Using Equations to Solve Word Problems

11/29/13

Group1

-If three more students were added to this class, we will have 12

Students. How many students do we have now?

Group 2

-  After making 24 bowls, Mr. Brown made 38 plates.  How

many pieces did  he make?

-  A man was carrying balloons but the wind blew 12 away. He

 has 17 balloons left. How many did he start with?

11/28/13

Group 1

 Ezinma has $5. His brother borrowed $3. How much money

does he have left?

Group2

-Yesterday the hurricane was reported to be 420 miles offshore.

Overnight it came 140 miles closer.  How far from shore was it

at down?

-  Mr. Fabian paid $89 less in taxes in 2011 than in 2012.  He

paid $ 1,099 in  2011. How much did he pay in 1912?

11/27/13

Group1

Okonkwo weighs 250 pounds and his wife Ojiugo weighs 135

pounds.  How much do they weigh?

Group2

- Okonkwo weighs 250 pounds and his wife Ojiugo weighs 135

pounds.  How much more does Okonkwo weigh than Ojiugo?

-  After the fire, Obierika discovered that out of 460 yams he has in

the barn, only 197 remained.  How many of his yams were lost in

the fire?

11/26/13

Group 1

The price of a $3 general admission ticket to the ballpark will

Increase $1 next year.  What will be the general admission

price next year.

Group 2

-What is the total weight of a 3,500 –pound truck carrying a

720 –yam pound load?

-  After a tomato destroyed 36 of the 2,077 homes in Carson,

How many homes were left?

11/25/13

Group 1

Unoka bought 4 lemons and twelve oranges. How many 

pieces of fruits did he buy altogether.

Group 2

-Although Chielo has lost 15 pounds, she wants to 

lose 10 more.  How much weight does she want to lose 

altogether?

-  When Nancy did her kid’s laundry, she found 3 quarters,

 7 dimes, 4 nickels, and  20 cents.  How much change did she

 find in all?