Teacher Created Word Problems 
From workshop: Word Problems wo Tears
6th Grade Goal 5 1. The distance to the beach is fifty miles more than twice the distance to the mountains.
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The total distance to the beach is 250 miles. M represents the distance to the mountains. How far is it to the mountains? A. B. C. D. 250 200 100 50
Answer: C 2. Jane’s grades are represented by the table below: Test # 1 2 3 4 5 Grade 90. 60 91.25 91.90 92.55 ?
If the pattern continues, what is the expected grade for Test #5? A. B. C. D. 93.02 93.20 93.25 93.30
Answer: B. 93.20 3. 27 students in Mr. Marshall’s class chose their favorite subject. If one-third of them chose math as their favorite subject, how many of his student’s chose math? A. B. C. D. 3 4 6 9
Correct Answer: D
7th Grade Goal 5 1. Which set contains only ordered pairs that satisfy y=2x-w? A. [(1,1), (2,3),(3,4),(4,5)] B. [(0,1),(1,2), (2,3),(3,4)] C. [(2,4),(3,5),(4,6),(5,7)] *D. [(1,1),(2,3),(3,5),(4,7)] Graphic to verbal 2. Which rule describes the ordered pairs in this table? X Y ____ 0 3 1 5 2 7 A. y = 2x B. y = 2x - 3 *C. y = 2x + 3 D. y = 1/2x + 3 Verbal to graphic 3. A video store's charges for rentals are indicated by the formula below m represents the # of rentals. Pam spent $12.50 at the rental store. 2.40 m + 50 = 12.50 How many videos were rented? A. 3 B. 4 *C. 5 D. 6
Grade 8 Goal 5 1. Which equation describes the line that passes through (-6,-15) and (-4, -11)? A. B. C. D. 2x – y = 3 x–y=3 2x + y = -27 x + y = -21
Answer A
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x+5
2. Using the picture above, if the perimeter is 42 m, find the length of the pool. A. B. C. D. 8m 10.5 m 13 m 16 m
Answer C 3. Identify the table that represents the equation y 3 x : A. x 0 3 6 9 C. x 0 3 3 3.5 y 0 1 1.5 5 y 3 1 2 3 D. B. x 0 1 2 3 y 0 1 2 3
Answer D
x 1 2 3 4
y 3 6 9 12