Problem Solving involving

Word Problems;

   Tim Whiteford PhD

   1. To solve the following problems, develop a good understnading of what is physically happening in 
        the problem. For example are two sums of money being joined together of compared? Is one amount
      of money being separated into two amounts.

     

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Problem Structures

 

 
1
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If you have $4 and I gave you  $6 how much money would     
     you have?    


  Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

2. If you had $12 and I gave you some more so that you had $18, 
     how much would I have given you?

 

       
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

3. You have some money. I give you $6 and you now have $11. 
     How much did you start with?

 

       
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?

 

4. If I have $16 and give you $3. How much do I have left?

 

      
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 
 

 

5.You have $8 but you give some to me. You now have $5. How 
    much did you give to me?

 

    
 Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 
 

 

6. You have some money. You give me $7 which leaves you with 
     $3. How much did you start with?

 

     
 Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

7. If I have $4 and you have $8. How much do we have altogether?

 

      
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

8. If we have $15 between us and I have $5, how many dollars do 
    you have?

 


       Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

9. If I have $2 and you have $16 how much more money do you 
    have than me?

 


      Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

11.If I have $6 and you have $12 more than me, how much money 
      do you have?

 


      Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

12. If you have $9 and I have $3 less than you, how much money do 
      I have

 

      
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

13.If you have 4 bags of apples and there are 6 apples in each bag, 
       how many apples do you have altogether?

 


 Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

14. If you have 12 apples and you want to share them equally 
      among your 4 friends, how many apples will each friend get?

 

 
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

15. If you have 15 apples and you can only get three in a bag, how 
      many bags will you need to carry them in?

 


 Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

 

16. I have $5.  If you have 4 times as much money as I do, how 
      much money do you have?

 

 
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

17. You have $24 which is 6 times as much as I have. How much 
       do I have?  

 


 Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

18. I have $3 and you have $12. How many times more money do 
      you have than I do?

 

 
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

19. If you have three pairs of pants and four jackets, how many 
      different combinations of pants and jackets can you wear?

 

 
Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

20. There are 10 different options of ice cream at the B ‘n J shop. If 
      there were 5 flavors how many types of cone are there

 


Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 

 

21. If the carpet is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide, what is the area of 
      the carpet ?

 

  
 Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 
 

 

22. If the area of a rectangular piece of paper is 36 square inches, 
      what could the length of one of the sides be?  

 

  
 Do you add, subtract, multiply, or divide? Can you use more than one?
 
 

 

                   Suggested Operations for each problem

1.Add 2.Sub 3.Sub 4.Sub 5.Sub 6.Add 7.Add 8 Sub 9. Sub 10.Add 11.Add
12.Sub 13.Mult. 14.Div 15.Div 16.Mult 17.Div 18.Div 19.Mult 20.Mult 21.Mult 22.Div

 

 

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