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Word problemsMacy sold 234 boxes

of Girl Scout cookies.

Brenda sold 345, and

Camila sold 100 boxes

of Girl Scout cookies.

How many tickets did

Macy and Camila sell?

Word problemsGavin earned 15 stickers for his good

behavior. Mark earned 12, and Yahir earned

14. How many tickets did Gavin and Mark

earn together for their good behavior?

Word problemsKevin had 578 Pokemon cards in his

collection. He gave 379 of his cards

away to his younger brother. How many

Pokemon cards does Kevin have left?

Word problemsOn the first day of school Eric had 23

color pencils. He gave 10 of his color

pencils away to his best friend Jamal.

How many color pencils does Eric have

left?

Word problemsOn the first day of school Sean had 50

pencils. He gave 10 of his pencils away to his

best friend Jamal, and he broke 15 of his

pencils during English Language Arts class.

How many pencils does Eric have left?

Word problemsElizabeth had 493 Pokemon cards in her

collection. She lost 75 of her cards and gave

120 of her cards away to her best friend

Lauren. How many Pokemon cards does

Elizabeth have left?

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Word problemsS earch the problem

T ranslate the problem

A nswer the problem

R eview the solution

Word problemsS earch the problem

Read carefully!

Ask: What do I know?

What do I want to know?

Write down the facts!

Word problemsT ranslate the problem

Translate to an equation

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Word problemsA nswer the problem

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Word problemsMacy is two years

older than her sister

Jenny. If j represents

Jenny’s age, which

math expression could

be used to represent

Macy’s age?

j + 2 j x 2 j - 2

Word problemsMike is two times older

than his brother

Andrew. If j represents

Andrew’s age, which

math expression could

be used to represent

Mike’s age?

j + 2 j x 2 j - 2

Word problemsThe Acworth Swimming Club offers lessons after school each day. Each

person pays $3.00 for the first hour of lessons and $1.00 for each

additional hour. The amount spent by each student is represented by $3.00 + $1.00x

What does x represent?

Number of students who get swim lessons

Money earned by the Acworth Swimming Club

Total amount of money spent by each studentThe number of additional swim lessons

Word problemsDuring the Book Fair, Dr. Daigle

purchased 10 books for the classroom.

The total cost of the books was $100.00.

How much did each book cost?

Word problemsYour school has a fund raiser and asks you to

help out. The school promises that 0.10 times

the amount of the money you raise will be

given to your classroom for parties and field

trips. If you help raise $75.00, how much

money will be given to the classroom?

Word problemsElizabeth had 493 Pokemon cards in her

collection. She lost 75 of her cards and gave

120 of her cards away to her best friend

Lauren. How many Pokemon cards does

Elizabeth have left?

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