Word Problems
A plane flew 187 miles from New York City, New York, to Boston, Massachusetts. It then flew 273 miles from Boston to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. How many miles did the plane fly in total?
273 + 187 = 460 total miles
2,356 + 4,895
7,251
It is noon and lunch time.
P.M.
4 x 4
16
A square has sides that are 8 meters long. What is the perimeter?
32 meters
Elena collected 431 bottles for recycling. Pete collected 227 fewer bottles than Elena. How many bottles did Pete collect?
431 - 227 = 204 bottle collected by Pete
4/12 + 3/12
7/12
half past six
6:30
6 x 3
18
A square has sides that are 8 meters long. What is the area?
64 meters2
There are more zoos in Germany than in any other country. At one time, there were 355 zoos in the United States and 494 zoos in Germany. How many zoos were there in the United States and Germany altogether?
494 + 355 = 849 zoos altogether
4,362 - 1,758
2,604
Make a tally mark data for the information given. Jen has three friends that like milk, six friends that like OJ, and five friends that like soda.
milk III
OJ
soda
9 x 6
54
Jen made a quilt that was 4 feet by 6 feet. What is the perimeter?
20 feet
Ava sold 473 tickets for the school play. Kim sold 294 tickets. How many more tickets did Ava sell than Kim?
473 - 294 = 179 more tickets sold by Ava
15/15 - 7/15
8/15
quarter to nine
8:45
30/5
6
Jen made a quilt that was 4 feet by 6 feet. What is the area?
24 feet2
Elena went bowling. Elena’s score in the first game was 127. She scored 16 more points in the second game than in the first game. What was her total score for both games?
127 + 16 = 143
143 + 127 = 270 is her score for both games
2/5 + 2/5 (< , > , =) 5/5 - 1/5
=
Draw a picture graph of this information. Jim made a picture graph of how many students had pets. He learned that ten students had dogs, seven students had cats, and four students had fish.
Dogs x x x x x x x x x x
Cats x x x x x x x
Fish x x x x
42/6
7
perimeter = 64 yards
area = 207 yards2