Numberless Word Problems

On average, a human hair grows a certain amount per month. At this rate, how long would a strand of hair grow in a certain amount of years?

• addition or division

• subtraction or multiplication

• multiplication or addition

• division or subtraction

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Jason is helping his sister bake cherry pies. They go to the store together to purchase some pounds of cherries. When they get home, they realize they already had some pounds of cherries in the refrigerator. How many pounds of cherries do they have that they can use for their pies?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

My friend and I went to the River Center to swim some laps. Between the two of us, we swam for a total of a certain amount of minutes. If I swam for some amount of those

minutes, how many minutes did my friend swim?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The 1st ferris wheel was built in 1893 by George Farris. It was a certain feet high. The tallest roller coaster in the world is called Kindga Ka. It is a certain feet higher than the 1st ferris wheel. How tall is Kingda Ka?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

My friend walked into a clothing store with a certain amount of money. She bought a coat that cost a certain amount after taxes. On her way out, she saw a shirt she really liked and decided to buy it too. It cost her a certain amount after taxes. How much money did my friend leave the store with?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A recipe for a pan of brownies requires a certain amount of cups of milk, a certain amount of cups of sugar, and a certain amount of cups of oil. How many cups of ingredients will there be in the mixing bowl?

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Mr. Quinn buys a certain amount of gallons of blue paint and a certain amount of gallons of yellow paint. If the blue paint costs a certain amount per gallon and the yellow paint costs a certain amount per gallon, how much does Mr. Quinn spend on paint?

• addition then subtraction

• subtraction then multiplication

• multiplication then addition

• division then addition

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8