PEMDAS
Division and Grouping
Unknown Factors
Multiplication and Division
100

Solve 5+3x2

11

100

A teacher has 16 students and wants to put them in 4 rows. Student A says the teacher can find the number of students in each row by doing 4 ÷ 16. Student B says the teacher can find the answer by 16 ÷ 4. Who is correct?

Student B

100

If the equation 108 ÷  9 = a can be restated as 9 x a =108, what is the value of a? 

12

100

What is the inverse of 3 x 2 =6?

6 ÷ 3 = 2

200

Solve 9/3 +3x2

9

200

A movie theatre has 200 seats total, and each room can hold 50 seats, how many seats are in each room?


4

200

What equations have an unknown number of 8?

a) 56 ÷ a= 7

b)16 ÷  a= 8

c) 3x a= 32

d)a x 6= 48

A and D

200

What is the inverse of 42 ÷  7

7 x 6 = 42

300

Solve (5x2)x32

90

300

A student is trying to decide how many students are in each 5th grade classroom. Students are split evenly. The whole fifth grade has 90 students and 3 fifth grade teachers. How can she solve how many students are in each 5th grade class?

90 ÷  3 

300

Which equation has an unknown value of 5?

35 ÷  x = 7

300

What is the inverse of 60 ÷  3?

3 x 20 = 60

400

Solve 1+9-2 x (3+1)

2

400

Write a story problem to describe 180 ÷  15. Please also solve the problem as you well.

Answer: 12

400

If 1000 ÷  x = 8, what is the value of x?

125

400

What is the inverse of 9x6?

54÷ 9=6

500

Solve (1x1)+ 10x2-3

18

500

If {2, 9, 12, 18} is the replacement set, what is the solution to x÷6=3?

18

500

If x is 3 times as big as our answer which is 72, what is the value of x?

24

500

If 12 x 9 is the inverse of 108 ÷  12, what did a student do wrong if they said the inverse is 12÷  108?

You need to divide the whole by the number of groups. The total will always be broken down by the number of groups.

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