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100

What are the next three numbers in the pattern?

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, ....

What is 1, 2, 3?

100

Which of the following can be solved using the following expression? 

K + 7

a. Maddison has some apples. She shares 7 with her friend. How many does she have left?

b. Maddison has some apples. Her friend gives her 7 more apples. How many apples does she have in all?

c. Maddison has some apples. Her friend picked 7 times the amount Maddison has. How many apples does her friend have?

d. Maddison has some apples. She wants to split them into 7 equal groups. How many apples will be in each group?

What is b. Maddison has some apples. Her friend gives her 7 more apples. How many apples does she have in all?

100

In the expression z-54+3, z represents.....

a. A known number 

b. A subtraction symbol 

c. An addition symbol 

d. An unknown number 

What is d. an unknown number

100

Mary had some apples and bought two more at the store. 

a + 2

200

What is the rule for the pattern?

4, 8, 16, 32

Doubling the previous number

200

Which of the following can be solved using the open sentence C + 12 = 20?

A:     Jane plants 12 rows of flowers in her garden. If she has 20 flowers in each row, how many flowers did Jane plant in all?   

B:    Jane has 20 flowers.  She found 12 more in her garage.  How many flowers does Jane have altogether? 

C:     Jane has 20 flowers.  She is planting them in 12 different pots.  If she wants to plant the same number of flowers in each, how many flowers will Jane plant in each pot?  

D:    Jane planted some flowers on Monday.  She planted 12 more on Tuesday.  If she planted 20 flowers altogether, how many flowers did Jane plant on Monday?

D:    Jane planted some flowers on Monday.  She planted 12 more on Tuesday.  If she planted 20 flowers altogether, how many flowers did Jane plant on Monday?

200

Tim needs to run 9 more miles to reach a weekly total of 25 miles. Which number sentence can be used to solve for r, the total number of miles Tim has run so far this week?

a. r + 9 = 25

b. r + 25 = r

c. 9r = 25

d. r = 25 x 9

What is a. r + 9 =25

200

David and two friends each had 12 pokemon cards. They split them equally between some friends. 

12/ p 

300

Write an expression for the pattern below. 

512, 64, 8, 1

Dividing by 8

300

Which could be solved using this expression?

x/6

A:     Kate ate 6 times as many M &Ms as Zach. If x represents the number of M&Ms Zach ate, how many M&Ms did Kate eat?   

B:     Zach made 6 fewer goals than Kate. If x represents the goals Kate made, how many goals did Zach make? 

C:     Zach made some muffins. He gave an equal number of muffins to 6 of his friends. If x represents the number of muffins Zach made, how many muffins did each friend get?   

D:     Zach and Kate collected a total of 6 rocks. If x represents the number of rocks Zach collected, how many rocks did Kate collect?

C:     Zach made some muffins. He gave an equal number of muffins to 6 of his friends. If x represents the number of muffins Zach made, how many muffins did each friend get?  

300

If k represents a number, which of the following means "the sum of 9 and 5 times k" 


a. 9 + 5 x k 

b. 9 + 5k

c. k(9 + 5) 

d. (9k + 5)

What is c. k(9 + 5)

300

Hammy likes to chew up his toys. He had some toys, got three more for his birthday, and ripped up five of them.

T +3 - 5

400

What would the 8th shape be in the pattern... 

Triangle, square, pentagon...

Octagon

400

Which of the following word problems can be solved using the expression: (4xd) + 3


A. Ms. Boles is baking cookies. She wants to bake 3 batches of cookies for a party and have an extra 4 left over for herself.


B. Mrs. Barnes is rearranging her classroom. She wants to put the desks in rows of 4, with 3 extra desks in the back for charging computers. 


C. Ms. Waters is selling some food at the school store. A student buys 4 bags of chips and leaves a 2 dollar tip.


D. Mrs. DeGrand walks Hammy the same distance every day. She walks this route 3 times a week and goes on an extra 4 mile walk on Saturdays.

B. Mrs. Barnes is rearranging her classroom. She wants to put the desks in rows of 4, with 3 extra desks in the back for charging computers.

400

Julia had three times as many cookies as Ben. If c represents the number of cookies Ben had, what  number sentence could be used to find the number of cookies Julia had?

3c = ?

3 x c = ?

400

The sum of a number and ten, doubled

2 (n + 10)

500

What is the pattern and what is the name?

1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21

Fibonacci

adding two previous number s together

500

Write a word problem that matches the expression: 

8x-2

Answers vary 

500

A flood occurred in the school, and destroyed 12 boxes. What information do you think you need to determine the part of the boxes that were destroyed in the flood?

a. How expensive it will be to replace the boxes

b. How many boxes were destroyed 

c. How many total boxes were in the flooded room

d. The color of the boxes

What is c. How many total boxes were in the flooded room

500

The quotient of twelve divided by three less than a number times five.

5n-(12/3)