Finding Area
Multiplication Equations
Division Equations
Word Problems
100
What is area?
The amount of square units that fills a shape.
100
Write the correct answer:
8 X 5=_______
40
100
Write the correct answer:
30 ➗ 5 = _________
6
100
The pet store has 9 puppies. Each puppy drinks 6 cups of water each day. How many cups of water do all of the puppies drink in all?
9 X 6= 54 cups of water
The 9 puppies drink a total of 54 cups of water in all.
200
What is area measured in?
Square units OR units2 (examples: cm2, in2, km2, m2, miles2)
200
Write the correct answer:
9 X 7=_______
63
200
Write the correct answer:
48 ➗ 6 = _________
8
200
The pet store just got 24 new turtles. Petra is putting the turtles into tanks. She puts 6 turtles into each tank. How many tanks does Petra use? Write an equation to match the word problem.
24 ➗ 6 = 4
Petra will need 4 tanks.
300
How can we find area?
4 X 6 = 24
Area= 24 squared units
300
Fill in the missing number to solve the equation.
______X 3 = 21
7
300
Fill in the missing number to solve the equation.
54 ➗ _______= 9
42
300
There are 4 minivans to take 24 kids to the museum. How many kids will ride in each van if all the vans take the same number of kids?
24 ➗ 4= 6
6 kids will fit on each van
400
Label each rectangle with its dimensions and area. Then write a multiplication equation to show how you found the area of the rectangle.
Height: 3
Length: 8
Area: 3 X 8= 24 units2
400
Fill in the missing number to solve the equation.
81= ______X 9
9
400
Fill in the missing number to solve the equation.
6= ______➗ 7
42
400
The third graders are setting up the room for Grandparents’ Day. They set up 3 rows of chairs with 9 chairs in each row. How many chairs in all? Show HOW you solved the problem and write an equation to match the problem.
3 X 9= 27
27 chairs in all
500
Label each rectangle with its dimensions and area. Then write a multiplication equation to show how you found the area of the rectangle.
Height: 5
Length: 4
Area: 5 X 4= 20 units2
500
Look at the following equation and determine whether it is TRUE or FALSE. Explain why!
24 = 8 X 3 = 2 X 11
False because 24 does equal 8 X 3 but those two DO NOT equal 2 X 11, since that equals 22.
500
Look at the following equation and determine whether it is TRUE or FALSE. Explain why!
24 ➗ 2= 3 X 4 = 6 X 2
True because all of these equations are equal to 12.
500
The pet store got 4 boxes of new dog collars. There were 6 dog collars in each box. Petra unpacked all the collars and hung them up in 3 equal rows on the wall. How many collars in each row? Write an equation that matches the world problem.
(4 X 6) ➗ 3 = 8
OR
4 X 6 = 24
24 ➗ 3 = 8
There are 8 rows of collars.