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Sheet # 548 Number Sentences

Name_________________________Date:_____________


Explain and Show Your Work.

1) Redwood Orchard sent 6 boxes of oranges to a grocery store. Each box contained 24 oranges. When the grocer unpacked the boxes, there were 17 oranges altogether that were damaged. Find the number of oranges that were not damaged? Write a number sentence.




2) Sandy earns $5 per hour on a baby-sitting job. She also works as a swim coach for a swim club for $8 per hour. In June, she baby-sat for 18 hours and worked for 26 hours at the swim club. How much did Sandy earn in June? Write a number sentence.




3) For a school project, Courtney kept track of how much time she spent on computer for a week. On Monday and Tuesday, she used computer for 1 hour each day. On each of the remaining five days, she used computer for 2 hours. What is the total time did Courtney spend on computer that week? Write a number sentence.




4) Fred walked 5 miles on Saturday and 15 miles on Sunday. He walked 37 miles the whole week. How many miles did he walk Monday through Friday? Write a number sentence.




5) Mary
is celebrating her 10th birthday. She needs 4 balloons at each of 5 tables. She also needs 20 balloons for each of the 3 walls. She will also order 10 extra balloons. How many balloons should Mary order? Write a number sentence.





































































Answers for sheet # 546

1) (6 x 24) -17

144 - 17

2) 18 x $5 + 26 x $8|
90 + 208
|
3) 2 x 1 + 5 x 2
2 + 5

4) 37 - ( 5 + 15)
37 - 20

5) 4 x 5 + 20 x 3 + 10
20 + 60 + 10