Matching Expressions to Word Problems

Which word problem can be solved using the expression m + 5?

• L.T. earned 5 math objectives today. If m is the number of math objectives he had yesterday, how many does he have now?

• L.T. solved 5 fewer math problems than Sophie. If m is the number Sophie solved, how many math problems did L.T. solve?

• Sophie bought 5 of each type of candy the store had in stock. If m represents the amount of candy the store had, how much candy did Sophie buy?

• Sophie divided L.T's M&Ms into 5 stacks. If m is the number of M&Ms L.T has, how many M&Ms are in each stack?

• Maggie makes y batches of cookies, and each batch makes 12 cookies. How many total cookies does Maggie make? 

• Callie has 12 fewer bottles of fingernail polish than Dale. If Callie has y bottles of fingernail polish, how many bottles does Dale have?  

• Brenton scores 12 more points than Taylor. If Taylor scored y points, how many points did Brenton score? 

• Wiley has y roses in his flower shop. He puts 12 roses into each bouquet. How many bouquets did Wiley make?

Josh put his baseball card collection into 3 binders. He put the same number of cards into each binder. If Josh has a total of 246 baseball cards, which equation could show c, the amount of cards in each binder?

• 3 - c = 246

• c - 3 = 126

• c + 3 = 126

• c x 3 = 246

Hunter sold 54 hamburgers for $3 each and 25 hot dogs for $2 each. Which equation can be used to find t, the total amount of money Hunter made from selling the hamburgers and hotdogs?

• t = (54 x 25) + (3 x 2)

• t = 54 + 25 + 3 + 2

• t = (54 x 3) + (25 x 2)

• t = (54 + 3) + (25 - 2)

Jackie received a gift of $100 for her birthday. She purchased 5 t-shirts that each cost $17. Which equation can be used to find a, the amount of money Jackie has left from her birthday money?

• a = $100 - 5 - $17

• a = $100 x (5 x $17)

• a = $100 + (5 x $17)

• a = $100 - (5 x $17)

Pat spent $24 of her allowance on iTunes. After making her purchases, she had $73 of her allowance left. Which equation could be used to find k, the amount of Pat's allowance before her iTunes purchases?

• $73 - $24 = k

• k - $24 = $73

• $24 - k = $73

• $73 - k = $24

• 106 + 4s = 10

• 106 - 4s = 10

• 4s + 10 = 106

• -106 -4s = 10