Multi-Step Word Problems with Equations (4.5A)and Strip Diagram

John wants to exercise a total of 50 minutes this week. He exercised for 25 minutes on Monday and 15 minutes on Tuesday. If m equals the number of minutes left to exercise, which equation can Josh use to find how much more time he should exercise?

• 25 + 15 + 50=m

• 25 + 15 + m. = 50

• m - 25 - 15 = 50

• 50 + 2 - 15 = m

Mr. Arthur teaches fourth and fifth grade math, He takes twice as much time, t , to grade fifth-grade homework as he does to grade fourth-grade homework. Mr Author take 90 minutes to grade all of the homework. Which equation correctly shows how long it takes Mr. Arthur to grade all of the homework?

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Which strip diagram correctly shows how many points Mary earned on each test?

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Which strip diagram correctly shows how many books each girl has?

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Which diagram correctly shows how many of each color Casey counted?

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Which strip diagram below shows how to find the number of students in each grade?

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If x is the number of fourth-grade students, which equation correctly shows how to find the total number of fourth-grade students at Franklin Elementary School?

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Which expression shows how much money Janine and Laura could receive altogether after a certain number of weeks, w?

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Which equation could be used to find T, the total amount of money the three children had?

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Five students at Kaufman Elementary each collected 1,375 bottle caps.  How many bottle caps did they collect together?  Choose the equation that solves the problem.

• 1,375 - 5 = X
• 1.375 + 5 = X
• 1,375 ÷ 5 = X
• 1,375 x 5 = X