December 23rd, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Solve each problem. Reduce each fraction to lowest terms.

1. Mike and his partner have to unload a truck carrying 2000 pounds of sand. They have already unloaded 400 pounds of sand.
    a. How many more pounds are left to unload?

    b. What fraction of the sand have they unloaded already?

    c. What fraction of the sand do they have left to unload?

2. The Spartans played 15 football games, and they lost 6.

    a. How many games did they win?

    b. What fraction of the games did they lose?

    c. What fraction of the games did they win?

3. Jim weighed 225 pounds. he dieted and lost 50 pounds.

    a. How much did Jim weigh at the end of the diet?

    b. What fraction of Jim's original weight did he lose?

    c. Jim's new weight is what fraction of his original weight?

December 22nd, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: _____________________
Directions: Solve each problem. Then reduce each fraction to lowest terms!

1) Robert made a down payment of $600 on a used car. He owes another $1800. 
    a. What was the total price of the car?
    
    b. The down payment was what fraction of the price?

    c. The amount ? Robert owes is what fraction of the price?

2) Margie sold 24 tickets for a raffle for her neighborhood center. She has 36 tickets left to sell.
    a. How many tickets did she have to sell altogether?

    b. What fraction of the tickets has she sold so far?

    c. What fraction does she have left to sell?

3) Gail works 8 hours each day. On Thursday she worked 6 hours before she went to lunch.
    a. How many hours did Gail have to work after lunch?

    b. What fraction of the workday did Gail complete before she      went to lunch?

    c. What fraction of the workday did Gail have left to complete after she got back from lunch?

4) The monthly food budget for the Chavez family is $320. They have already spent $240 of their food budget?

    a. How much is left in the food budget for the month?

    b. What fraction of the food budget have the Chavez family spent? 

    c. What fraction of the food budget is left for the month?

December 19th, 2014

Name: __________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Change each fraction or mixed number to a decimal or change each decimal to a fraction.

1) 3&25/100_______


2) 3/4_______


3) .10______


4) 5&7/100______


5) 5/10______


6) .55______


7) .09______


8) 12&33/100_______


9) 3.12_______


10) 89/100_______ 

December 18th, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Write each mixed number as an improper fraction.

1. 3&2/5 _______


2. 6&1/4 _______


3. 2&1/12 ______


4. 2&7/9 ______

Write each improper fraction as a mixed number or whole number.

5. 12/5 ______


6. 27/9 ______


7. 32/3 ______


8. 20/12 ______

December 17th, 2014

Name: ________________________________
Date: ____________________
Directions: Using the information in each statement answer the three questions that follow. Write your answers as a fraction when requested to do so. 

1. There are 11 women and 9 men in Julie's night class. 
    a) How many students are in the class?
    b) What fraction of the class is women?
    c) What fraction of the class is men?

2. The Miller's have two sons and three daughters.
    a) How many children do the Millers have?
    b) Boys make up what fraction of the children?
    c) Girls make up what fraction of the children?

3. The Hawks won 18 basketball games and lost 9.
    a) How many games did the Hawks play?
    b) What fraction of the games did they win?
    c) What fraction of the games did they lose?

4. The main floor of the the town theater has 450 seats, and the balcony has 150 seats.
    a) How many seats are in the theater?
    b) The main-floor seats are what fraction of the total?
    c) The balcony seats are what fraction of the total?

December 16th, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Write a fraction for each of the parts described.

1. There are 12 months in a year. What fraction of a year is 3 months?

2. There are 4 cups in a quart. What fraction of a quart is 1 cup?

3. There are 36 inches in a yard. What fraction is 25 inches?

4. There are 3 feet in a yard. What fraction on a yard is 2 feet?

5. There are 10 dimes in a dollar. What fraction of a dollar is 9 dimes?

6. There are 60 minutes in a hour. What fraction of an hour is 42 minutes?

7. There are 24 hours in a day. What fraction of a day is 17 hours?

8. There are 12 eggs in a dozen. What fraction of a dozen is 12 eggs?

December 15th, 2014

Name: _________________________________
Date: ________________
Directions: Calculate and solve. Use the information given to find your answers.

1. A puppy weighs 10&1/4 pounds. It weighed 7&3/4 pounds last week. How much weight has it gained.

2. Vijay worked for 3&1/2 hours. Sita worked for 8 hours. How much longer did Sita work than Vijay?

3. Cal ran the first race in 11&4/10 seconds and the next race in 12&6/10 seconds. How long did he run in both races?

4. Mrs. Webster bought 12 yards of rope. She used only 7&1/3 yards. How much rope did she have left over?

December 12th, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: ___________________
Directions: Solve each equation by either adding or subtracting the given fractions.  

