Mastering Variables: Distributive Word Problems for 5th Graders

A farmer has 3 fields. Each field has 4 rows of apple trees. If each row has 'x' trees, how many trees are there in total?

• 8x

• 10x

• 12x

• 15x

Lily bought 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 'y' stickers. Write an equation to find the total number of stickers she has.

• 5y

• y + 5

• 5 + y + 5

• 5y + 1

A box contains 6 bags of marbles. Each bag has 'm' marbles. If you want to find the total number of marbles, what equation would you use?

• total marbles = 6 + m

• total marbles = 6 / m

• total marbles = m - 6

• total marbles = 6 * m

Tom is making gift bags. He needs 4 candies for each bag. If he makes 'b' bags, how many candies does he need in total?

• 2b

• 4b

• 4b + 2

• b + 4

A school is organizing a field trip. Each bus can carry 8 students. If there are 's' students going, how many buses are needed?

• ceil(s / 8)

• s / 2

• s / 4

• s / 8

Sarah is planting flowers in her garden. She plants 3 rows of flowers, and each row has 'f' flowers. Write an equation to find the total number of flowers she planted.

• 3f

• f + f + f

• 3 + f

• f^3

A bookstore sells 7 types of books. Each type has 't' books. How can you express the total number of books in the store using an equation?

• total_books = 7 + t

• total_books = t - 7

• total_books = 7 / t

• total_books = 7 * t

A pizza shop sells 5 sizes of pizzas. Each size has 'p' slices. If you want to find the total number of slices for all sizes, what equation would you use?

• p / 5

• 5 * p

• 5 + p

• p - 5

A toy store has 4 shelves. Each shelf holds 'h' toys. Write an equation to find the total number of toys in the store.

• Total toys = h^4

• Total toys = 4 + h

• Total toys = 2h

• Total toys = 4h

Emma is baking cookies. She needs 2 cups of sugar for each batch. If she makes 'n' batches, how many cups of sugar does she need in total?

• 4n

• n cups

• 2n

• 2n + 1