Math writing plus

During a cold front, the temperature dropped from 7o F to -4o F.

Lacy: “I can’t believe the temperature fell 11o F”

Ryan: “You are incorrect. The temperature only fell 3o F”

Who is correct” Justify and explain your reasoning.

Ms. Norman’s class ordered a cheese pizza that cost $5.00. They decided on

3 toppings for the pizza that were $0.85 each. Write the expression and

explain how to get the total cost for the pizza.

Your best friend missed the lesson on dividing decimals. Write the steps to explain how

to solve 6.85 divided by 0.5.

In a school box, there are 3 blue pens and 4 red pens. Use the expression below to determine how many pens are in 11 school boxes.

11(3+4)

Sarah bought 7 more songs than Betsy. If Sarah bought 21 songs from Apple Music, How many songs did Betsy buy?

• -20

• 20

• -160

• 160

Five players partnered to compete in a local golf tournament. What are their scores in descending order?

• Snoopy

  2

• Linus

  -1

• Patty

  5

• Charlie

  -8

• Lucy

  -3