Word Problem Analysis and Strip Diagrams Review

Maria has 24 apples. She gives 6 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left?

A baker has 48 cupcakes. She packs them into boxes with 6 cupcakes per box. How many boxes does she need?

I add or multiply when I know the total.

A farmer has 15 rows of plants. Each row has 10 plants. How many plants are there in total?

An ice cream shop sold 120 cones in the first hour, 90 cones in the second hour, and 60 cones in the third hour. How many cones did the shop sell in total?

James has $150. He buys 3 books, each costing $25. How much money does he have left?

I subtract or divide when I know the total.

A student has 120 pages to read. He reads 15 pages each day. How many days will it take him to finish the book?

A classroom has 30 students. Each student needs 3 pencils. How many pencils are needed for the entire class?

Lisa has 5 bags of marbles. Each bag contains 12 marbles. She gives 3 marbles from each bag to her friends. How many marbles does Lisa have left in total?

A car can travel 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 4 hours?

There are 500 students in a school. If 125 students attend the morning session and the rest attend the afternoon session, how many students attend the afternoon session?

Read the story.

The Clarke family is going hiking tomorrow. To get ready, Mr. Clarke is packing backpacks with supplies for each family member. He buys 2 boxes with 6 granola bars each. He puts the same number of granola bars in each of the 4 backpacks.

Now, use the diagram to find g, the number of granola bars in each backpack.

Read the story.

Hazel is decorating cupcakes for her school's winter bake sale. She opens a package of 80 candy hearts. She puts 3 hearts on each of the 24 cupcakes she baked.

Now, use the diagram to find h, the number of unused hearts.