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BONUS
100
9 + 2 x 3 - 9 = n + 4
2
100
Fatima used a coupon to pay for a pair of jeans. The original price of the jeans was $25. The coupon reduced the price to $16. What equation can you use to help you find the value of the coupon?
$16 + c = $25
100
Which equation does the strip diagram represent?
b ÷ 5 = 14
100
Marty is using balloons to decorate for a party. She has 3 groups of 5 pink balloons and 4 groups of 3 yellow balloons. She also has 6 white balloons. What equation could be used to find, b, the total number of balloons?
3 × 5 + 4 × 3 + 6 = b
100
3
200
On the left side of a pan balance, there are two model cars that each weigh 8 ounces. On the right side, there is a model truck that weighs 12 ounces and a model car with an unknown weight. If both sides of the balance have the same weight, how much does the unknown model car weigh?
4 OZ
200
Hailey received 33 text messages on Saturday, which were 18 fewer messages than she received on Sunday. How many text messages, t, did Hailey receive on Sunday?
t = 51
200
Which equation does the strip diagram represent?
4d = 88
200
For the bake sale, 6 people each bake two dozen oatmeal cookies. Each person eats 2 cookies and then delivers the remaining cookies to the bake sale. Which equation could be used to find, c, the number of oatmeal cookies at the bake sale?
6 × 2 × 12 − 6 × 2 = c
200
There are 144 students at summer camp. Each cabin houses 12 students There are 4 counselors for each cabin.
Solve the equation c = (144 ÷12) × 4 to find the number of counselors, c.
c=48
300
Casey placed 14 cubes on the right side of a pan balance. She placed 5 cubes on the left side. Then she removed half the cubes on the right side. Find the number of cubes that Casey must add to the left side to balance the pans.
2
300
At the second bus stop, 26 people got off the bus, which were 9 more than the number of people that got off at the first bus stop. How many people, p, got off the bus at the first stop?
p=17
300
Dori earned 95 points on her science test. She received 5 points for each question she answered correctly. How many questions did Dori answer correctly? The equation 5q = 95 can be used to find q, the number of questions answered correctly.
19
300
Jasper used 15 inches of blue ribbon, 14 inches of yellow ribbon, and 3 feet of red ribbon to decorate his box of cookies. How many inches of ribbon did Jasper use?
65 inches
300
Thora had $3 left in her pocket after spending $16 on snacks and souvenirs on a class trip.
How much money did Thora take on the class trip? The equation t − 16 = 3 can be used to find t, the amount of money Thora took on the class trip.
$19
400
The total weight of the shape blocks on both sides of Michael’s pan balance equals 30 grams. Circles weigh 5 grams, squares weigh 10 grams, and triangles weigh 3 grams. The right side has a circle and a square. How many triangles are on the left side?
5
400
There were 14 dogs adopted from the animal shelter last week. This week, 8 dogs were adopted. There are 5 dogs left. How many dogs, d, did the shelter have for adoption?
d=27
400
The movie theater has 176 seats. There are 9 rows of 18 seats plus an additional section of handicapped accessible seats. Write and solve an equation to find the number of handicapped accessible seats in the theater.
14
400
William used 10 ounces of plain milk and 4 pints of chocolate milk when making the restaurant milkshake recipe. How many ounces of milk did William use? (Hint: there are 16 ounces in a pint.)
74 ounces
400
Sadie hit 17 golf balls from her bucket. Then there were 34 golf balls left in the bucket. How many golf balls did Sadie have in her bucket before she hit any golf balls?
Write the equation you use to find the number of golf balls Sadie had in her bucket before she hit any golf balls? How many golf balls did Sadie have?
34 + 17 = g
g=51
500
Will placed 12 cubes on the right side of a pan balance. He placed 3 cubes on the left side. Then he added 14 cubes on the left side. Find the number of cubes he must add to the right side to balance the pans.
5
500
Lorenzo spent $47 at the shoe store. He bought 3 pairs of socks that cost $6 per pair. He also bought a pair of shoes. He paid $4 in sales tax. How much did Lorenzo’s shoes, s, cost?
s = $25
500
Sergei had $75 when he arrived at the mall. He spent $9 at the food court. Then he bought 3 posters that each cost the same amount. Sergei has $27 left. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of one poster.
$13
500
Rona has 4 packs of 12 glitter pens. She has 7 packs of 8 scented pens. She gives her friend a pack of glitter pens in exchange for a new pack of scented pens. How many pens does Rona have now?
100
500
There are 279 students at a school party. They are seated in groups of 9. Each group gets 5 bags of popcorn.
How many bags of popcorn, p, are used for the party?
p=155