Numberless Word Problem Practice

Numberless Word Problem Practice

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What do we know? What are we trying to find out?

Miss Huster brought _____ pounds of popcorn to be shared equally by the winning teams of a game. If the winning team has _____ members, how many pounds of popcorn will each player receive?

Multiple Choice

What "number" sentence would you write to solve this problem?

• Number of members ÷ pounds of popcorn

• Pounds of popcorn ÷ number of members

• Number of members x pounds of popcorn

• Pounds of popcorn - number of members

• Pounds of popcorn + number of members

What do we know? What are we trying to find out?

Maria and Joe help harvest corn for Mr. Wong. They harvest _____ acres of corn each day for ____ days in a row. How many acres of corn did they harvest?

Multiple Choice

What "number" sentence would you write to solve this?

• Acres each day x number of days

• Number of days ÷ acres each day

• Acres each day ÷ number of days

• Acres each day + number of days

• Number of days - acres each day

What do we know? What are we trying to find out?

Tonya has to work at the car wash for _____ hours. So far she has worked _____ hours. How many more hours does she need to work before she can leave?

Multiple Choice

What "number" sentence would you write to solve this?

• Hours she has worked - hours she needs to work

• Hours she needs to work + hours she has worked

• Hours she needs to work ÷ hours she has worked

• Hours she needs to work - hours she has worked

• Hours she has worked x hours she needs to work

What do we know? What are we trying to find out?

Marvin ran a race for charity. If he earned $____ for each mile he ran, how much money did he raise if he ran ____ miles?

Multiple Choice

What "number" sentence would you write to solve this?

• $ per mile ÷ number of miles

• Number of miles ÷ $ per mile

• $ per mile + number of miles

• Number of miles x $ per mile

• Number of miles - $ per mile

What do we know? What are we trying to find out?

At Good Burger, the bill came to $____. How much will each person have to pay if ____ people split it up equally?

Multiple Choice

What "number" sentence would you write to solve this problem?

• Number of people ÷ cost of bill

• Cost of bill x number of people

• Cost of bill - number of people

• Cost of bill ÷ number of people

• Number of people + cost of bill

What do we know? What are we trying to find out?

Each year, Katy measured the height of the cactus in her backyard. In 1999 it was ____ feet tall. In 2006 it was ____ feet tall. How much did it grow in those years?

Multiple Choice

What "number" sentence would you write to solve this problem?

• Height in 1999 - height in 2006

• Height in 2006 + height in 1999

• Height in 2006 ÷ height in 1999

• Height in 2006 - height in 1999

• Height in 1999 x height in 2006