Writing Equations from Word Problems

Altogether means you need to what?

Left over means you need to what?

Sum means you need to what?

Equal groups means you need to what?

Join means you need to what?

Remains means you need to what?

Out of means you need to what?

Reduce means you need to what?

Increase means you need to what?

"Double, Triple, Each, Per"

What operation should you use after reading these signal words in a word problem?

Sabrina purchased a case of 24 cans of soda. Each can contains 8.5 ounces of soda. Which equation shows a way to find the number of ounces of soda, s, are the entire case Sabrina purchased?

Jana has two boxes of 12 cookies. She shares the cookies equally among 4 people. Which equation shows how to find the number of cookies, c, each person got?

Emily had $50. Then she worked 8 hours for $10 each hour. Which expression matches the words?

A bakery displays 18 sugar cookies and three times as many chocolate chip cookies. The cookies are arranged on 9 different display shelves with the same number of cookies on each shelf. Which equation represents the number of cookies, c, displayed on each shelf?

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

Peter had a starting balance of $482.32 in his checking account. Which equation shows how to find his balance, b, after he buys something for $45?

Susan buys 3 packages of 8 apples. She uses 15 apples to make applesauce. Which equation shows how to find the number of apples, a, Susan has left?

Debra worked for Mr. Perez on 4 days last month. She was paid a total of $432 for the 4 days of work. She worked 6 hours each day that she worked. Which equation can be used to fine h, the number of dollars Debra earned each hour she worked?

Frank paid $41 total for 5 books and 1 magazine. The magazine costs $6 and each book cost the same amount. Which equation represents this situation where b is the price of a book.

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?