Representing Word Problems with Equations

A cooking class had 62 students. One group of 35 students chose to cook spaghetti. The teacher divided the remaining students into groups of 9 to make bread sticks. Each of those groups cooked 24 bread sticks.

Which equation can we use to find b, the number of bread sticks the class cooked?

Rita got up early this morning to hike into the mountains and watch the sun rise.Rita climbed 47 meters in height from the starting point. Then she went steeply downhill, losing 36 meters in height. Finally, Rita climbed 10 more meters in height to the ledge where she watched the sun rise.

Which equation can we use to find h, the number of meters higher the ledge was than the starting point?

Mirri is traveling in a group of 8 cat warriors. Each cat needs 4 liters of milk per day to maintain good morale. Mirri has a supply of 96 liters of milk.

Which equation can we use to find d, the total number of days the milk will last?

A bakery has been selling out of their most popular type of cookie. For that cookie, the bakers decide to bake their usual 300 cookies plus 120 extra. Each pan they bake holds 18 cookies.

Which equation can we use to find p, the number of pans of cookies, the bakers will need to bake?