Sheet # 389
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1) A baker uses 4 cups of white flour and n cups of wheat flour. Write an expression for the total number of cups used.
2) Gerald had some peanuts. He divided them into 4 groups. Each group contained 20 peanuts. If n is the total number of peanuts, write an expression that could be used to find the number of peanuts Gerald has altogether.
3) During the month of November, 1/6 of the days were cold. Write a number sentence could be used to find n, the number of cold days during November.
4) A gallon of milk will fill n cups. Kathy has 3 gallons. How many cups can Kathy fill? Write an expression.
5) Elizabeth ate 5 times as many jellybeans as Doug. If Doug ate n jellybeans, write an equation that gives you the number of jellybeans Elizabeth ate.
Answers for sheet # 389
1) 4 + n
2) n = 4 x20
n/4 = 20
3) n = 30/6
30 = 6n
4) 3n
5) 5n