attended a musical at the Ridgewood Arts Center. On Saturday, 4,956 people attended the same musical. How many more people went to the musical on Saturday?
1,752 more people
Grandma Lee's cobbler recipe needs 7 peaches and 6 plums. She plans to make 5 cobblers to give to her family members. How many pieces of fruit does Grandma Lee need in all?
65 pieces of fruit
What are the first 5 multiples of 7?
7, 14, 21, 28, 35
What is the rule for this pattern?
343,221 353,221 363,221
+10,000
Find the area of a rectangle with a length of 5 in. and a width of 7 in.?
5 x 7 = 35 square inches
Patrick and Kevin play on the same basketball team. In their last game, Patrick scored 6 points. Kevin scored 2 times as many points as Patrick. How many points did Kevin score?
12 points
Gary's Garage bought 35 cases of motor oil. Each case contained 12 bottles. Gary has already used 22 bottles of the motor oil. How many bottles of motor oil does he have left?
398 bottles
What are the missing multiples of 9?
____, 27, ____, 45, ____
18, 36, 54
What is the rule for this pattern? What is the next term?
3,301 3,201 3,101 ______
-100; 3,001
The area of a rectangle is 100 m. What are the width and length?
Width: 10 m
Length: 10 m
10 x 10 = 100
Over the weekend, Aubrey sold boxes of cookies in her neighborhood. She sold 9 boxes of cookies on Saturday. She sold 3 times as many boxes of cookies on Sunday as she sold on Saturday. How many boxes of cookies did Aubrey sell on Sunday?
27 boxes
Brittany studied for an exam at a coffee shop. She bought a muffin for $2, a coffee for $3, and a sandwich for $4. If she came into the coffee shop with $15, how much did she have when she left?
$6
What are the factors of 39? Is 39 prime or composite?
1x39, 3x13; composite
Starting with 12, use the rule add 12 to create the first 5 terms if the pattern.
12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72
The area of a rectangle is 14. What is the perimeter?
area = length x width
14 = 7 x 2
perimeter = length + length + width + width
7 + 7 + 2 + 2 = 14 + 4 = 18
The Eatons have a kiddie pool and an adult swimming pool in their backyard. The kiddie pool is 7 feet long. The adult swimming pool is 42 feet long. How many times as long as the kiddie pool is the adult swimming pool?
6
The 4 fourth-grade teachers at Jefferson Elementary are taking their classes on a field trip. There are 26 students and 5 parent volunteers per class. The teachers found a bus company that charges $550 a day to rent a 30-person bus. How much will it cost to rent enough buses to fit the teachers, parents, and students?
$2,750
What makes a number prime? Give two examples.
A prime number only have 2 factors. One and itself. Some examples are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, etc.
Starting with 100. Use the rule x2, -10 to find the first 5 terms of the pattern.
100, 190, 370, 730, 1,450, 2,890
The perimeter of a rectangle is 36 units. The length is 6 units. Find the width of the missing side, and the area of the rectangle.
Perimeter = length + length + width + width
36 = 6 + 6 + w + w
36 = 12 + w + w
36 - 12 = 24
24 รท 2 = 12
width = 12
Area = length x width
12 x 6 = 72 square units