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6th - 9th Grade
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Danielle Goldbach
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Writing Expressions : Word Problems

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Poll
How did you feel taking your quiz on writing expressions yesterday?
Help!!! I don't really understand what I'm doing.
I don't understand everything, but I'm getting there.
I feel pretty confident and don't need much help.
I've got this! I can help others to understand.
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Word Problems Aren't Scary
(they literally just have more words)
Brianna has b books. Brianna’s sister has 9 more books than Brianna. Choose the expression that shows how many books Brianna’s sister has.
b ÷ 9
9 - b
b + 9
b - 9
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Multiple Choice
Chase had b books. Then he went to a book sale and bought 87 more books. Choose the expression that shows how many books Chase has now.
b - 87
b
87 - b
b + 87
5
Multiple Choice
Erik has c pieces of candy. He gives away 70 of the pieces. Choose the expression that shows the number of pieces of candy Erik has left.
c
c + 70
c - 70
70
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Multiple Choice
Shelley made 20 braided bracelets. She split them evenly among g gift boxes. Choose the expression that shows how many bracelets were in each box.
g + 20
20g
20 ÷ g
20 - g
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Multiple Choice
Jason ate 40 out of g gumdrops. Choose the expression that shows how many gumdrops Jason has left.
g - 40
40 ÷ g
40g
40
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Multiple Choice
Bob has 6 stickers. He splits them evenly among e envelopes. Choose the expression that shows how many stickers are on each envelope.
6e
6 - e
e
6 ÷ e
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Multiple Choice
Brooke has 5 comic books. Akira has c times as many comic books as Brooke. Choose the expression that shows how many comic books Akira has.
5
5c
c
5 ÷ c
10
Multiple Choice
Felix has 43 trading cards. Denise has t more trading cards than Felix. Choose the expression that shows how many trading cards Denise has.
43 + t
t - 43
t
43 - t
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Multiple Choice
There are s students in the art club. Each member painted 14 pictures for the art show. Choose the expression that shows the total number of pictures the club painted.
14
14s
s
s ÷ 14
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Multiple Choice
Lila has 3 toy cars. Brayden has t times as many toy cars as Lila. Choose the expression that shows how many toy cars Brayden has.
t ÷ 3
t
3t
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