Solving Word Problems: Key Info & Variable Translation

A farmer has some apples. If he has x apples and he picks 15 more, how many apples does he have now?

• x + 15

• x + 30

• x - 15

• 15 - x

Sarah has y marbles. If she gives 8 marbles to her friend, how many marbles does she have left?

• y - 8 + 3

• y + 8

• y - 8

• y - 5

Tom is saving money. If he has z dollars and he saves 20 more dollars, how much money does he have in total?

• z + 10

• z + 20

• z * 20

• z - 20

A book costs p dollars. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend in total?

• 4p

• p/3

• 2p

• 3p

Lisa has q stickers. If she buys 10 more stickers, how many stickers does she have now?

• q * 10

• q + 10

• q + 5

• q - 10

A box can hold r toys. If you have 5 boxes, how many toys can you hold in total?

• 10r

• 25r

• 5r

• r+5

There are s students in a class. If 4 new students join, how many students are there now?

• s * 4

• s + 4

• s + 2

• s - 4

A recipe calls for t cups of flour. If you want to make 2 batches, how many cups of flour do you need?

• t/2

• 3t

• t

• 2t

A car travels u miles in an hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours?

• 3u

• 2u

• 4u

• u/3

If a pencil costs v cents, how much do you spend on 10 pencils?

• 10v cents

• v cents

• 5v cents

• 20v cents