Solve Word Problems with Unknown

Sarah has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 8 stickers.

How many stickers does Sarah have in total?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem.

A farmer has 4 baskets. Each basket holds 6 apples. How many apples does the farmer have in total?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem.

Tom has 24 candies. He wants to share them equally among 4 friends.

How many candies will each friend get?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem.

A baker made 36 cookies.

He packed them into boxes with 6 cookies in each box.

How many boxes did he use?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem.

There are 5 rows of chairs in a hall.

Each row has 9 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem.

A gardener has 48 flowers.

He wants to plant them in 8 equal rows.

How many flowers will be in each row?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem.

A library has 8 shelves with 12 books on each shelf.

How many books are there in total?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem

Tom has 48 apples and wants to divide them equally among his 6 friends.

How many apples will each friend get?

Choose ALL the equations that can be used to solve the problem.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Sarah has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 8 stickers.

How many stickers does Sarah have in total?

WHAT IS THE UNKNOWN VARIABLE?

• how many packs of stickers

• how many stickers in each pack

• how many stickers in total

Tom has 48 apples and wants to divide them equally among his 6 friends.

How many apples will each friend get?

WHAT IS THE UNKNOWN VARIABLE?

• number of apples each friend will get

• the total number of apples

• the number of friends