Word Problems
Mrs. Garrison is going to buy cell phones for each of her 3 children. If she pays $89 for each cell phone, how many dollars will she pay in all?
$267
7 x 9 = ?
63
What is the perimeter of a SQUARE, if one side is equal to 8?
32 (8+8+8+8=32 OR 8 x 4 = 32)
A gift basket contains 6 packages of cookies and 4 packages of candy. There are 28 cookies in each package of cookies. There are 44 pieces of candy in each package of candy. How many cookies does the gift basket contain?
168 cookies
8 x 8 = ?
64
Mr. B drew a pentagon. The first side was 14 inches, the second side was 15 inches, and the third and fourth sides were 16 inches EACH. The perimeter of the pentagon was 73 inches. What is the length of the fifth side?
12 inches
Roberta receives $45 each month for her allowance. She saves $35 at her bank. She spends the rest on food. How many dollars does Roberta save in 6 months?
$210
108 ÷ ? = 9
12
A triangle has three sides. Side one is 14 units, side two is 48 units, and side three is missing. If the perimeter is 82, how long is side three?
20 units
Carson put 8 boxes of model trains in a storage closet. Each box weighed 14 pounds and contained 6 model trains. What was the total weight of the boxes Carson put in the storage closet? (YOUR ANSWER MUST ALSO HAVE THE EQUATION YOU USED TO SOLVE, EX: 40 BECAUSE 10 X 4 =40)
112, because 8 x 14 =112
14 x 10 = ?
140
Caroline built a fence around her garden. The garden has the shape of a rectangle. The LENGTH is 36 feet and the WIDTH is 28 feet. What is the perimeter of the garden?
128 feet
A teacher gave each of the 20 students in his class 11 riddles to solve for homework. If all the students solved all of the riddles, what is the total number of riddles the students solved?
220
400 ÷ ? =10
40
Andre drew 2 regular triangles. Each side of the FIRST triangle was 7 inches long. Each side of the SECOND triangle was 15 inches. In inches, what was the difference between the PERIMETERS of the two triangles?
24 inches