Factors and Multiples
Word Problems
Vocab
Division and Multiplication
Anything Goes!
100

List the first 5 multiples of 7

7, 14, 21, 28, 35.

100

There were some rabbits in a pen. Altogether I counted 56 feet. How many rabbits were in the pen?

14

100

Give the definition and example of a square number.

A factor times itself = a square number, 

such as 4 x 4 = 16, so 16 is a square number.

100

What remainders are possible when the divisor is 12?

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

100

9614 x 5

48,070

200

List the factors of 30 (in order, as always)

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30.

200

How many cars are needed to take 46 children to the library after school if each car holds 6 children and 1 driver?

8 cars

200

Use 3 math terms you learned in this unit to describe the number 36.

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: composite

even

square

multiple of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, or 36

factor of 36, 72, etc.

200

Write an equation using near facts for this problem:

45 divided by 6

6 x 7 + 3 = 45

200

28 x 76

2,128

300

What is the LCM of 10 and 12?

60

300

Pens cost $1.29 each. Use MENTAL MATH to find the total cost to buy 5 pens.

$6.45

Explain how you figured out the total in your mind.

300

What to the words sum, difference, product, and quotient have in common?

All describe the answer to a different math operation

300

The quotient is 13, the divisor is 6, and the remainder is 3. What is the dividend?

81

300

What is the LCM of 4, 6, and 8?

24

400

What is the GCF of 24 and 18?

6

400

If hot dogs come in packages of 8 and buns come in packages of 12, what is the minimum numbers of both hot dog and bun packages needed so every bun has a hot dog?

3 packages of hot dogs and 2 packages of buns.

400

What are the divisor and the dividend, and how are they related?

The divisor is the number being divided into another number, known as the dividend.

400

Jon said that 23 divided by 0 is 0, but Maren disagreed and said there is no answer. Who is right, and why?

Maren is right because the multiplication sentence that corresponds to that division problem would be 0 x 0 = 23, and that is incorrect. 

No answer is possible, which means that the problem is undefined.

400
Explain how to multiply 299 x 4 in your head.

One strategy:

Round 299 to 300, multiply by 4 = 1200, then subtract 4 groups of 1 (4), resulting in the final answer of 1196.

500

How do you know if a number is prime?

It has EXACTLY 2 factors.

500

Matt has been collecting recycled cans for a charity drive. Each can is worth 5 cents. So far, he has raised $2.35. How many more cans does he need to collect to have a notation of $5.00?

53 cans

500

Briefly compare and contrast these terms: 

multiple and factor

A multiple is a product of 2 factors; 

a factor divides evenly into a multiple.

500

Use long division to solve the following:

79 divided by 4

19 r 3

500

I'm thinking of the smallest number that when divided by 4 has a remainder of 3, but when divided by 5 has a remainder of 0. What is the number?

15

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