1. Eva rode her bike 5/10 of a mile to Ed's house and then 3/10 of a mile to Kay's house. How far did she ride in all?

2. In July it rained 7/8 of an inch. In August it rained 5/8 of an inch. How much more did it rain in July?

3. Curt spent 3/10 of his money on food and 3/10 on clothes. What part of his money did he spend on these things?

4. Bill practiced piano 3/4 of an hour. Jill practiced 1/4 of an hour. How much longer did Bill practice than Jill. 

December 11th, 2014

Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the question presented.

1. Patty Jogs every other day to keep in shape. On Monday she jogged 2.3 miles, on Wednesday she jogged 3.5 miles, on Friday she jogged 4.4 miles. How many miles did she jog altogether?


2. Max says that the elapsed time from 11:55 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. is more than an hour and a half. Is he correct? Explain.


3. Gary began eating lunch at 12:17 p.m. and finished at 1:01 p.m. Which is the elapsed time?

A. 41 minutes       B. 42 minutes       C. 43 minutes     D. 44 minutes

4. Ella went in the swimming pool at 1:20 p.m. She swam for 1hour and 20 minutes. What time was it when she finished swimming


  

December 10th, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Write the amount of time that has passed from the start time to the finish time.

1. Start: 3:52 p.m.
    Finish: 4:10 p.m.

2. Start: 11:35 a.m.
    Finish: 12:25 p.m.

3. Start: 3:15 p.m.
    Finish: 5:00 p.m.

4. Start: 8:20 a.m.
    Finish: 2:35 p.m.

December 9th, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Using the fractions below first place them in the proper order from least to greatest value. Then use them to answer the remaining questions.

1)  3/6    5/6     1/6      4/6      2/6       6/6


2) Write these fractions in order from greatest to least value.


3) Which fraction above has a value of 1/2?


4) Which fractions from the above list have a value of more than half?

5) Which fractions from the above list have of a value of less than half?

6) Which fraction from the above list has a value of one?

December 8th, 2014

Name: ___________________________
Date: ________________
Directions: Calculate then solve. Be sure to show your work!

1. Two years ago, John was 108 centimeter tall. Now, he is 123 centimeters tall. How many centimeters has John grown?


2. On her last birthday, Joan weighed 22.55 kg. In one year, she gained 6.44 kg. How much does she weigh now?


3. Maxine weighed 68.62 kg before she started her diet. She now weighs 56.57 kg. How many kilograms did she lose?


4. Frank bought a puppy that weighed 3 and 1/4 pounds. Over the next four weeks the puppy gained 1/4 pound each week. How much did the puppy weigh at the end of the four weeks?

December 5th, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. John decided to make extra money cutting down dead trees. The chain saw uses 3/4 of a gallon of gasoline in 1 hour. If he runs it for 4 hours how much gas would he use?

2. Carl's new puppy weighs 5 pounds. If she gains 5 pounds a month over the next 12 months how much will she weigh?

3. Jen is paid $7.50 an hour to work at the grocery store. If she works 25 hours a week how much will she get paid?

4. Sara rides her bike to school 5 days a week. She rides 5 and 1/4 miles there and back. How many miles does she ride a week?   

December 4th, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: ___________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the question presented.

1. Jem jogs every other day to keep in shape. On Monday he jogged 2 and 3/10 miles, on Wednesday he jogged 2 and 5/10 miles, and Friday he jogged 2 and 2/10 miles. How many miles did he jog for the week?

2. Scout walks back and forth to school 5 days a week. Each way is 1/2 of a mile. How far does she walk in a week?

3. In Maycomb County in July it rained 1 and 5/10 inches. In August rained 2 and 9/10 inches. How much more did it rain In August than in July.

4. Jem painted 5/6 of a large fence. He is only able to paint 1/6 of the fence a day. How long will did it take him to paint the fence?

December 3rd, 2014

Name: ____________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. A small airplane averaged 100 miles per hour for 2 and 1/2 hours. How far did the plane travel during this period of time?

2. Atticus Finche's car can travel 10 and 1/2 miles on l gallon of gasoline. How far can his car travel on 2 gallons of gasoline?

3. Jem, Scout, and Dill act out stories for 1 and 1/2 hours a day. If they do this for 5 days how many hours do they act out stories?

4. Atticus and Jem play chess on a board that is made up of 8 rows of 2 inch squares. How long is each side of this chess board?

December 2nd, 2014

Name: _________________________________
Date: ____________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. Scout finds a piece of wood that is 11&3/4 feet long. She takes a saw and cuts off 6&1/4 feet of it. How long is the piece of wood after she does this?

