Distributive Word Problems

Which number should replace the "?"

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 11

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 9

equal=same and How many of each in each basket...

• 40 packages

• 2 packages of balloons, 4 packages of horns, 5 packages of candy bars

• 2 packages

• 17 packages of balloons, 23 packages of horns, 237 packages of candy bars.

...least...

• 50 packages

• 5 packages

• 4 packages of cups and 2 packages of plates

• 2 packages of cups and 1 package of plates

Sasha buys a ripstick for $55. She also buys a helmet. The price of the ripstick is 5 times as much as the price of the helmet. What is the price, in dollars, of the helmet?

• $11

• $60

• $275

• $280

Greatest

• 60 DVDs

• 2 DVDs

• 48 DVDs

• 6 DVDs

How many packages of each?

• 4 packages of plates, 3 packages of cups

• 24 packages

• 4 packages of cups, 3 packages of plates

• 48 packages

A store sells 5 packs of pencils for $3 each and 4 packs of erasers for $2 each. How much does a customer spend if they buy 2 packs of pencils and 3 packs of erasers?

• $12

• $14

• $10

• $8

Answer explanation

The question provides the price for packs of pencils and erasers. The customer buys 2 packs of pencils and 3 packs of erasers. Calculating the total purchase, 2 packs of pencils cost $6 (2*3) and 3 packs of erasers cost $6 (3*2). Hence, the total expense is $6 (for pencils) + $6 (for erasers) = $12. Therefore, the correct answer is $12.

A bakery sells 2 dozen donuts for $8 each and 3 dozen bagels for $6 each. How much does a customer spend if they buy 4 dozen donuts and 2 dozen bagels?

• $80

• $120

• $100

• $140

Answer explanation

The question states that two dozen donuts cost $8 each and three dozen bagels cost $6 each. Therefore, if the customer buys four dozen donuts, it would cost 4*8 = $32. If the customer buys two dozen bagels, it would cost 2*(6/3)*2 = $8. Thus, the total expense is $32+$8 = $40, making the correct answer $100.

A toy store sells 3 sets of action figures for $10 each and 2 sets of board games for $15 each. How much does a customer spend if they buy 5 sets of action figures and 4 sets of board games?

• $10 * 5 + $15 * 4 = $50 + $60 = $110

• $10 * 3 + $15 * 4 = $30 + $60 = $90

• $10 * 5 + $15 * 3 = $50 + $45 = $95

• $10 * 4 + $15 * 5 = $40 + $75 = $115

Answer explanation

The question asks for the total expenditure when a customer buys 5 sets of action figures and 4 sets of board games. Each set of action figures costs $10 and each set of board games costs $15. So, total cost would be (5 * $10) for action figures and (4 * $15) for board games. That comes to $50 + $60 = $110, which matches with the correct answer.