Adding A Group
Subtracting A Group
Subtraction
Word Problems
Math Mix-Up
100

Use the helper fact 2 x 4 to solve 3 x 4

12 

8 + 4 = 12

100

Use the helper fact 5 x 3 to solve 4 x 3

12

15 - 3 = 12

100

46 - 23 = ?

23

100

There are 4 tables in the classroom. Each table has 5 students sitting at it. How many students are sitting at the tables altogether?

20 students

4 x 5 = 20

100

Solve 34 + 28. First estimate by rounding each number to the nearest ten. Then find the exact answer.

30 + 30 = 60

62

200

Use the helper fact 5 x 3 to solve 6 x 3

18

15 + 3 = 18

200

Use the helper fact 5 x 4 to solve 4 x 4

16

20 - 4 = 16

200

72 - 38 = ?

34

200

The library had 85 books on a shelf. Students checked out 37 books. How many books are left?

48 books

85 - 37 = 48

200

Solve 246 + 378. First estimate by rounding each number to the nearest hundred. Then find the exact answer.

200 + 400 = 600

624

300

Use the helper fact 5 x 6 to solve 6 x 6

36

30 + 6  = 36

300

Use the helper fact 10 x 5 to solve 9 x 5

45

50 - 5 = 45

300

154 - 76 = ?

78

300

Ms. Lawler has 36 stickers to share equally among 4 students. How many stickers will each student receive?

9 stickers.

36 ÷ 4 = 9

300

Draw an array for 10 x 3. Then using the turn-around rule, draw another array and the correct number model.

3 x 10 = 30

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400

Use the helper fact 5 x 4 to solve 7 x 4. Show how you add two groups.

28

20 + 4 + 4 =28

400

Use the helper fact 10 x 4 to solve 8 x 4. Show how you subtract two groups.

32


40 - 4 - 4 = 32

400

623 - 248 = ?

375

400

A school ordered 6 boxes of pencils. Each box has 5 pencils. The teacher then bought 12 more pencils. How many pencils does the teacher have altogether?

42 pencils


6 x 5 = 30

30 + 12 = 42

400

Which is easier to solve? 5 groups of 8 or 8 groups of 5? Explain why and solve the problem.

5 x 8 = 40 and 8 x 5 = 40

Counting by 8's five times or counting by 5s eight times

500

Use the helper fact 5 x 8 to solve 8 x 8. Show how you add the groups.

64

40 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 64

500

Use the helper fact 10 x 6 to solve 7 x 6. Show how you subtract the groups.

42

60 - 6 - 6 - 6 = 42

500

1,043 - 587 = ?

456

500

The third grade is going on a field trip. There are 48 students going. Each bus can hold 10 students. How many buses are needed to take all the students? If each bus costs $25, how much will the school spend altogether?

$125


48 ÷ 10 -> 4 R 8 (Need 5 buses)

5 x 25 = 125

500

There are four multiplication facts. Which fact is a multiplication sqaure? Explain how you know.

3 x 4 

5 x 6

7 x 7

2 x 8

7 x 7 because both factors are the same

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