2. The Radley property has a fence that is 60&9/12 feet long. He needs to replace 25&6/12 feet of it. How much of the fence does he not have to replace?

3. Jem walked 1&1/8 miles on Monday. He then walked 1&1/8 miles on Tuesday. On Wednesday he walked 1&4/8 miles. How many miles did Jem walk altogether?

4. Atticus worked 10&3/4 hours on Tuesday and 8&1/4 hours on Thursday. How many more hours did he work on Tuesday than on Thursday?

December 1st, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Compute each word problem finding parts of a whole.

1. Robert baked a loaf of bread and sliced it into 14 equal pieces. If he used two of the slices on Monday to make a sandwich, set up an equation that shows how many slices of bread he would have left.

2. Brian ordered a large pizza pie which had 8 slices. If Brian, Jon, and Frank each ate 2 slices each, set up an equation that shows how many slices of pizza the three boys ate.

3. Julie baked two dozen cookies for the holidays. She gave one dozen to her brother. Write an equation that shows how many cookies out of the two dozen she gave to her brother.

4. Barry bought 18 bagels. He sliced half of them and put them in the freezer. Write an equation that shows how many bagels out of the 18 Barry froze.

November 26th, 2014

Name __________________________
Date ________________
Directions: The chart below shows the distances between some places in Jim's neighborhood.

From                   To                   Distance
Jim's house          Library           2/8 miles
Library                Bank               5/8 miles
Jim's house         School             4/8 miles
School                Library            1/8 miles
Jim's house        Grocery store   3/8 miles
Grocery store     Bank                3/8 miles

1. Jim walked from his house to school. After school, he walked to the library. How far did he walk?

2. From Jim's house, how much farther is it to the grocery store than the library?

3. Jim walked from his house to the library. Then he walked from the library to the bank. How far did he walk?

4. From Jim's house, how much farther is it to the school than to the library?

5. Jim rode his bike from his house to the grocery store. Then he rode to the bank. How far did he ride?

6. From Jim's house, how much farther is it to the school than to the grocery store?

7. On Friday, Jim walked to the library and back home. On Saturday, he walked to the grocery store and back home. On which day did he walk farther? Explain.

November 25th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date ______________
Directions: Using the mixed numbers answer the questions below.

Debbie, Ross, and Bridget each went on vacation with their family over the summer. They all spent a different amount of time on vacation. (Remember: There are 7 days in 1 week.)

1. Debbie's family went on vacation for 1 and 2/7 weeks. 
    How many days is that?

2. Ross's family went on vacation for 2 and 1/7 weeks.
    How many days is that?

3. Bridget's family went on vacation for 2 and 6/7 weeks.
    How many days is that?

4. Altogether Debbie's, Ross's, and Bridget's families went on                  vacation for a total of 6 and 2/7 weeks.
    How many days is that?
      

November 24th, 2014

Name ___________________________
Date _____________
Directions: Comparing and ordering fractions. Using the rainfall chart answer the questions below:
Rainfall
March    7/10 of an inch
April      1/5   of an inch
May       1/2   of an inch
June       9/10 of an inch
July       4/5   of an inch

1. During which month did it rain the most?

2. Did it rain more in March or July?

3. During which month did it rain the least?

4. Which month had the lower rainfall, May or March?

5. During which months was the rain fall more than 1/2 of an inch?

6. During which months was rainfall less than 1/3 of an inch?

7. During which months was rainfall more than 3/5 of an inch?

8. Order the months from least to greatest rainfall?

November 21st, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: For each fraction, specify whether its format is proper, improper, or a mixed number.

1) 2&1/3    2) 6/2     3) 4/4      4) 10/8      5) 4&5/6      6) 7/8



7) 5/3      8) 5&4/9       9) 9/8     10) 4/8      11) 8&1/2     12) 6/5

November 20th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date ________________
Directions: Using the information given answer each question below by writing a fraction. 

1. Andy was cutting wood to build a birdhouse. He cut a board into  four pieces of equal size. If he used three of the pieces, write a fraction that shows the amount of pieces he used from the amount that he cut them into.

2. If Andy cut a piece of wood into eight pieces and used six of them, write a fraction that shows how many pieces Andy used out of the amount that he cut the wood into.

3. Andy was measuring how high he should build the birdhouse so cats could not reach it. He decided that he would build the birdhouse ten feet off the ground. Write a fraction that shows what half of ten feet would look like. 

4. Andy bought a twelve pound bag of birdseed so he could put some of it in the birdhouse to feed the birds. He put three pounds of birdseed in the birdhouse. Write a fraction that show the amount of birdseed Andy used out of the bag that he bought.

