Translate Real-Life Scenarios into Math Expressions

Maria has 5 apples. She buys 3 more apples. How can we express the total number of apples Maria has in numbers?

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 8

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Tom has 10 marbles. He gives 4 marbles to his friend. Write an expression to show how many marbles Tom has left.

• 10 - 4

• 10 + 4

• 4 - 10

• 10 - 6

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

A book costs $15. If Sarah buys 2 books, how can we express the total cost in numbers?

• 25

• 30

• 20

• 35

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Liam has 8 toy cars. He finds 6 more in his closet. What expression can we use to find out how many toy cars he has now?

• 8 + 6

• 8 * 6

• 8 / 6

• 8 - 6

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Emma has 12 stickers. She gives 5 stickers to her brother. Write an expression to show how many stickers Emma has left.

• 10

• 6

• 7

• 8

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

A pizza has 8 slices. If Jake eats 3 slices, how can we express the number of slices left?

• 4 slices left

• 5 slices left

• 6 slices left

• 3 slices left

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Sophie has 20 candies. She shares them equally with 4 friends. What expression can we use to find out how many candies each person gets?

• 20 / 4

• 20 + 4

• 20 - 4

• 20 / 5

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There are 15 students in a class. If 3 students leave, how can we express the number of students remaining?

• 12 students remaining

• 5 students remaining

• 15 students remaining

• 10 students remaining

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A farmer has 30 apples. He sells 10 apples at the market. Write an expression to show how many apples he has left.

• 20 apples

• 25 apples

• 15 apples

• 30 apples

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

A box contains 25 chocolates. If 10 chocolates are eaten, how can we express the number of chocolates remaining in numbers?

• 15

• 10

• 5

• 20

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1