Translate Word Problems to Expressions: Math Operations Quiz

1. Sarah has 3 bags of apples. Each bag contains 4 apples. If she buys 2 more bags with 5 apples each, how many apples does she have in total? Write an expression to represent this.

• 24

• 20

• 22

• 18

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

2. A baker made 12 cupcakes. He decorated each cupcake with 3 sprinkles. If he then added 6 more sprinkles to each cupcake, how many sprinkles did he use in total? Write an expression for this.

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• 96

• 72

• 108

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

3. Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has 8 stickers. He gave away 10 stickers to his friends. How many stickers does he have left? Write an expression to find the answer.

• 30

• 25

• 15

• 40

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

4. A gardener planted 4 rows of flowers. Each row has 6 flowers. If 3 flowers die, how many flowers are still alive? Write an expression to show this.

• 18

• 15

• 24

• 21

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

5. Lisa read 15 pages of a book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. If she plans to read 10 more pages on Wednesday, how many pages will she have read in total? Write an expression for this.

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• 25

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

6. A toy store has 25 toys. If they receive 15 more toys and then sell 10, how many toys do they have left? Write an expression to represent this situation.

• 25

• 35

• 30

• 20

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

7. In a classroom, there are 6 tables. Each table has 4 chairs. If 5 chairs are broken, how many chairs are still usable? Write an expression to find the answer.

• 15

• 18

• 20

• 19

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

8. A movie theater has 10 rows of seats. Each row has 8 seats. If 12 seats are reserved for a special event, how many seats are available? Write an expression to calculate this.

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• 72

• 64

• 70

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

9. A farmer has 20 chickens. He buys 5 more chickens and then sells 8. How many chickens does he have now? Write an expression to represent this situation.

• 12

• 15

• 17

• 18

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

10. Emma has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 12 crayons. If she gives away 5 crayons, how many crayons does she have left? Write an expression to find the answer.

• 36

• 30

• 25

• 31

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2