Expression Word Problems

Marcus had a collection of Batman books. He had 12 books in his collection. He was given some more Batman books, which increased his collection 3 times. Sadly, Marcus lost 5 of the books on a trip. Which expression will help solve for how many books Marcus has left?

• (12 + 3) - 5

• (12 x 3) - 5

• (12 - 3) - 5

• (12 x 5) - 3

Each student in Ms. Diggs's class received 4 free books. There are 12 students in her class. 11 of the books were non-fiction. Which expression shows you how to figure out how many fiction books were in the class?

• (4 + 12) - 11

• (4 x 12) + 11

• (4 x 12) - 11

• (4 x 12) ÷ 11

Sierra had $34 in her bank account. She worked and put in another $54 in her account. She then purchased 8 scarves that all cost the same amount with her money. Which expression shows how much money each scarf cost?

• (34 + 54) - 8

• (34 + 54) + 8

• (34 + 54) ÷ 8

• (34 + 54) x 8

Joe has 6 bunches of carrots and Judy has 2 bunches of carrots. Each bunch contains 8 carrots. If Joe and Judy feed all their carrots to the horses, how many carrots will the horses eat?

• 64

• 46

• 16

• 8

Mr. Day is collecting canned foods to help the homeless. He received 31 cans on Monday and 25 cans on Tuesday. If Mr. Day wants to divide the total cans evenly among 8 families, how many cans would each family receive?

• 4

• 6

• 7

• 9

Madison spent $22 on a gift for her mother and $25 on a gift for her father. If she had $90 to start with, how much money does she have left after buying the gifts for her parents?

• $32

• $40

• $43

• $53

Andy brought $40 to the carnival. He paid $13 for his ticket and he spent $8 on food. How much money did he have left to spend at the carnival?

• $21

• $19

• $10

• $5

Mr. Lewis is on a motor bike team. The team has a total of 9 members. Each member on her team has 2 bikes. Each bike has 2 wheels. Which equation can be used to find the total number of bike wheels, W, the team has?

• W=9+2+2

• W=9÷2×2

• W=9×2×2

• W=9+2×2

Angela took 6 selfies at home and 5 selfies at school. Her sister Ava took 4 fewer selfies than Angela. How many selfies (s) did Ava take?

• (6+5 )-4=s

• (6-5 ) - 4=s

• (6+5 )×4=s

• (6+5) +4=s

Match the word problem with the expression:
During the Easter Egg Hunt, I found some eggs.  On the way to the car, I found 15 more.

• 1x + 15

• x + 15

• 15 - x

• 15 = x + 10