Factors
Word Problems
Vocabulary
Division
Name That Two-Digit Number
100
What are the factors of 17?
1 and 17
100
There were some rabbits in a pen. Altogether I counted 56 feet. How many rabbits were in the pen?
14 rabbits
100
Give a definition of a prime number
A number that has exactly two unique factors, 1 and itself.
100
What is the near fact for 11 divided by 3?
3 x 3 = 9
100
It is the smallest two-digit prime number
11
200
How many factors does 28 have?
6
200
How many cars are needed to take 46 Girl Scouts to the community center after school if each car holds six Girl Scouts in addition to the driver?
8 cars
200
Use three math terms you learned in this unit to describe the number 36.
composite, even, square, multiple, factor
200
Write a related sentence that uses multiplication for 45 divided by 6.
7 x 6 + 3 = 45
200
It is divisible by 10. The tens digit is equal to the number of legs on an insect.
60
300
Give an example of a number with exactly three different factors.
4, 9, 25, 49...
300
Pens cost $1.29 each. Use mental math to figure out how much it will cost to buy five pens.
$6.45
300
What do the words product, sum, quotient, and difference have in common?
They describe the answer as a result of an operation.
300
The quotient is 13, the divisor is 6 and the remainder is 3. What is the dividend?
81
300
It is odd. It is prime. The product of the digits is 15.
53
400
List the factors of 39.
1, 3, 13, and 39
400
Ava has been collecting recycled cans for a charity drive. Each can is worth 5 cents. Ava has raised $2.35. How many more cans does she need to collect in order to have a donation of $5.00?
53 cans
400
What are the divisor and dividend and how are they related?
The divisor is the number in a division problem that divides into another number, known as the dividend.
400
Julian said that 23 divided by 0 = 0, but Evelyn disagreed and said there is no answer. Who is right? Explain.
Evelyn is right since the multiplication sentence is 0 x 0 = 23 which is false. The problem is undefined.
400
It is composite. The digits add to 12. One of the factors is 13.
39
500
What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 18?
6
500
If hot dogs come in packages of eight and buns come in packages of 12, what is the minimum member of hot dog and bun packages needed so every bun has one hot dog? (DAILY DOUBLE)
3 packages of hot dogs and 2 packages of buns
500
Explain how a multiple and a factor are alike and different.
A multiple and factor are both terms used to describe multiplicative relationships; a factor is a number that divides exactly into a whole number, and a multiple is a number that is the product of a two numbers.
500
Make up a division word problem with a quotient of 3 1/2 in which the answer includes 3 as the remainder.
Check
500
The digits sum to 9. It is odd. It is a square number.
81
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