November 19th, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Use the information given to write fractions that represent what the figure described would look like. You may want to draw the figure itself if it helps you to answer the question.

1. A square divided into four equal pieces, two of which are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

2. A circle divided into sixteen equal pieces, seven of which are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

3. A rectangle divided into eight equal pieces, six of which are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

4. A triangle split down the middle. One side is shaded. write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

November 17th, 2014

Name __________________________________
Date _____________________
Directions: Use the information given to write fractions that represent what the figure described would look like. You may want to draw the figure itself if it helps you to answer the question.

1. A circle is divided into eight equal pieces. Two of the pieces are shaded. Write the fraction that represents what this would look like.

2. A rectangle is divided into ten equal pieces. Four of the pieces are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

3. A square is divided into four equal pieces. One of the pieces is shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

4. A circle is divided into six equal pieces. Three of the pieces are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

5. A rectangle is divided into twelve equal pieces. Seven of the pieces are shaded. Write a fraction that represents what this would look like.

November 14th, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Finding fractional parts of a set.

A box of colored pencils has 24 pencils.

1. Samara drew with 1/4 of the colored pencils. How many colored pencils did she draw with?


2. Max drew with 1/2 of the colored pencils. How many colored pencils did he draw with?


3. Tamika drew with 1/8 of the colored pencils. How many colored pencils did she draw with?


4. During art class Pedro dropped 1/3 of the colored pencils. How many colored pencils did he drop?


5. If you divide the pencils into 4 equal groups, how many pencils will be in each group?

November 13th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Draw and shade each figure.

1) Draw a square with one-third shaded.




2) Draw a circle with three-quarters shaded.




3) Draw a rectangle with one-half shaded.




4) Draw a triangle with two-thirds shaded.

November 12th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date ________________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable then simplify the equation.

1) 16r - 19   use r = 3                       2) 18/3 + p   use p = 7



3) 12d - 29   use d = 4                       4) 21 - 3n    use n = 8



5) 33t - 47   use t = 2                          6) 9v + 28   use v = 5

November 10th, 2014

Name _________________________________
Date ___________________
Directions: After evaluating the word problem and determining the proper operation to solve it set up an equation and solve it.

1. Okonkwo had three wives who each lived on their own. Each wife had the same amount of children. If his first wife had three children, how many children did Okonkwo have altogether?


2. When Okonkwo was 18 he won a wrestling match against the great wrestler Amalinze the cat. If he was now 43 years old, how many years had passed since his victory?


3. Okonkwo was born when his father Onoka was 21 years old. When Okonkwo was 45 Onoka had been dead for ten years. How old was Onoka when he died? 

November 7th, 2014

Name _________________________________
Date ___________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable(s).

1) 8(5w - 10)   use: w = 5



2) 6(3 + 9x)    use: x = 7



3) 5(-3 + 8n)   use: n = 4


4) -4(7f - 2)   use: f = 3


5) -7(4 + 5b)   use: b = 8 

November 6th, 2014

Name _______________________________
Date ___________________
Directions: Simplify each expression for the given variable(s)

1) -7(8x + 2)   use x = 6                    4) 2(-7 - 5b)     use b = 7



2) -6(-5h + 9)   use h = 2                  5) 5(-7 + 3)     use s = 6         



3) -7(8s - 4)    use s = 2                    6) 2(4s + 7)     use s = 9

November 5th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date ______________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable(s)

2(-8 - 6z)    use  z = 7


7(-5w - 6)   use  w = 4


9(-3n + 5)   use   n = 6


-4(2 + 8w)   use   w = 2

November 3rd, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date _________________
Directions: Simplify each Algebraic expression for the given variable.

1. 2(-9r + 8)    use r = 2           2. 5(-3w - 6)     use w = 2



3. -4(3s + 7)    use s = 4          4. -5(-8 + 2r)     use r = 4



5. 5(-4 - 3f)    use f = 2           6. 4(3 - 6w)      use w = 8

October 31st, 2014

Name ________________________________
Date ___________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable then simplify the expression.

1. 2(-9r + 8)    use r = 2               2. 5(-3w - 6)     use w = 2    



3. -4(3s + 7)    use s = 4               4. -5(-8 + 2r)    use r = 4



5. 5(-4 - 3f)    use f = 2                 6. 2(3 - 6w)     use w = 8

October 30th, 2014

Name ________________________
Date ______________
Directions: Evaluate and simplify each expression for the given variable.

