Multiplication
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4 x 6 =

What is 24

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18 divided by 3 =
What is 6
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Janiyah bought 8 bags of candies. Each bag cost $7. How much did Janiyah spend altogether?

What is $56

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15 divided by n = 5. Write a multiplication equation that could help you solve this problem.

What is 3 x 5 = 15 or 5 x 3 = 15

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At Southern Belle Farms, workers picked 20 pumpkins each day for a week. A. How many pumpkins did they pick in one week?  B. How many did they pick in 2 weeks?

What is A. They picked 140 total pumpkins in one week. B. They picked 280 total pumpkins in 2 weeks.

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3 x 90 =

What is 270

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32 divided by 8
What is 4
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Ethan spent $36 buying school supplies at the student store for his 4 best friends. How much money did Ethan spend on each friend?

What is $9

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72 divided by ____= 9. Write a multiplication equation that could help you solve this problem.

What is 9 x 8 = 72 or 8 x 9 = 72

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If  Emmilyn brings 12 cupcakes to birthday party. Dylan brings 30 cupcakes. If they put their cupcakes together, how many cupcakes do the 7 party guests get to have? (Hint - There are multiple steps to this problem.)

What is 6 cupcakes each.

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9 x 7 =
What is 63
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54 divided by 9 =
What is 6
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Ms. Knight has a basket of 48 apples she bought at Walmart. She puts an equal number of apples into 6 bags. How many apples are in each bag?

What is 8 apples

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7 x 7 =____. Write a division equation that goes with this problem.

What is 49 ÷ 7 = 7

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Some of the third grade students at Stockbridge Elementary School got Starburst candies for perfect attendance. Ms. Holley's class had 6 students with perfect attendance, Ms. Coot's class had 4 students with perfect attendance, Ms. Morrison's class had 7 students with perfect attendance and Ms. Knight's class had 13 students with perfect attendance. If each student gets 3 Starbursts, how many Starbursts do the teachers need to buy?

What is 60 Starburst candies

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2 x 80 =

What is 160

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36 divided by 4 =

What is 9

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Orianna saw 54 ladybug legs at the park. Each ladybug has 6 legs. How many ladybugs did Orianna see at the park?

What is 9 ladybugs

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____ divided by 6 = 8. Write a multiplication equation that helps you solve this problem.

What is 6 x 8 = 48 or 8 x 6 = 48

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Ms. Goucher brought in 3 big boxes of Takis for third grade to have as a reward. Each box has 60 bags of Takis. There are 180 third graders. Does Ms. Goucher have enough bags of Takis for all of third grade?

What is yes, she will have 180 bags of Takis. (3x60)

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70 x 6 =

What is 420

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72 divided by 8

What is 9

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Ms. Goucher's students read 30 minutes each a day for one week. How many minutes did each student read in all?

What is 210 minutes

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Write the entire fact family for the following numbers: 9, 45, 5 (Hint - think of your fact family triangle and write the 4 mathematical equations that are represented in this fact family.)

What are 9 x 5 = 45, 5 x 9 = 45, 45 ÷  9 = 5 and 45 ÷ 5 = 9

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Juan has 9 dimes in his pocket. Amari has 9 pennies in her pocket. Amari says that they both have the same amount of money because each of them has 9 coins.  Is Amari correct? Why or Why not?

What is Amari is not correct. Juan has 9 dimes. That equals 90 cents, Amari has 9 pennies, that equals 9 cents. Juan has more money.

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