Week 6 Thursday Word Problems

An art teacher had 342 paint brushes.

-She threw away 87 broken paint brushes .

-Then she bought 150 more paint brushes.

Which equation shows how to find the number of crayons the art teacher has now?

• 342 - 87 - 150 =

• 342 + 87 + 150 =

• 342 - 87 + 150 =

• 342 + 87 - 150 =

There are two different flavors of cupcakes at a bakery.

-There are 4 rows that have 9 strawberry cupcakes in each row.

-There are 57 lemon cupcakes.

How many cupcakes are there at the bakery? Choose the correct equation to solve the problem.

• 4 x 9 - 57 =

• 57 + 4 + 9 =

• 57 - 4 x 9 =

• 4 x 9 + 57 =

Rebekah planted 42,065 flowers in a field. She planted the flowers in 47 rows with the same number of flowers in each row. How many flowers did she plant in each row?

• 885

• 795

• 895

• 805