Math Word Problems Worksheet Page 18

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Show your work and/or explain your thinking for each problem.
Set 16
1.
The table below shows the cost of sandwiches. What is the cost of one sandwich? If the
pattern continues what will the cost of 5 sandwiches be?
Number of Sandwiches Total Cost
1
$
2
$2.50
3
$3.75
4
$5.00
5
$
2.
A shoe store is moving to a new location. They must put all their shoes into boxes to move
them. They can fit 14 pairs of shoes into each larger box. There are 1385 pairs of shoes
altogether. About how many larger boxes do they need to move all the shoes?
3.
When using order of operations with no grouping symbols (parenthesis) the following
number sentence is true 3 9 3 6 4 17
x
. Where would you put grouping symbols to
+ ÷
! =
make the following number sentence true? 3 9 3 6 4 9
x
+ ÷
! =
4.
At a Math Club party three equal size pizzas were ordered. Each pizza was cut into 8 equal
pieces. Each student at the party ate two slices and there was one-fourth of a pizza left
over. How many students were at the party?
5.
Tammy wonders if the number 12 x (6+9) is the same as (12 x 6) + (12 x 9). Help Tammy
figure it out.
6.
From the list below choose which type of graph you might use to display the following
data. Explain why you believe that type of graph is a good choice to display the data. bar
graph circle graph line plot line graph
Students’ height
Favorite pet
Change in temperature over time
7.
Alaska receives an average of 53.15 inches of rainfall per year. Hawaii receives an average
of 23.47 inches per year. How many more inches of rainfall does Alaska receive each year
than Hawaii?
8.
Rounded to the nearest whole number, Nevada receives an average of 8 inches of rainfall
per year. What is the least possible amount of rainfall Nevada could receive?
9.
Which unit of measure would you use to describe the weight of each of a penny? liter,
gram, pound, or meter? Explain your choice.
10. The African Elephant can weigh up to 7.5 tons. 1 ton equals 2,000 pounds. What is the
maximum weight of the elephant in pounds?

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