What is the operation?
"Kaylani and Hailey are combining their Halloween candy. Kaylani has 123 pieces of candy, Hailey has 100. How much candy do they have altogether?"
What operation is used to solve this problem?
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, or Division?
Addition
Jack and Dwayne are preparing for their school’s winter bake sale. They have made 318 brownies. They plan on placing 3 brownies each into small bags to sell. How many bags will they need?
106
10 x 21
210
125÷ 5
25
Jimmy spends 9 hours travelling on a bus from Limpopo to Durban. How many minutes did Jimmy spend travelling on the bus?
540 minutes
"Kaylani and Hailey are counting their Halloween candy. Kaylani has 123 pieces of candy, Hailey has 100. How much more candy does Kaylani have?"
What operation is used to solve this problem?
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, or Division?
Subtraction
Paul spent 35 hours this winter skiing. His friend Nancy spent 23 hours skiing. How many more hours did Paul spend skiing than Nancy?
12 hours
13 x 20
260
378÷ 42
9
A circus show started at 6:15 p.m. and ended at 9:30 p.m. What was the duration of the show?
3 hours 15 minutes
"Max had $26. Iker has 4 times as much money as Max. How much money does Iker have?"
What operation is used to solve this problem?
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, or Division?
Multiplication
Tina spent $108 on Christmas presents at the mall. She also spent $262 buying presents online. How much money did Tina spend in all?
$ 370
14 x 15
210
252÷ 12
21
Fatima takes 20 minutes to complete her maths homework, 25 minutes to complete her English homework, and 35 minutes to finish her Natural Sciences project.
How long does it take Fatima to do her homework in minutes?
1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes)
"Gen is selling bracelets for 50 class dollars. 12 students bought her bracelets. How much money does she have?"
What operation is used to solve this problem?
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, or Division?
Multiplication
Dennis has prepared 21 snowballs for a snowball fight with Connor.
Connor has twice the amount of snowballs as Dennis. How many snowballs do the boys have all together?
63 snowballs
5 x 28
140
225÷ 15
15
Shelly started playing at 5:05 p.m. She played till 8: 15 p.m. How long did she play?
190 minutes ( 3 hours 10 minutes )
Ms. Blair had 55 m&m's. I had 23 m&m's. Which operation would I use to find out how much more Ms. Blair has?
Subtraction
Amir is working on making paper snowflakes to decorate his room. He has timed himself and noticed that he takes 5 minutes to make each snowflake. If he has an hour and a half before bedtime, how many snowflakes will he be able to make?
18
15 x 25
375
475÷ 19
25
Tom and Pete help their father in his shop after school and on weekends in exchange for spending money. Tom works for 2 hours every Tuesday and
Thursday, and Pete works 1 hour on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 3 hours on a Saturday.
Who spends more time working at the shop per week?
Pete (he spends 6 hours, Tom - 4 hours)