Word Problems: Explain Steps & Check Reasonableness

A farmer has chickens and cows. If the total number of animals is 30 and there are 10 more chickens than cows, how many chickens and cows does the farmer have? Explain your steps and check if your answer is reasonable.

• Cows: 10, Chickens: 20

• Cows: 15, Chickens: 15

• Cows: 5, Chickens: 25

• Cows: 12, Chickens: 18

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

In a school, there are two types of clubs: the art club and the science club. If there are 50 students in total and the art club has 10 more members than the science club, how many students are in each club? Describe your reasoning and verify your solution.

• Art club: 30 students, Science club: 20 students

• Art club: 25 students, Science club: 25 students

• Art club: 40 students, Science club: 10 students

• Art club: 20 students, Science club: 30 students

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A bookstore sells fiction and non-fiction books. If the total number of books is 120 and there are twice as many fiction books as non-fiction books, how many of each type of book are there? Explain how you arrived at your answer and check its reasonableness.

• 50 non-fiction books and 70 fiction books.

• 30 non-fiction books and 90 fiction books.

• 40 non-fiction books and 80 fiction books.

• 60 non-fiction books and 60 fiction books.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

At a pet store, there are dogs and cats. If the total number of pets is 40 and there are 4 times as many cats as dogs, how many dogs and cats are there? Outline your problem-solving steps and assess if your answer makes sense.

• 12 dogs and 28 cats

• 8 dogs and 32 cats

• 5 dogs and 35 cats

• 10 dogs and 30 cats

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A gardener is planting flowers and shrubs. If the total number of plants is 50 and there are 3 times as many flowers as shrubs, how many flowers and shrubs are there? Explain your thought process and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 10 shrubs and 40 flowers

• 12 shrubs and 36 flowers

• 15 shrubs and 35 flowers

• 20 shrubs and 30 flowers

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

In a class, there are boys and girls. If the total number of students is 36 and there are 6 more girls than boys, how many boys and girls are in the class? Describe your steps and verify if your answer is logical.

• 15 boys and 21 girls

• 18 boys and 18 girls

• 12 boys and 24 girls

• 10 boys and 26 girls

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A bakery sells muffins and cookies. If the total number of baked goods is 80 and there are 20 more muffins than cookies, how many muffins and cookies are there? Explain your reasoning and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 40 muffins and 40 cookies

• 30 muffins and 50 cookies

• 60 muffins and 20 cookies

• 50 muffins and 30 cookies

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A sports team has players who play soccer and basketball. If there are 24 players in total and there are 8 more soccer players than basketball players, how many players are in each sport? Describe your problem-solving steps and assess the reasonableness of your answer.

• 6 basketball players and 18 soccer players.

• 8 basketball players and 16 soccer players.

• 10 basketball players and 14 soccer players.

• 12 basketball players and 12 soccer players.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A library has fiction and non-fiction books. If there are 200 books in total and there are 50 more fiction books than non-fiction books, how many of each type of book are there? Explain your steps and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 200 fiction books and 0 non-fiction books.

• 100 fiction books and 100 non-fiction books.

• There are 125 fiction books and 75 non-fiction books.

• 150 fiction books and 50 non-fiction books.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A concert has tickets for adults and children. If there are 300 tickets sold and there are 100 more adult tickets than child tickets, how many adult and child tickets were sold? Describe your reasoning and verify if your answer is logical.

• 200 adult tickets and 100 child tickets were sold.

• 100 adult tickets and 200 child tickets were sold.

• 150 adult tickets and 150 child tickets were sold.

• 250 adult tickets and 50 child tickets were sold.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C