Puzzles
7.5 x ____ = 750
100
Estimate: 473 ÷ 51 ≈ _____
≈ 9
Evaluate: 6 x (4 + 5)
54
A farmer harvested 385 apples. Each basket holds 35 apples. How many full baskets can the farmer fill?
385 ÷ 35 = 11 baskets
96 ÷ 8 = ____
12
0.84 x ____ = 84
100
Estimate: 2,670 ÷ 89 ≈ ______
≈ 30
Evaluate: (12 ÷ 3) + (8 x 2)
22
A truck carries 672 pounds of sand. Each bag weighs 28 pounds. How many full bags can the truck carry?
672 ÷ 28 = 24 bags
2,016 ÷ 42 = ____
48
5,920 ÷ ____ = 5.92
1,000
Find the exact quotient: 3,456 ÷ 48 = _____
72
Write an expression for: "Add 14 and 6, then multiply by 3."
(14 + 6) x 3
A painter needs to cover 72.8 square feet. Each paint can covers 18 square feet. How many cans does he need?
72.8 ÷ 18 ≈ 4.04 → 5 cans
A factory produces 672.8 liters of juice. If it fills 8 bottles equally, how many liters are in each bottle?
672.8 ÷ 8 = 84.1 liters
Fill in the blank to make the statement true: 9.6 x 103 = _____ x 102
96
245 pencils need to be packed equally into boxes of 15. How many boxes will be filled completely?
16 boxes
Write an expression for "Multiply 9 by the difference of 20 and 8."
9 x (20 - 8)
A delivery company ships 2,145 packages. Each truck can carry 125 packages. How many trucks are needed?
2,145 ÷ 125 ≈ 17.16 → 18 trucks
A bakery made 1,152.6 kg of dough. If they divide it equally into 24 batches, how many kilograms are in each batch?
1,152.6 ÷ 24 = 48.025 kg
The value of the 6 in 862,419 is how many times the value of the 6 in 4,067?
1,000x greater
A factory packs 1,345 candies into boxes that hold 24 candies each. How many full boxes can they fill, and how many candies are left over?
56 full boxes, 1 leftover candy
Evaluate and explain: 18 - (4 x 2) + 6 ÷ 3
18 - 8 + 2 = 12
A chef buys 3.6 kg of flour for each cake. If she bakes 14 cakes, how much flour does she need?
3.6 x 14 = 50.4 kg
A company made 1,512.6 kg of candy and wants to package it in 36 equal bags. How many kilograms are in each bag?
1,512.6 ÷ 36 = 42.05 kg per bag