Word Problems

A girl is snorkeling 1 meter below sea level and the dives down another 0.5 meters.  How far below sea level is the girl?

• 1.5 meters above sea level
• 1.5 meters below sea leves
• 0.5 meters above sea level
• 0.5 meters below sea level

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

The first play of a football game resulted in a loss of 12 yards.  Then a penalty resulted in another loss of 5 yards.  What is the total loss or gain?

• a gain of 7 yards
• a loss of 7 yards
• a gain of 17 yards 
• a loss of 17 yards

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A climber starts descending from 533 feet above sea level and keeps going until she reaches 10 feet below sea level.  How many feet did she descend?

• 523 feet
• 543 feet
• 0 feet
• 500 feet

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

The temperature on Sunday was -15^o C.  The temperature on Monday was 12 degrees less than the temperature on Sunday.  What was the temperature on Monday? 

• -27^o C
• 27^o C
• -3^o C
• 3^o C

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Suzy has 6 pieces of pizza. She gives 3 pieces of pizza to her brother. What fraction represents the pizza she gave away?

• 6/3

• 3/6

• 3/4

• 6/8

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

What is the expression for "six less than y"

• 6- y
• 6 < y
• y - 6

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Translate this sentence into an equation.
72 is the product of 8 and a Steve's age.
Use the variable h to represent Steve's age.

• 72 = 8 + h
• 72 = 8h
• 72 = 8 - h
• 72 = 8/h

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Mallory bought pizza and soda for a party. If she spent $12.57 on the sodas and $10.95 for each pizza, how many pizzas did she buy if her total is $89.22?

• 10.95x + 12.57 = 89.22

• 12.57x + 10.95 = 89.22

• 89.22x -10.95 = 12.57

• 12.57 + 10.95 = 89.22

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Joan needed $100 to buy a graphing calculator for her math class. Her neighbor will pay her $5 per hour to babysit and her Father gave her $10 for mowing the lawn. Which inequality represents the minimum amount of hours she will need to babysit in order for her to buy her calculator?

• 5x + 10 ≥ 100
• 5x - 100 ≥ 10
• 10x + 5 ≤ 100
• 5x + 10 > 100

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Hamburger meat sells for $6 for every 3 pounds. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger meat, how much will she pay?

• $30
• $20
• $60
• $10

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B