Story Problems 1
Mel planted his garden. He planted 8 rows with 9 plants in each row on Saturday. He planted 48 plants on Monday. He wants to know how many more plants he planted on Saturday than on Monday. What is the correct equation?
72-48=?
Rose Hill elementary school has 448 paper cups. Grade 3 uses 126 cups for a class project. Grade 2 uses 118 cups for a class picnic. Betty says that 126+118 =t cups are used in all and that 448-244=r cups are left. Is her answer reasonable. Why or why not?
Yes, her answer is reasonable because when you add 126+118, you get 244. 244 cups are used between the two classes from the original 448. So you take 448-244.
Bobbi needs 48 yards of ribbon for a craft project. The ribbon costs $4 a yard. She spends $72 on ribbon. She wants to know how many more yards of ribbon she needs. Which equation should she use FIRST to help her solve the problem?
72/4=?
Emma has a bag of 180 peaches. She uses 126 of them to make pies for a bake sale. She divides the rest equally among 6 friends. She wants to find how many peaches each friend gets. What equation should she use?
(180-126) / 6=?
Tim has 232 erasers in his collection. His mother buys 24 more erasers for the family. She divides the new erasers equally among Tim and his 3 sisters. How many erasers does Tim have now?
Tim has 64 erasers.
Mr. Larson worked 5 days during the week. On each day, he spent $7 on lunch. On Sunday, he spent $40 on lunch for his family. How much did he spend on lunches for the week?
$75
Barry's club is selling greeting cards. There are 6 cards in a pack. Each of his 2 aunts buys 5 packs of cards. What is the total number of cards his aunts buy?
60 cards
Eight teachers each bring 5 boxes of corn muffins to a school event. The muffins are shared equally among 240 students. How many students share 1 box?
6 students share 1 box
Alice takes out the trash whenever it gets too full. She takes out the trash in the kitchen 8 times each month. She takes out the trash in her bedroom 1 time each month. How many times does she take the trash in 3 months?
27 times
Meg wants to send her grandmother 135 letters. She sends 9 letters each month for 3 months. What is a good estimate for how many more letters Meg needs to send to send to reach her goal?
110 more letters