Word Problems
Mrs. M has 24 stickers to give to 6 students. How many stickers will each student get?
4 stickers
15 divided by 3
5
A package of pencils contains 10 pencils. How many total pencils would you have if you bought 9 packages?
Multiply
BONUS: 90 pencils
16 divided by 3
5 r1
Write the fact family: 5, 6, 30
5 x 6 = 30
6 x 5 = 30
30/5 = 6
30/6 = 5
27 High-Five tickets were given out this morning by 9 teachers. If they all gave out the same amount, how many tickets did each teacher give out?
3 tickets
54 divided by 54
1
Sean wants to spend his earnings from mowing yards. He earned $48 and wants buy six different games. How much money can he spend on each game?
Divide
BONUS: $8
30 divided by 9
3 r3
Make a fact family: 10, 2, 20
2 x 10 = 20
10 x 2 = 20
20/2 = 10
20/10 = 2
Matt is putting a square fence in his backyard. He uses a total of 40 pieces of wood for the entire fence. How many pieces did he use on each side?
10 pieces
90 divided by 10
9
We are going on a field trip! If there are 28 students and 4 teachers going on the trip, how many students are in each teacher's group?
Divide
BONUS: 4 students
27 divided by 5
5 r2
Write the fact family: 8, 2, 16
2 x 8 = 16
8 x 2 = 16
16 / 2 = 8
16 / 8 = 2
4 x 4 = 16
16 / 4 = 4
Kayla has 35 stuffed animals. She wants to put the same amount of stuffed animals on each shelf. If she has 4 shelves, how many animals can go on each shelf?
8 animals on each shelf
She will have 3 animals left over
8 r3
28 divided by 7
4
Carly wanted to find out the total number of minutes she practiced her math facts. If she practices 11 minutes a day, how many minutes will she practice in one week?
Multiply
Bonus: 77 minutes
29 divided by 3
9 r2
Write the fact family: 4 , 7, ?
4 x 7 = 28
7 x 4 = 28
28/4 = 7
28/7 = 4
Olivia took 4 friends to a farm to pick apples. They picked 40 apples all together. How many apples will each person get if they share equally?
8 apples
5 people, not 4!
45 divided by 5
9
Mrs. M printed 38 posters. If she has a rectangular classroom, how many posters could go on each wall?
Divide
BONUS: 9 posters with 2 left over (9 r2)
50 divided by 4
12 r2
Write the fact family: 72, 9, ?
9 x 8 = 72
8 x 9 = 72
72/8 = 9
72/9 = 8