Word Problems
Variables
Match that story
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
Just for Fun
100
Jack and Diane are planning a reunion. They have $8,000 to spend. They want to spend $1,000 on decorations, $3,000 for rental expenses, $500 on a deejay, and the rest on food. How much money will they have for food?
$3,500
100
In the expression t - 3, the letter t represents an ________________ number.
unknown
100
Which word problem could be solved using this number sentence?
8 x d = 40
a.
b.
c.
d.
b.
100
Using order of operations, what calculation should be done first to simplify this expression?
(20 + 6 ➗ 3) 4
a. (26 3) x 4 b. (20 + 6) ➗ 12
c. 20 + 2 x 4 d. (20 + 2) x 4
d. (20 + 2) x 4
100
How many colors are in a rainbow?
7
200
Fifth grade needs 258 water bottles for a field trip. The students will be traveling on three buses, so the bottles need split evenly among the buses. How many bottles should be on each bus?
86 water bottles
200
Which expression represents the phrase “the quotient of a number and 8?”
a. Z + 8 b. Z x 8 c. Z - 8 d. Z ➗ 8
d. z/8
200
Which could be solved using this number sentence?
f - 2 = ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
200
When simplifying the following, using order of operations, which operation should be performed SECOND?
12 + 14 ➗ 2 x 8 - 6
a. 14 ➗ 2 b. 2 x 8
c. 8 - 6 d.12 ➗ 14
b. 2 x 8
200
What is a baby goat called?
a kid
300
Tickets for the community dance are $6 for adults and $4 each for children. So far, 142 adult tickets and 45 child tickets have been sold. How much money has been collected from ticket sales?
$1,032
300
Which expression represents the phrase “the product of a number and 12?”
a. M + 12 b. M x 8 c. M - 8 d. M ➗ 8
b. M x 8
300
Which could be solved using this number sentence?
12 ➗ m = 4
a.
B.
C.
D.
c.
300
Solve the following problem:
(2 x 3) + 15 - 7
14
300
What is the name of the horse in Tangled?
Maximus
400
The table below shows the number of text messages sent by the students in fifth grade.
Lightcap: 2,983
Ward: 3,284
Halstead: 4,902
Cosner: 2,006
How many more messages were sent by Mr. Halstead’s class than Mrs. Cosner’s class?
2,896 messages
400
Jonathan earns $12 an hour at his job at Subway. Last week, his paycheck was $120. Which number sentence could be used to find W, the number of hours Jonathan worked?
a. W ➗ 12 = $120 b. W x 12 = $120
c. W - 12 = $120 d. W + 12 = $120
b. W x 12 = $120
400
3 x 90 = B
Which could be solved using this number sentence
a. Maddie needs 30 beads to make a bracelet. There are 90 beads in the bag that she bought. If B represents the number of bracelets, how many bracelets can she make?
b. Maddie is making bracelets to sell at the school craft fair. She has 3 bags that each have 90 beads in them. How many beads does she have total if B equals the number of beads?
c. Maddie is making bracelets to sell at the school craft fair. She wants to make 20 bracelets and each bracelet requires 30 beads. If B represents the number of beads, how many beads will she need?
d. Maddie is making bracelets to sell at the school craft fair. She gave some of the bracelets to her friends. She has 3 bracelets left. If B represents the number of bracelets, how many bracelets does Maddie have left?
b. Maddie is making bracelets to sell at the school craft fair. She has 3 bags that each have 90 beads in them. How many beads does she have total if B equals the number of beads?
400
Which is not equivalent to the value of 33?
a. 3 (2 x 5) - 5 + 8
b. (3 x 2 x 5) - 5 + 8
c. 3 x 2 x 5 - 5 + 8
d. 3 x 2 x (5 - 5) + 8
d. 3 x 2 x (5 - 5) + 8
400
Which land animal can open its mouth the widest?
Hippo
500
Tess was baking cupcakes for the school bake sale. Unfortunately, she dropped some of them. She can only use cupcakes for the bake sale that haven’t been dropped. Out of the 168 cupcakes that Tess baked, she had 143 to sell. How many did she drop?
25 cupcakes
500
Alli lost 6 beads from her bracelet. It still has 43 beads. Which number sentence could be used to find B, the number of beads in the bracelet?
a. B + 6 = 43 b. B x 6 = 43
c. B - 6 = 43 d. B ➗ 6 = 43
c. B - 6 = 43
500
10 + C = 40
Which could be solved using this number sentence?
a. Jeff bought the same number of Pokemon cards every day for 10 days. At the end of 10 days, Matt had 40 Pokemon cards. If C represents the number of Pokemon cards, how many Pokemon cards did Matt buy each day?
b. Jeff had 10 Pokemon cards in his collection. His grandpa gave him some Pokemon cards for his birthday. Now Jeff has 40 Pokemon cards. If C represents the number of Pokemon cards, how many Pokemon cards did Jeff receive from his grandpa?
c. Jeff had 10 Pokemon cards in his collection. His grandpa gave him 40 more Pokemon cards. If C represents the number of Pokemon cards, how many Pokemon cards does Jeff have now?
d. Jeff bought 10 Pokemon cards every week for 40 weeks. If C represents the number of Pokemon cards, how many Pokemon cards does Jeff have now?
b. Jeff had 10 Pokemon cards in his collection. His grandpa gave him some Pokemon cards for his birthday. Now Jeff has 40 Pokemon cards. If C represents the number of Pokemon cards, how many Pokemon cards did Jeff receive from his grandpa?
500
What is equivalent to 2 + 2 (17-9) x 3 ?
a. 36
b. 50
c. 54
d. 9
b. 50
500
How many eyes does a honey bee have?
5