Word Problems

1) Identify what you are solving for2) Identify what operation(s)3) Solve the problem by setting it up

AdditionAddition story problems often use words like:

Increased byMore thanCombinedTogetherTotal ofSumAdded to

EXAMPLE:

• Jane has 10 Barbie's and for her birthday she gets 3 more. How many Barbie’s does Jane have now? (10+3=?)

Subtraction:Decreased by Minus, less thanDifferenceLess thanFewer thanAway/loose

EXAMPLE:

• If there are 10 cars in one parking and 6 less cars in the second parking lot. How many more cars are there in the second parking lot? (10-6=?)

Multiplication:OfTimesMultiplied byProduct of

EXAMPLE:

• If Mary has 3 pets and Annie has 2 times as many pets as Mary. How many pets does Annie have? (3x2=?)

Division:PerOut ofRatio of Quotient of“a”

EXAMPLE:

• If Bobbi had 15 cookies and ate the same amount each day for 5 days how many did she eat per day? (15 / 5=? )

Erin went out to eat chinese food with her friends. They split a family order of Moo Goo Gai Pan and 4 drinks. The entrée cost $24.75. They spent a total of $32.55. Find the cost of one drink.

You spent a total of $210 renting a limousine for prom. The limousine service charges a flat fee of $60 plus $25 per hour of use. How many hours did you rent the limo for?

The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 30. What is the smallest of these numbers?

You work two jobs every week. The first job you work 15 hours every week and make $11 an hour. The second job you make $9 an hour and can work as many hours as you want. If your goal is to make $255, how many hours do you need to work the second job?