Word Problems
Maddy has one hundred eight colored pencils that she wants to share equally among nine tables in her classroom. How many colored pencils will each table get?
12 colored pencils (108 / 9 = 12)
108 ÷ 9
12
1000 ÷20
50
What is your teacher’s favorite color?
purple
What is the answer to a division problem called?
Quotient
A bakery made 360 cupcakes for a school bake sale. If they pack them into boxes of 15 cupcakes each, how many total boxes will they fill?
24 boxes (360 / 15 = 24)
360 ÷15
24
2160÷18
120
What is your teacher’s favorite snack or treat?
kit kat, almond joy, chips
What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?
Product
A summer camp has 275 campers. If each cabin holds 12 campers, how many full cabins can they fill, and how many campers will be in the cabin that isn't full?
22 full cabins with 11 campers left over
(275/12=22 R 11).
486 ÷18
27
3456 ÷24
144
What college or university did your teacher graduate from?
CWU
In the division problem 48 ÷ 6 =8, what math term describes the number 6?
Divisor
Maya is trying to beat her high score of five hundred twenty eight points in a basketball shooting game. If she scores exactly sixteen points in each level, how many levels must she complete to beat her high score?
528 ÷ 16 = 33 rounds to tie
She needs 34 to beat it
504 ÷21
24
1512 ÷ 12
126
What is one of your teacher's favorite hobbies to do outside of school?
softball, soccer
In the division problem 48 ÷ 6 =8, what math term describes the total number being divided (48)?
Dividend
An arcade ordered 1,200 prize tickets to split equally among 15 game booths. How many prize tickets does each game booth get?
80 tickets (1,200 / 15 = 80)
1200 ÷15
80
5824 ÷32
182
What is my daughter's first name, her age, AND her favorite color?
Madalyn, 11, Green
What is the amount left over when a number cannot be divided equally?
Remainder