1. 7(-3w + 9)   use w = 4              2. -2(3k - 4)    use k = 9



3. 5(4 + 8x)    use x = 8               4. -5(8 + 4t)     use t = 5



5. -6(-2 + 9n)   use n = 6              6. -2(-4s + 9)    use s = 2

October 29th, 2014

Name ____________________________
Date _______________
Directions: Evaluate and simplify each expression for the given variable.

1. 5(4 + 8x)    use x = 8             2. 7(3w + 9)     use w = 4



3. 6(2 + 3f)    use f = 9              4. 5(8 + 4n)      use n = 7



5. 2(3k - 4)    use k = 9              6. -4(8 + 4y)     use y = 5 

October 28th, 2014

Name _______________________________
Date ______________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable.

1. 6/n + 7      use n = 2                  2. 5 - 10/h      use h = 5



3. 7 - c/7      use c = 21                  4. k/5 - 2        use k = 10



5. 5 + 55/w   use w = 11                6. 18/d - 2       use d = 9

October 27th, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date ____________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using the value given.

f - 5f     use f = 8                               5x - 7x       use x = 5


4n + 3n    use n = 4                           9s + 7s       use s = 3


k - 4k      use k = 9                            2d - 5d       use s = 6


3r + 5r    use r = 7                              8y + 6y     use y = 10                           

October 24th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date _________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable.

18x - 4x   use: x=3                        6/n + 7    use: n=2




5y + 3y    use: y=5                       k/5 - 2     use: k=10




12c - 9c   use: c=4                        7 - d/7     use: c=21

October 23rd, 2014

Name _________________________________
Date _____________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using the value given.

4 + 8/h    use: h=4                                    9 - c/6    use: c=18 



8/s + 4    use: s=2                                     7 + t/2    use: t=4


6 + 36/r   use: r=9                                     28/x + 6   use: x=7


9 + n/7    use: n=21                                    5 + 10/d  use: d=5

October 22nd, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date _________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using the value given.

2x + 6x    use: x=8                        10n + 5n     use: n=7


5z - 4z     use: z=3                         7x - 9x       use: x=4


3d + 6d    use: d=9                         6c + 7c      use: c=2


7r - 8r     use: r=5                           6k - 3k       use: k=6

October 21st, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date ________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using the value given.

1. 5b                      2. 8v                3. 9/a                 4. z + 5
    (b = 5)                   (v = 6)             (a = 3)               (z = 9)





5. 12 - r                 6. 4f                 7. 15/n               8. 7k
    (r = 7)                   (f = 8)               (n = 3)              (k = 4)

October 20th, 2014

Name _________________________
Date ______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using the value given.

1. C - C   use: C = 9       2. A - 7    use: A = 11      3. 6Y    use: Y = 9





4. 8Z     use: Z = 6      5. 16/U    use: U = 2      6. B + 5   use: B = 8

October 17th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using the values given.

1. 5n - 3n     use n=9               2. 8c + 6c      use c = 4



3. 8k - k     use k = 6               4. 9k - 3k       use k = 8




5. h + 6h    use h = 7               6. 10x - 7x     use x = 3

October 16th, 2014

Name ____________________________
Date ________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable.

1) 6k - 3k   use k = 2                      4) 3d + d      use d = 6



2) 9x - x    use x = 3                        5) 7h - 2h     use h = 8



3) 3f + f    use f = 4                         6) h + 8h       use h = 9

October 15th, 2014

Name _______________________________
Date _________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variables.

1)  x + 6x     use: x = 8                       5)  8e - 4e    use: e = 7



2)  5z + 2z    use: z = 2                       6)  9n - n     use: n = 6



3)  3d + 4d    use: d = 9                      7) 9m + 7m   use: m = 4  



4) 3r + 5r      use: r = 5                       8)  7c - 2c      use: c = 3       

October 14th, 2014

Name ____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable.

                             A = 3    B = 4   C = 5    D = 6

                      A + 9 =       B - 4 =      2C =       20/A

          C + 11 =        B10 =      30/D      40 - (A + B + C + D) =

October 10th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the missing variable.

A) 91 + N = 177      B) 82 + N = 148       C) 28 + N = 115




D) 99 + N = 140       E) 58 + N = 113       F) N + 49 = 112




G) N + 88 = 135       H) 85 + N = 160       I) N + 92 = 178

October 9th, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: From the word problems below create an equation and solve for the missing variable.

In 1925 John Steinbeck Left college. He wrote for N years until he wrote "Of Mice and Men" in 1937. How many years did it take?



In 1929 John Steinbeck wrote his first novel. It was N years from then that he wrote his last novel. He wrote it in 1966. How many years had gone by?



