Word Problems
There are 20 cupcakes in 4 equal rows. How many cupcakes are in each row?
5 cupcakes
Taylor arranges 12 magnets in 6 equal rows. Richie arranges 15 magnets in 3 equal rows. Who has rows with more magnets?
12/6=2 and 15/3=5, so Richie has rows with more magnets
In 15/5=3, what is the 5 called?
divisor
What is a related division fact for 2x8=16?
16/8=2 or 16/2=8
5x ___=45
9
There are 21 students. Ms. Chilcher arranges them with 7 students in each row. How many rows of students does she make?
3 rows
Sarah has 18 jars of green slime and 12 jars of purple slime at a party. Each guest takes 3 jars. There are none left. How many guests are at the party?
18+12=30 30/3=10 so 10 guests
In 15/5=3, what is the 3 called?
quotient
What is a related division fact for 5x9=45?
45/9=5 or 45/5=9
___ x 3= 18
6
I have 27 stuffed animals. I place them in 9 rows. How many stuffed animals are in each row?
3 stuffed animals
There are 27 containers of clay. Ms. Snow divides the clay equally among 9 students. How many containers of clay does each student receive?
27/9= 3 containers
In 15/5=3, what is the 15 called?
dividend
What is a related multiplication fact for 16/4=4
4x4=16
12/ ___ = 4
3
You have 42 counters. You arrange them with 6 counters in each row. How many rows of counters do you make?
7 rows
You have 26 red linking cubes and 24 blue linking cubes. You use all of the linking cubes to make towers with 10 linking cubes each. How many towers do you make?
26+24=50 and 50/10= 5 towers
To separate into equal rows or groups is called...
division
What is a related multiplication fact for 7x6=42
42/7=6 or 42/6=7
18/ ___ = 6
3