Grade 7 Bar Model Word Problems

Grade 7 Bar Model Word Problems

Read each word problem carefully. Use bar models to represent the information given in the problem, then solve for the unknown. Show your work clearly.

1. Sarah has 25 fewer stickers than Emily. If Emily has 80 stickers, how many stickers does Sarah have?

Draw your bar model here:

Sarah has   stickers.

2. A baker made 4 times as many chocolate chip cookies as oatmeal cookies. If he made 120 chocolate chip cookies, how many oatmeal cookies did he make?

Draw your bar model here:

He made   oatmeal cookies.

3. The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. If there are 15 boys, how many girls are there in the class?

Draw your bar model here:

There are   girls in the class.

4. Mark spent $45 on a new shirt and then spent half of his remaining money on a book. If he started with $100, how much money does he have left?

Draw your bar model here:

Mark has   left.