Structures of Math 1 - Quiz 3a
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. "On a menu at a local restaurant, there are 4 columns of items listed with the same number of items in each column. If the restaurant has 48 items on their menu, how many items are in each column?"
Arrays
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. (e.g., equal groups) and identify the unknown quantity (e.g., group size unknown). "In the grocery store, Ed arranged 72 apples into 8 rows with the same number of apples in each row. How many apples were in each row?"
Arrays, Group size unknown
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. (e.g., equal groups) and identify the unknown quantity (e.g., group size unknown). "In a parking lot, there are 4 orange cars, and there are 5 times as many red cars as orange cars. How many red cars are there?"
Compare, Unknown Product
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. "Student A walks 1030 yards to school which is twice as far as the distance that Student B walks to school. How far does Student B walk to school?"
Compare: Measurement
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. (e.g., equal groups) and identify the unknown quantity (e.g., group size unknown). "How many times as much does a 1000-mL thermos hold than a 250-mL thermos?"
Compare: Measurement, Number of groups unknown
Which is the unknown in the following word problem? "Jonathon had 28 T-shirts. He split the T-shirts evenly among 4 of his friends. How many T-shirts did Jonathon give to each friend?"
The group size is unknown.
Which is the unknown in the following word problem? "Kaylee made 12 watercolor paintings. She gave the same number of paintings to each of 2 friends. How many paintings did Kaylee give to each friend?"
The group size is unknown.
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. "A pet store has 12 fish tanks and each tank can hold 14 fish. What is the largest number of fish that can be in that pet store at one time?"
Equal Groups
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. (e.g., equal groups) and identify the unknown quantity (e.g., group size unknown). "There are 6 fruit bowls with 7 pieces of fruit in each bowl. How many pieces of fruit are there altogether?"
Equal Groups, Unknown Product
Read the following word problem and determine what type of word problem it is with respect to the situation. (e.g., equal groups) and identify the unknown quantity (e.g., group size unknown). "Camie has a piece of lumber that is 48 inches long. She wants to make shelves that are each 12 inches long. How many shelves can she make?"
Equal Groups: Measurement, Number of groups unknown
