Vocabulary
Word Problems
Area
Equations
Percents
100

What operation does the sum indicate?

addition

100

Elizabeth, Sevgi, Amelia and Maggie go out to dinner.  The total of the bill is $108.00.  How much do each of them pay? 

$27.00 

100

Find the area of a rectangle with a length of 7 inches and a width of 13 inches. (You must have the correct label)

91 inches2

100

What is the value of x in this equation:  2x = 102

x = 51

100
What is 75% written as a decimal?

0.75

200

What operation does the word difference indicate?

subtraction

200

Gordon rakes leaves to make extra money.  If Gordon rakes 15 bags on Monday and rakes twice that amount on Tuesday, how many bags of leaves did Gordon rake in all? (You need to have the correct label)

45 bags 

200

Find the area of a square with a side length of 14 centimeters. (You must have the correct label)

196 centimeters2

200

What is the value of n in this equation:  n + 75 = 156

n = 81

200

What is 0.33 written as a percent?

33%

300

What operation does product indicate?

multiplication

300

Dani and Anna each make jewelery to sell at a craft fair.  Dani makes 25 neckaces and 12 bracelents.  Anna makes 16 necklaces and 17 bracelets.  How many necklaces and bracelets do they make altogether? 


41 necklaces and 29 bracelets

300

Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 12 feet and a height of 7 feet.  (You must have the correct label)

84 feet2

300

What is the value of b in this equation: b - 16 = 12

b = 28

300

What is 7% written as a decimal?

0.07

400

What operation is needed to solve this problem:  Find the quotient of 10 and 5. 

division 

400

Jack wanted to buy one basketball. The basketball costs $30.  The tax on the basketball is 5%.   How much is the tax?  (You need 2 places filled in after a decimal for money)  

$1.50

400

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 6 inches and a height of 8 inches. (You must have the correct label)

24 inches2


400
What is the inverse operation of addition? 

subtraction

400

What is 15% of 75?

11.25

500

What operation should be used to solve this problem:  Find 75% of 120 

multiplication 
500

Mr. Smith and Mr. Riordan went out for lunch.  The bill was $50.25.  They wanted to give a 20% tip.  How much was the tip?  

$10.05

500

Find the length of the side of a rectangle with an area of 240 feetand a width of 16 feet. (You must have the correct label) 

15 feet

500

What is the value of x in this equation:  16x = 64

x = 4

500

What is 2% of 16? 

0.32