4. Using context, how can this equation be made true?
2 + 8 = 28
2 tens + 8 ones = 28 ones
2 dozen + 8 halves = 28 ones
5. How do you go about adding …
2,416 + 753 =
Would you rewrite it or
imagine it vertically?
2416
+ 753
2 thousands + 4 hundreds + 1 ten + 6 ones
+ 7 hundreds + 5 tens + 3 ones
6. The football team scored 4 touchdowns, worth 6
points each; kicked 3 extra points, worth 1 point
each; and kicked 1 field goal, worth 3 points.
What was the team’s final score?
Express the relationship using English sentences, then
use that sentence to write the situation in math
language (an expression or an equation).
T = 4 • 6 + 3 • 1 + 1 • 3
Football Score
Total Score is 4 touchdowns + 3 extra points + 1 field goal
7. Car Price
$21,000
Sales Tax is
6%
Dealer Rebate
is $1,000
In the end, how much will
you pay for your new car?
New Car
8. Christmas Shopping
There’s a 20% off sale on fashion
accessories. You buy your mom a
necklace regularly priced at $14
and a belt marked $23. You have a
coupon for 10% off your purchase.
9. Back to School Shopping
You buy your son a pair of pants for
$15 and five uniform shirts that are
$12 each. You have a coupon for
$5 off pants.
Express the relationship using English sentences,
then use that sentence to write the situation in
math language (an expression or an equation).
10. Basketball Score
Marquis’ team made 11
successful free throws (1 point
each), 25 two-point shots, and
8 three-point shots.
Express the relationship using English sentences,
then use that sentence to write the situation in
math language (an expression or an equation).
11. Movie Night
Tickets :
$8 Children 12 and under
$10 Adults
You take 4 children and 2 adults to a
movie and splurge for a large popcorn.
13. We need to add and
subtract LIKE items
a. 3 + 7 • 5
b. How much money would Luz have if she had 3
pennies and 7 nickels?
2 thousands + 4 hundreds + 1 ten + 6 ones
+ 7 hundreds + 5 tens + 2 ones
15. How Much Money Do You Have?
You have three $20 bills, two $5 bills, eight $1
bills, and seven quarters. How much money do
you have? Express the relationship using an
informal sentence; then use that sentence as the
framework for writing a
mathematical equation
of the problem. Explain
and justify the computation
step by step.