We see math problems every day.

Read and solve each problem.

1.  

Billy and Sara saw 10 cars in the parking lot.
There were
4 black cars; and twice as many red as green
How many
red cars were in the lot?

2.    

Mike had 87¢ in his pocket.
Later he reached in and pulled out only 2 quarters, 1 dime, and 2 pennies.
Would he be correct to think that he lost a quarter somewhere? 

3.     

There are 7 students and 5 adults  going to the zoo. 
The student admission is $1 , and the adult cost is
three times
that.
What is their total cost of admission?

4.     

Lori is planting flowers along her sidewalk.
She is following a pattern of 
     
3 purple, 2 red, and 3 pink flowers.
She is going to follow this pattern 
      three times along each side of the sidewalk.
How many flowers will she end up planting?

5.    

Josh put a total of 24 vegetables into his salad.
There were
5 carrots and 10 lettuce leaves. 
The cucumbers and tomatoes were the remaining  
         vegetables.
There were twice as many cucumbers as tomatoes.
How many cucumbers and tomatoes were there in the
         salad?

 

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Look for math problems every day.

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