Equal Groups of Multiplication and Division
Brett uses 3 lemons to make 1 pitcher of lemonade. He makes 4 pitchers. How many lemons does he use all together?
4 x 3=12
Carlos gets to class at 9:08 a.m. He has to write down homework assignments and complete morning work before math begins at 9:30 a.m. How many minutes does Carlos have to complete his tasks before math begins?
See time line.
Gracie draws 7 rows of stars. In each row, she draws 4 stars. How many stars does Gracie draw in all? Use a letter to represent the unknown and solve.
7 x 4 = g
g = 28
Mr. Ramos sliced an orange into 8 equal pieces. He ate 1 slice. Draw a picture to represent the 8 slices of an orange. Shade in the slice Mr. Ramos ate. What fraction of the orange did Mr. Ramos eat? What fraction did he not eat?
Mr. Ramos ate 1 eighth of the orange.
What is the area of a square that has a side length of 7?
A = L x W
A = 49
Julie sees that a carton of eggs shows an array with 2 rows of 6 eggs. What is the total number of eggs in the carton?
2 x 6=12
*Show an array*
The school ballet recital begins at 12:17 p.m. and ends at 12:45 p.m. How many minutes long is the ballet recital?
See time line
Mabel cuts 9 pieces of ribbon for an art project. Each piece of ribbon is 7 centimeters long. What is the total length of the pieces of ribbon that Mabel cuts?
9 x 7 = 63
Mabel cuts 63 cm of ribbon.
Chloe’s dad partitions his garden into 4 equal size sections to plant tomatoes, squash, peppers, and cucumbers. What fraction of the garden is available for growing tomatoes?
1/4 is available for growing tomatoes.
A rectangular sheep pen measures 5 meters long and 9 meters wide. The perimeter of the cow pen is double the perimeter of the sheep pen. What is the perimeter of the cow pen?
56 M
Stacey has 18 bracelets. After she organizes the bracelets by color, she has 3 equal groups. How many bracelets are in each group?
18 / 3 = 6
Josh’s apple weighs 93 grams. His pear weighs 152 grams. What is the total weight of the apple and the pear?
152g + 93g = 245g
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
Richard has 2 cartons with 6 eggs in each. As he opens the cartons, he drops 2 eggs. How many unbroken eggs does Richard have left?
2 x 6 eggs = 12 eggs
12 eggs - 2 eggs = 10 eggs
Richard has 10 eggs left.
Julianne’s friendship bracelet has 8 beads. When it broke, the beads fell off. She could only find 1 of the beads. To fix her bracelet, what fraction of the beads does she need to buy?
7/8
What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has a width of 4 and a length of 6?
20
Twenty children play a game. There are 5 children on each time. How many teams play the game?
20 / 5 = 4
4 teams play the game
Tara brings 2 bottles of water on her hike. The first bottle has 471 milliliters of water, and the second bottle has 354 milliliters of water. How many milliliters of water does Tara bring on her hike?
471 mL + 354 mL = 825 mL
A scientist fills 5 test tubes with 9 milliliters of fresh water in each. She fills another 3 test tubes with 9 milliliters of salt water in each. How many milliliters of water does she use in all? Use the break apart and distribute strategy to solve.
8x9 = (5x9) + (3x9)
= 45 + 27
= 72 mL
Jennifer hid half her birthday money in the top drawer of her dresser. The other half she put in her jewelry box. If she hid $8 in her top drawer, how much money did she get for her birthday?
2 x $8 = $16
What is the perimeter of a pentagon that has a side length of 7?
35
Mark spends $16 on 2 video games. Each game costs the same amount. Find the cost of each game
16 / 2 = 8
Tara brings 2 bottles of water on her hike. The first bottle has 471 milliliters of water, and the second bottle has 354 milliliters of water. How many milliliters of water does Tara bring on her hike?
417g - 223g = 194g
Henry’s garden has 9 rows of squash plants. Each row has 8 squash plants. There is also 1 row with 8 watermelon plants. How many squash and watermelon plants does Henry have in all?
(9x8) + (1x8) =
72 + 8 = 80 squash and watermelon plants
LaTonya has 2 equal sized hotdogs. She cut the first one into thirds at lunch. Later she cut the second hotdog to make double the number of pieces. Draw a model of LaTonya’s hotdogs.
See diagram
What is the Area of a rectangle that has a width of 7 and a length of 9?
What is the Perimeter?
63
32