There are 28 walnut trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant more walnut trees today. When the workers are finished there will be 71 walnut trees in the park. How many walnut trees did the workers plant today?
28 + t = 71;
t=43
100
Roberto’s telephone bill lists a call that lasted 18 minutes and cost $1.08. How much was Roberto charged for each
minute of the call?
18m=1.08;
m=0.06
100
After Sandra withdrew $50 from her
savings account, the balance was $124.
Write and solve a subtraction equation to
find the starting balance.
s - 50 = 124;
s = 174
100
The perimeter of a square is 48 inches. What is the length of one side of the square?
l + l + l + l = 48;
4l=48;
l=12
100
6 =a/4 + 2
a=16
200
There were 16 bales of hay in the barn. Tim stacked more bales in the barn today. There are now 62 bales of hay in the barn. How many bales did he store in the barn ?
16 + h = 62;
h = 46
200
Mary is baking a cake. The recipe calls for 8 cups of flour. She already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to add ?
x + 2 = 8;
x = 6
200
Jeff cut a board into 18 inch long pieces to make a book shelf. He made 4 shelves. Find the length of the original board.
b/18 = 4;
b= 72
200
Ricky and Mario are sharing a pack of baseball cards. Each boy gets 11 cards. How many total cards are there?
p/2 = 11;
p=22
200
7x − 7 = 7
x=2
300
Justin’s height is 4 inches less than Shayla’s height. Justin is 58 inches tall. What is Shayla's height?
s - 4 = 58;
s=62
300
Aaron and Belinda went swimming. Aaron swam 575 meters. This is 150 more meters than Belinda swam. How many meters did Belinda swim?
b + 150 = 575;
b=425
300
Erin knows the length of her bedroom is 12
feet. She knows the area of the bedroom is
60 ft2. Write and solve a multiplication
equation to find the width of Erin’s
bedroom.
12w=60;
w=5
300
While holding her cat, Mya steps on a scale. The scale reads 127 pounds. Alone, Mya weighs 112 pounds. What is the weight of Mya’s cat?
c + 112 = 127;
c=15
300
21s - 24 = 39
x=3
400
Desiree rented a bicycle for $16.50 per hour. Her total rental fee was $49.50. How many hours did Desiree rent the bicycle for.
16.50h=49.50;
h=3
400
Nichelle is buying party favors for her daughter’s birthday party. She has a budget of $2.75 a child for 6 children.
How much can Nichelle spend on party favors?
b/6=2.75;
b=16.50
400
Fred had 34 peaches left at his roadside fruit stand. He went to the orchard and picked more peaches to stock up the stand. There are now 75 peaches at the stand, how many did he pick ?
34 + p = 75;
p=41
400
How many packs of DVD's can you buy with 144 dollars
if one pack costs 16 dollars ?
16p=144;
p=9
400
x/4 + 15 = 30
x=60
500
Rosalba separated her pictures into 3 piles. Each pile contained 9 pictures. How many pictures did she have in all?
p/3 = 9;
p=27
500
The difference between the number of people that visit an art museum on a Saturday and the number of people that
visit the museum on a Wednesday is 1,465. Saturday is the busiest day of the week. There are 4,320 visitors on Wednesday. How many visitors are there on Saturday?
s - 4320 = 1465;
s=5785
500
A plane climbs 20,000 feet to reach an elevation of $21,500 feet. At what elevation did the plane take off from?
x + 20,000 = 21,500;
x= 1,500
500
Zion is 63 inches tall, which is 9 inches taller than his cousin, Yasmine. What is Yasmine’s height?