Fractions
Estimation of Fractions
Algebra
Word Problems
Four Operations
100
One half of 1 1/2.
What is 3/4?
100
I have 2 1/4 yards of red, 2 1/8 yards of blue and 1 7/8 yards of white. I have about how many yards of cloth?
What is seven?
100
5X = 3X + 10
What is X = 5?
100
I am a number that is five times greater that 7.
What is 35?
100
These words are often found in word problems requiring this operation: altogether, sum, total.
What is addition?
200
1/2 and 3/4
What is 1 1/4?
200
I have 9 5/6 feet of ribbon. If I cut it into 5 equal parts each piece will be about this long.
What is 2 feet.
200
3X = X + 4
What is X = 2?
200
There are this many total days in January, August, and July.
What is 93 days?
200
This operation is used often when the word 'difference' is in the word problem.
What is subtraction?
300
2/3's of 33
What is 11?
300
I want to double the recipe. It calls for 1 3/4 cup of flour. About how much flour will I need?
What 4 cups?
300
x + 2 + 2X = X + 18 X = 8
What is the check 26 = 26?
300
The age of my oldest son is 30 years less than me and he is 15 years older than my youngest son. I was born in the summer of 1955, that makes my youngest son this age.
What is 17 years old?
300
Sam works five hours per day, five days per week, for four weeks every month, how many hours of work is this?
What is 100 hours?
400
I get one sixth of all the profits. The profits for 2013 was $240.
What is $40.00?
400
The peanut butter cookie recipe calls for 1 1/8 cups of peanut butter and 1 3/4 butter. If I triple the recipe, about how many cups of butter and peanut butter will I need?
What is 9 cups.
400
2x = * + 6
What is X = 2 * = -2
400
If the first of February is on a Wednesday, Valentine's Day will fall on this day of the week.
What is Tuesday?
400
You need two factors to make this.
What is a product?
500
A correct fraction will always be expressed in these terms.
What is simplified form or lowest terms?
500
I have 4 1/4 pounds of chocolates. There are 12 students, about how much chocolate does each student receive?
What is 1/3 pound?
500
x + 2x + 4 = *
What is * = 1
500
About 265 babies are born in the world every minute. How many babies are born in 2 minutes? 3 minutes?
What is 530 and 795?
500
This is the answer to a division problem.
What is a quotient?