Word Problems

Solve the word problem: A baker used 250 grams of flour to make 5 cakes. How many grams of flour are needed for each cake?

• 45 grams

• 50 grams

• 55 grams

• 60 grams

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Ms. Ritter put 45 marbles in a jar. Then, four of her students put in 12 marbles each. Then, nine of her students put in 18 marbles each. Which expression represents how many marbles are in the jar?

• 45 + (4 + 12) × (9 + 18)

• 45 + (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

• 45 × (4 + 12) + (9 + 18)

• 45 ÷ (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

A booster club had 476 spirit towels at the beginning of the basketball season. During the season, the 15 team members each sold 12 spirit towels. Which integer represents the change in the number of spirit towels that the booster club had?

• 296

• 180

• -180

• -296

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Rajesh bought 2 salads for $3.65 each and a sandwich for $4.35. He gave the clerk $15.00 to pay for the items.

How much change should Rajesh have received in dollars and cents?

Record your answer in the space provided.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Tags

4.4.A

Jay mows lawns and washes cars to earn money.
• He earns $8 for each lawn he mows.
• He earns $5 for each car he washes.
• On Friday, he mowed 3 lawns and washed 3 cars.
• On Saturday, he spent $15 of the money he earned.
Which expression shows the amount of money Jay had left?

• 3 × (8 + 5) – 15 

• (3 + 8 + 5) – 15 

•  (8 + 5) – 15 × 3 

• (3 + 8 + 5) – 15 

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

You have $18.50 to spend on pizza. It costs $14 plus $0.75 for each additional topping. Tell how many toppings the pizza can have.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

A gardener plants 1,234 flowers in each row. If there are 18 rows, how many flowers are there in total?

• 22,212

• 22,332

• 22,432

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

A library has 8,928 books. If each shelf can hold 24 books, how many shelves are needed?

• 371

• 372

• 373

• 374

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

A warehouse has 9,945 boxes. If each truck can carry 45 boxes, how many trucks are needed to transport all the boxes?

• 219

• 220

• 221

• 222

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

• 8,407

• 8,307

• 7,407

• 8,207

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2