Word Problems

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185 + 25) + 40

• p = (185 - 25) - 40

• p = (185 + 25) × 40

• p = (185 - 25) ÷ 40

Norah had 125 pennies. She used 35 pennies to buy a tootsie roll at the gas station and gave half of what was left to her sister. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of pennies Norah has now?

• p= 125+ 35 x 2

• p= (125+35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) x 2

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers.

*Each sheet had 12 stickers on it.

*Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister.

*He gave 16 stickers to his brother.

Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

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

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Mrs. Nunez had 182 paper clips in a container on her desk. She ordered another 19 boxes, each box had 48 paper clips in it. How many paper clips does she have now.

• 912

• 3,458

• 1,094

• 8,736

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

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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 

Cameron is planting flowers with his mom. Cameron can plant 3 flowers each minute. His mom can plant 5 flowers each minute. After 30 minutes, how many more flowers has his mom planted than Cameron?

• 60

• 90

• 150

• 240

Mrs. McCord's family only uses their car on weekends to run errands. They drive the same route every weekend to go shopping and visit friends. After 12 weeks, the family rode 276 miles in their car. How many total miles must Mrs. McCord's family drive every weekend?

• 12 miles

• 23 miles

• 28 miles

• 39 miles

A shelter has a total of 774 animals.  They have 451 dogs, 319 cats, and the rest are reptiles.  How many reptiles does the shelter have?