Expression Word Problems

Match the word problem with the expression:
A battery box contains 18 batteries.  Every toy needs the same number of batteries.  I was able to replace the batteries in 9 toys.  How many batteries did each toy need?  

• 9 ⋅ u = 18

• 18 - u = 9

• 18 = 9 + u

• 18 ÷ u = 9

Match the word problem with the expression:
Mr. Furlich had some students visit his office in the morning.  Later he had three more students visit his office.  Altogether, 19 students had visited his office throughout the day.  How many came in the morning?

• 19 - b = 3

• b + 3 = 19

• 3b = 19

• 19 - b

Match the word problem with the expression:
At the end of the day, the Girl Scouts had only 15 boxes of cookies left.  They came with a number of boxes and sold 36 throughout the day.  How many did they start out with?

• 36 - d = 15

• 36 + 15 = d

• d = 36-15

• 15 = d - 36

Match the word problem with the expression:
Jacob added 12 pennies to his piggy bank full of pennies.  When he opened it up, he had a total of 42 pennies.  How many did he have in his piggy bank before he added the extra pennies?

• t - 42 = 12

• 42 + 12 = t

• 12 +t = 42

• 12t = 42

Which expression shows the profit Lola earned after paying for the supplies?

• 8 x 12 x 17

• 8 x 12 - 17

• 8 x (12 + 17)

• 17 + 8 x 12

Josiah has 310 cards in his collection book. · The last page in his collection book has 6 cards. · The other pages in Josiah’s book are full. · Each full page has 8 cards. If P is the number of full pages in Josiah’s book, which expression could be used to find the number of full pages?

• 310 ÷ 6 + 8

• (310 – 6) ÷ 8

• 310 ÷ (6 + 8)

• 310 – (6 x 8)

A new school received a shipment of library books. The shipment included 207 boxes with 37 books in each box. How many books were received for the new library?

• 7649

• 7695

• 7659

• 7559

A palace ballroom has an area of 12,000 square feet.

· The floor will be covered with decorative 1-foot square tiles.

· 8 crates with 1,385 tiles each have been ordered.

How many more tiles need to be ordered to cover the entire floor?

• 920

• 1500

• 115

• 900

Dakota has 4 dogs.  1 of them is white.  The others have spots.  Which expressions shows how many dogs have spots?

• 4-1=3

• 4+1=5

• 4

• 5