Word problems
Jenny is 12 years younger than her babysitter. Write an expression to show Jenny's age, where b is the babysitter's age
b-12
If n = 11 What is the answer to: 2n - 4?
18
Juju buys 10 bananas and Lili buys apples. Write an expression for how much fruit they bought altogether.
10 + a
x + 20 = 33, what is the value of x?
13
What VALUE makes this true? a+ 100= 105
a=5
Lawrence sold his old CDs for 3.00 a CD. He also sold his CD player for $20. Write an expression for how much money Lawrence made, where c is the number of CDs sold.
3c + 20
If f = 4 What is the answer to: 4f + 19
35
The length of a swimming pool is 5 feet shorter than twice the width. Let w represent the width. Write an expression that gives the length of the swimming pool.
2w - 5
4+ 2 + n = 20, solve for the value of n.
14
What VALUE makes this true? c + 11 = 15
c = 4
Corina went to the store with $92. She bought a dress for $34 and a pair of pants. Write an expression to show how much money Corina had left at the end.
92 - 34 - p
The expression (p/20) x 4 gives the time in minutes that a person will have to wait to ride a roller coaster when there are p people in front of him or her. How long will Mia have to wait if there are 60 people in front of her?
12 minutes
The price of a skateboard is $5 less than 3 times the price of a pair of knee pads. Let k represent the price of the knee pads. Write an expression that gives the price of the skateboard.
3k - 5
n/5 = 20
solve for the value of n.
100
What VALUE make this true? 9m = 36
m = 4
Ty works in a nursery. He plants lilies in 12 rows of 8 and ivy in 15 rows of 14. How many plants does he plant in all?
12 x 8 + 15 x 14 = 306
The number of meters that Sydney runs during track practice is equal to 400t + 100s, where t is the number of laps and s is the number of sprints. How far does Sydney run when she does 3 laps and 8 sprints?
2000 meters
Caleb bought jeans for $16 each. Let j represent the number of jeans Caleb bought. He gave the cashier $80. Write an expression to represent the amount of change Caleb will receive.
80 - 16j
50n = 100
solve for the value of n.
2
What value makes this true? 28 + k = 73
k = 45
Nate has six fewer stickers than Tina. Tina has quadruple the number of stickers as Josh. Josh has 14 stickers. How many stickers does Nate have?
4j - 6 = 4x14 - 6 =50
Nate has 50 stickers
The formula P = l + l+ w + w gives the perimeter of a rectangle with length l and width w. What is the perimeter of a rectangular soccer field with a length of 120 meters and a width of 75 meters?
390 meters
On Saturday, Austin planted 10 rows of tomato plants with p plants in each row. On Sunday, he planted 6 rows of pepper plants with p plants in each row. Write an expression that gives the total number of plants Austin planted this weekend.
10p + 6p
8 - b = 6
bt=40
What is the value of t?
20
What value makes this true? j ÷ 9 = 15
j = 135