Writing Expressions
Finding Area/Volume
Finding Cost
Writing Word Problems
Solving Word Problems
100
Three more than two times a number x
What is 2x+3
100
Find the area of a triangle with a base of seven and a height of twelve.
What is 42
100
What is the price of a pair of jeans that are $49.50 but have a discount of 30%?
What is $34.65
100
Write an equation for how to find the price of a t-shirt that is 20% off but had an original price of $35.
What is x=35-(.2*35)
100
Joey wants to figure out how large the sail on his boat is compared to Chandler's. If the base of the sail is 25 feet and the height of the sail is 40 feet, how large is Joey's sail?
What is 500 ft^2
200
Forty-Three percent of a number x
What is .43x
200
Write an equation for the area of a rectangle whose width is two more than it's length.
What is A (rec.)=(x+2)(x)
200
Which is cheaper: a hat that is originally $15 that is 25% off, or a hat that is originally $23 that is 38% off?
What is the hat that was originally $15.
200
Write an equation for a triangle with a base of 4 and a height that is 2.5 times the base.
What is A=(1/2)(4)(2.5*4)
200
Monica received a salary raise from her restaurant that came out to be a 4% increase. If her new salary is $25,000, what was her original salary?
What is $24,038.46.
300
Seven more than eight times a number x divided by six
What is 8x+7/6
300
Write an equation for the area of a triangle with a base that is six more than it's height.
What is A (tri.)=(1/2)(x+6)(x)
300
The total cost for a taxi ride is $40 dollars for the first 15 miles and $3.50 for each additional mile. If Alfonso travels 19 miles, what is his total bill?
What is $54.
300
If Phoebe's box had a length of 7 and a height of 8 and she wants to cut a small box out of each corner, how much area should each corner have to produce the largest volume?
What is 1.2 inches^2
400
Nine more than three times four percent of a number x
What is 3(.4x)+9
400
A square of side x inches is cut out of each corner of a box with dimensions 6 in. by 8 in. Write an equation for the volume of the box as a function of x.
What is V(x)=(6-2x)(8-2x)(x)
400
Eugene received a 5.25% increase on his salary, which is now $63,000 per year. What was his original salary?
What is $59,857.5/year
400
Write an equation for the area of a sphere if the diameter is 42 inches.
What is A=4π(21^2)
400
Find the width of a room with a length that is 6 feet longer than it's width and has a perimeter of 80 feet.
What is 17 feet.
500
Eighty-seven more than four times twenty-one percent of a number x over three-fourths
What is 4(.21x)+87/.75
500
If the volume of a box as a function of x can be simplified as V(x)=(11-2x)(14-2x)(x), find which dimensions of the square (which will be cut out of the box) would produce the highest volume.
What is x=2
500
Who had a higher original salary: Donatello with a 4% increase which resulted in $38,000, or Michelangelo with a 7.6% increase which resulted in $42,000.
Who is Donatello.
500
Write an equation for the area of a sphere with a diameter equal to .35*82.
What is A=4π(14.35^2)
500
Find both the length and the width of a room with a perimeter of 115 feet and a width that is 20 more than it's length.
What is 18.75 by 38.75 feet.