Math Expressions: Reasonableness and Interpretation Quiz

A farmer has 12 apples and buys 8 more. Write an expression to find the total number of apples he has now. What does your result tell you? Is it reasonable?

• 18

• 22

• 20

• 15

Tom read 15 pages of a book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. Write an expression to find out how many pages he read in total. Does your answer make sense?

• 35 pages

• 25 pages

• 40 pages

• 30 pages

Sarah has 3 boxes of crayons, and each box contains 10 crayons. Write an expression to find the total number of crayons. Is your answer reasonable based on the number of boxes?

• 30 crayons

• 25 crayons

• 20 crayons

• 15 crayons

A school has 150 students, and 30 of them are in the band. Write an expression to find out how many students are not in the band. How can you check if your answer is reasonable?

• 30

• 120

• 150

• 100

A toy store has 45 toys, and they receive a shipment of 25 more. Write an expression to find the new total. Does this result seem reasonable?

• 60

• 50

• 80

• 70

Mark has 4 friends, and he gives each friend 3 candies. Write an expression to find out how many candies he gave away. How can you check if your answer is reasonable?

• 12

• 15

• 9

• 10

A library has 200 books, and 50 are checked out. Write an expression to find out how many books are available. Is your answer reasonable based on the total number of books?

• 200

• 150

• 100

• 50

Emma saves $5 each week. Write an expression to find out how much she will have saved after 10 weeks. Does your answer seem reasonable based on her weekly savings?

• $100

• $70

• $50

• $30