Lennie weighs 250 pounds and George weighs N pounds. Together they weigh 415 pounds. How much does George weigh?

October 8th, 2014

Name ___________________________
Date ________________
Directions: From the given word problem write an equation and solve for the missing variable.

John Steinbeck was 66 years old when he died. He died in 1968. What year was he born?


John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962. He was N years old when he did. He was born in 1902. How old was he when he won the Nobel Prize.


John Steinbeck began college in 1919. He was N years old. He was born in 1902. How old was he when he began college?

October 7th, 2014

Name ____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Create equations from the word problems below and solve for the missing variable.

George is walking 18 miles a day. In the morning he walks N miles. In the afternoon he walked 7 miles. How many miles did he walk in the morning?


Lennie works at the ranch and at end of the month he earns $N. He has saved $235.00. At the end of the month he will have $500.00. How much did he earn for the month?


George is 34 years old and Lennie is N years old. Together they are 69 years old. how old is Lennie? 

October 6th, 2014

Name ____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Use the given word problem to write an equation and then solve it (remember to show your work).

Lennie and George walk N miles from where they get off the bus. The total distance from one ranch to another is 100 miles. If the bus took them 90 miles of the way, how far did they have to walk to get to the next ranch?


Candy's dog had a birthday and was N years old. He was born in 1920. He reached that age in 1938. How old was he?


Candy is the oldest worker on the ranch. He is 73 years old. He was born in year N. He turned 73 in 1933. What year was he born?

October 3rd, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date _________________
Directions: Using the word problem create an equation and solve it.

George has $100.00 to put a down payment on some land. The land costs $570.00 to buy. How much does George still owe?


Lennie earns $200.00 a month working on a ranch. In one week he can earn $N. He makes $150.00 in 3 weeks. How much does he make a week?


George and Lennie travel 300 miles to the ranch they will work on. They travel N miles and still have 125 miles left to travel to get to the ranch. How many miles did they first travel?

October 2nd, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Write an equation for each word problem and solve for the missing variable.

A number is taken from 67 and the difference is 32. What is the number?


87 is taken from a number and the difference is 29. What is the number?


The sum of two numbers is 115. The first number is a variable and the second is 47. What is the number?


A number plus 78 is 119. What is the number?

October 1st, 2014

Name ___________________________

Date _________________

Directions: Write then solve each equation for the missing variable.

A number is taken from 45. The difference is 27. What is the number?

37 is taken from a number. The difference is 23. What is the number?

The value of 29 is added to a number. The sum is 62. What is the number?

A number is added to 31. The sum is 89. What is the number?

A number is taken from 98. The difference is 39. What is the number?

September 30th, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date _________________
Directions: Write an equation and solve for the missing variable.

A number is taken away from 31. The difference is 19. What is the number?

The sum of two numbers is 66. One of the addends is 13. What is the value of the other addend?

The difference of two numbers is 35. The first number is a variable and the second is 17. What is the value of the variable?

A number is added to 47. Their sum is 89. What is the value of the number?

44 is taken away from a number. The difference is 60. What is the number?

September 29th, 2014

Name _______________________________
Date ____________________
Directions: Write an equation then solve it for the missing variable.

A number is taken from 72. The difference is 37. What is the number?

Two numbers sum to 53. One number is a variable. The other is 29. What is the number?

28 is taken from a number. The difference is 11. What is the number?

59 is the sum of two numbers. 17 is one of them. What is the other number? 

September 24th, 2014

Name ____________________________
Date ____________________
Directions: Create an equation from the given information then solve it.

A) The value 17 is taken from a number. The difference is 22. What is the number?

B) A number is taken from 47. The difference is 29. What is the number?

C) The sum of two addends is 59. One number is 31. What is the value of the other number?

D) A number is added to 38. The sum is 76. What is the number?

September 23rd, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: WRITE EQUATIONS FROM THE GIVEN INFORMATION. EVALUATE EACH EXPRESSION FOR THE MISSING VARIABLE.

A) A NUMBER IS ADDED TO 19. THE SUM IS 38. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

B) A NUMBER IS TAKEN AWAY FOR 31. THE DIFFERENCE IS 12. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

C) 17 IS ADDED TO A NUMBER. THE SUM IS 45. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

D) 38 IS TAKEN AWAY FROM A NUMBER. THE DIFFERENCE IS 57. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

E) A NUMBER IS ADDED TO 39. THE SUM IS 68. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

F) A NUMBER IS TAKEN AWAY FR0M 74. THE DIFFERENCE IS 33. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

September 22nd, 2014

Name _______________________________
Date ______________________
Directions: FROM THE SENTENCES BELOW, WRITE AND THEN EVALUATE EACH EQUATION FOR THE MISSING VARIABLE.

