Word Problems
Garrett has 7 packs of cards with 4 in each pack. Make a bar model to find the total number of cards.
The bar model should have 7 boxes with a 4 in each box. The total should be written at the top of the bar. Garrett has 28 cards.
Draw jumps on a number line to model 5 x 6.
The number line should have five hops of 6. The jumps should land at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30.
All the multiples of 8 are also multiples of 2 and 4.
How many legs do 8 elephants have in all?
32 legs
There are 5 rows of desks. Every row has 3 desks except for the last row, which has 4 desks. How many desks are there? Make a table with the information and solve.
The table should have a column for each row (1-5). Under rows 1-4 there should be a 3. Under row 5 there should be a 4. Answer: There are 16 desks.
3 x 6 x 5 =
90
A bookshelf with 6 shelves has fiction and nonfiction books. There are 4 fiction books and 3 nonfiction books on each shelf. How many books are on all the shelves? Show your work.
4 + 3 = 7
7 x 6 = 42
There are 42 books.
Marcon says the product of an odd number and an odd number is always an even number. Is Marcon correct? Use an example to justify your answer.
Marcon is incorrect.
Example: 3 x 5 = 15 (odd x odd = odd)
From Monday to Saturday, Stella reads 4 pages of her book. On Sunday, she reads 6 pages. How many pages does Stella read all week? Make a table with the information and solve.
Table should have Monday - Sunday columns with a 4 under each except for Sunday. Sunday should have a 6. The answer: Stella reads 30 pages.
Five boats have 6 rowers and each rower has 2 oars. How many oars are there in all?
60 oars
Isabella has 600 erasers to put into groups. She makes 8 groups of 30 erasers each. How many erasers does she have left? Show your work.
600-240=360
Isabella has 360 erasers left.
What is the error in this problem?
6 x 9 =
6 x (5 + 4) =
(6 x 5) + 4 =
30 + 4 = 34
The third and fourth lines should be:
(6 x 5) + (6 x 4) =
30 + 24 = 54