A) A NUMBER IS TAKEN FROM 47 AND THE RESULT IS 29. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

B) TWO NUMBERS SUM TO 77. ONE NUMBER IS 32. WHAT IS THE OTHER NUMBER?

C) A NUMBER IS TAKEN FROM 98 AND THE RESULT IS 49. WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

D) TWO NUMBERS SUM TO 102. ONE NUMBER IS 17. WHAT IS THE OTHER NUMBER?

E) A NUMBER IS TAKEN FROM 105. ONE NUMBER IS 76. WHAT IS THE OTHER NUMBER?

F) TWO NUMBERS SUM TO 112. ONE NUMBER IS 43. WHAT IS THE OTHER NUMBER?

September 19, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable.

N - 27 = 17     N + 13 = 41     N - 39 = 38     28 + N = 47






N - 45 = 59     N + 33 = 62     N - 58 = 49     49 + N = 77

September 18th, 2014

Name _______________________________
Date ______________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the missing variable (remember INVERSE!)

N - 33 = 17     23 + N = 39     N - 47 = 19     N + 59 = 77






N - 42 = 9     47 + N = 85      N - 51 = 33      N + 75 = 99

September 17th, 2014

Name _____________________________
Date ____________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the missing variable.

N - 25 = 40     N - 27 = 37     N - 13 = 23     N - 32 = 45






N - 11 = 53    N - 17 = 57      N - 35 = 60      N - 19 = 63

September 16th, 2014

Name ______________________________
Date _____________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable.

N - 12 = 12        N - 14 = 14        N - 17 = 17       N - 19 = 19





N - 22 = 22       N - 25 = 25         N - 27 = 27        N - 31 = 31

September 15th, 2014

Name ____________________________
Date __________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the missing variable.

N - 11 = 22      N - 7 = 7      N - 5 = 13      N - 12 = 24






N - 15 = 32    N - 17 = 30     N - 19 = 41      N - 24 = 50

September 12th, 2014

Name _______________________________
Date ____________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the given variable.

1. 32 + N = 51     2. N - 7 = 10     3. 47 + N = 66   





4. N - 11 = 9       5. N + 88 = 105       6. N - 15 = 4

September 11th, 2014

Name _______________________________

Date ______________________

Directions: Evaluate each expression to find the value of the given variable.

1. N + 45 = 64      2. 39 + N = 68      3. N + 49 = 87





4. 52 + N = 91     5. N + 68 = 103      6. 77 + N = 112

September 10, 2014

Name ________________________________
Date ______________________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the missing variable.

1. N + 36 = 64       2. 29 + N = 47       3. N + 17 = 35





4. 48 + N = 77      5. N + 55 = 80        6. 67 + N = 86

September 9, 2014

Name ____________________
Date _______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the missing variable.

1. N + 17 = 26      2. 13 + N = 32      3. N + 27 = 45





4. 47 + N = 56      5. 42 + N = 61       6. N + 39 = 58

September 8, 2014

Name: _____________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression to find the missing variable.

1. N + 11 = 22      2. 7 + N = 19     3. N + 13 = 29     4. 17 + N = 30





5. N + 9 = 33      6. N + 15 = 35     7. 18 + N = 37     8. N + 11 = 39

September 5th, 2014

Name ______________________
Date _______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression for the missing variable.


1. N + 10 = 25       2. N + 13 = 30        3. N + 5 = 22





4. 17 + N = 33       5. 24 + N = 40         6. 32 + N = 40

September 4th, 2014 Power of Choice: Students' Rules and Responsibilities.

Today in class we reviewed the list of Students' Rules and Responsibilities. To show that you take these EXTREMELY IMPORTANT RULES SERIOUSLY, AND THAT YOU REMEMBER SOME OF THEM, IN YOUR OWN WORDS EXPLAIN WHY EACH OF THESE FIRST FOUR RULES ARE IMPORTANT! 

1. STUDENTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ATTEND SCHOOL REGULARLY. (WHY IS THIS AN IMPORTANT RULE?)

2. STUDENTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ATTEND CLASSES WHEN THEY ARE IN SCHOOL AND BE PREPARED TO LEARN. (WHY IS THIS AN IMPORTANT RULE?)

3. STUDENTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT KEEPS THEMSELVES AND THOSE AROUND THEM SAFE. (WHY IS THIS AN IMPORTANT RULE?)

4. STUDENTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF OTHERS. (WHY IS THIS AN IMPORTANT RULE?)

June 25th, 2014

Name: ________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 3 x (10 x 4) + 3 x 3 + 6          2. (10 + 4) x (12 - 6) + 5 x 5




3. (9 + 44) - 5 x 5 / (14 - 7)         4. 9 x 9 + (14 - 18 / 2)

June 24th, 2014

Name: __________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (9 + 29 - 2) / 2 - (2 x 2)         2. (11 + 23 - 4) / 6 + (4 x 4)





3. (12 + 40 - 2 x 2) / (5 - 3)       4. (10 - 7) x (11 - 3) + (3 x 3)

June 23rd, 2014

Name: ________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 9 x (3 x 2) - (8 x 8) + 5           2. (3 x 3) + (20 / 10 + 13)





3. (6 x 6) + (14 + 14 / 2)             4. (11 + 46 - 3 x 3) / (20 + 4)

June 20th, 2014

Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (10 - 8) x (14 + 4) + (9 x 9)        2. (8 + 26 - 2) / 2 + (3 x 3)





3. (10 + 24 - 2) / 4 - (5 x 5)           4. 3 x (7 x 9) + (5 x 5) - 3

June 19, 2014

Name: _____________________
Date: _______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 6 x (3 x 10 - 9) + 5              2. (13 x 13) + 16 - 16 / 2)




3. (13 + 14 - 3) / 8 - 3 x 3        4. (9 + 42 - 3) / 8 - (2 x 2)

June 18th, 2014

Name: _________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 10 x (6 x 5) - (3 x 3) - 9            2. (17 - 7) x (8 + 4) + (3 x 3)





3. (12 + 22) - (2 x 2) / (5 + 5)         4. (3 x 3) + (10 - 16 / 2) 

June 17, 2014

Name: ____________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 5 x (7 x 2) - (4 x 4) + 3           2. (21 - 4) x (13 - 5) + (2 x 2)





3. (11 + 43 - 4) / 10 + (5 x 5)      4. (12 + 48) - (6 x 6) / (10 - 4)

June 16th, 2014

Name: ___________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (7 x 7) + (6 - 15 / 5)          2. (6 x 6) + (12 + 15 / 5)





3. 3 x (2 x 2) - (6 x 6) - 8       4. (11 + 7) x (8 - 3) - (2 x 2)

June 13th, 2014

Name: __________________
Date:_____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (11 x 11) + (7 + 24 / 8)         2. (11 + 46) - (5 x 5) / (10 + 6)




3. (10 + 32 - 2) / 5 + (5 x 5)       4. (14 + 58) - (6 x 6) / (7 - 3)

June 12th, 2014

Name: _____________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (10 + 42) - (4 x 4) / (0 + 3)       2. 2 x (12 x 6) - (3 x 3) + 4





3. (15 - 5) x (9 - 3) +  (9 x 9)        4. (13 + 53 - 6) / 2 - (3 x 3)

June 11th, 2014

Name: __________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (14 + 52) - 6 x 6 / (12 - 7)       2. (15 + 38 - 5) / 24 + (7 x 7)




3. (11 - 7) x (13 + 4) + 4 x 4        4. (3 x 3) + (6 + 20 / 5)

June 9, 2014

Name: ___________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (11 x 11) + (10 / 2)             2. (7 x 7) + 15 / 3)




3. 39 - (3 x 3) / (13 - 3)           4. 7 x (6 x 8 + 3 x 3) - 10

June 6th, 2014

Name: ________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (27 - 3) / 2 + (2 x 2)                 2. (53 - 3) / 2 - (2 x 2)




3. 6 x (14 - 3) + (4 x 4)                  4. (11 x 11) + (10 / 2)

June 4th, 2014

Name: ____________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 8 x (14 + 4) - (2 x 2)           2. 56 - (4 x 4) / (-3 + 5)





3. (13 x 3) - (8 x 8) - 6              4. (10 x 8) + (7 x 7) + 7

June 3rd, 2014

Name: __________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 7 x (13 + 6) - (7 x 7)               2. (2 x 8) - (7 x 7) - 9





3. (64 - 4) / 5 - (6 x 6)                4. (11 x 5) + (8 x 8) + 5

June 2nd, 2014

Name: ___________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. 7 x (13 + 6) - (7 x 7)            2. (64 - 4) / 5 - (6 x 6)




2 x (10 - 2) + (4 x 4)                 4. 100 - (5 x 5) + (50 / 2)

May 30, 2014

Name: _________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Evaluate each expression using order of operations.

1. (11 x 11) + (10 / 2)            2. (13 x 3 - 8 x 8) - 6





3. (56 - 4 x 4) / (5 - 3)            4. 6 x (14 - 3) + 4 x 4