Equation Word Problems
Ms. Riley arranges all the chairs in her music room into 5 equal rows of 8.
Write a multiplication equation that can be used to show how many chairs are in Ms. Riley’s music room.
5 x 8 = 40
Which number sentence can be used to find the number that goes in the blank?
24 ÷ 4 = _
6 x 4 = 24
Draw an array that shows 4 rows of 5.
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Mr. Lopez sets out muffins for breakfast. There are 3 rows of 6 chocolate muffins.
There are 2 rows of 6 blueberry muffins.
Complete the expressions:
Number of chocolate muffins = ___ × ___ = ___
Number of blueberry muffins = ___ × ___ = ___
Total number of muffins = ___ + ___ = ___
Number of chocolate muffins = 3 × 6 = 18
Number of blueberry muffins = 2 × 6 = 12
Total number of muffins = 18 + 12 = 30
Use this information to answer the following question:
Ms. Parker’s class practices piano.
The class earns 3 points each time they play a song correctly.
The class earns 24 points practicing on Tuesday.
How many songs did the class play correctly on Tuesday?
8 songs
Coach Fillmore lines up the soccer players into 9 equal teams of 7.
Write a multiplication equation that can be used to show how many players there are in total.
9 x 7 = 63
Which number sentence can be used to find the number that goes in the blank?
36 ÷ 6 = _
6 x 6 = 36
Draw an array that shows 7 rows of 3.
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Mrs. Johnson arranges chairs for a school play. There are 4 rows of 5 red chairs. There are 3 rows of 5 blue chairs.
Complete the expressions:
Number of red chairs = ___ × ___ = ___
Number of blue chairs = ___ × ___ = ___
Total number of chairs = ___ + ___ = ___
Number of red chairs = 4 × 5 = 20
Number of blue chairs = 3 × 5 = 15
Total number of chairs = 20 + 15 = 35
Use this information to answer the following question:
Ms. Rivera’s students collect stickers.
The class earns 4 stickers each time they finish a book.
The class earns 36 stickers by the end of the week.
Ms. Rivera uses the equation 4 × _____ = 36 to find how many books the class finished.
Which of the following best explains whether Ms. Rivera’s method is correct?
A. Ms. Rivera’s method is correct because it uses the same values that are used in the situation.
B. Ms. Rivera’s method is correct because 4 × __ = 36 is the same as 36 ÷ 4 = 9, so either equation can be used to find how many books the class finished.
C. Ms. Rivera’s method is incorrect because she wrote a multiplication equation when she needs to use a division equation to find how many books the class finished.
D. Ms. Rivera’s method is incorrect because it can only be used to find the total number of stickers, not the number of books the class finished.
B. Ms. Rivera’s method is correct because 4 × __ = 36 is the same as 36 ÷ 4 = 9, so either equation can be used to find how many books the class finished.
Mr. Craig arranges all the desks in his classroom into 4 equal groups of 3.
Write a multiplication equation that can be used to show how many desks are in Mr. Craig's classroom.
4 x 3 = 12
Which number sentence can be used to find the number that goes in the blank?
15 ÷ 5 = _
5 x 3 = 15
Draw an array that shows 6 rows of 2.
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Coach Rivera sets up water bottles for the team. There are 2 rows of 8 small bottles.
There are 5 rows of 8 large bottles.
Write an equation that can be used to find the total number of water bottles?
(2×8)+(5×8)=56
Use this information to answer the following question:
Ms. Lopez’s students complete worksheets.
The class earns 4 points for each worksheet completed correctly.
The class earns 32 points completing worksheets on Monday.
The class completed 6 worksheets correctly on Tuesday.
Question: What is the total number of points the class earned on both Monday and Tuesday?
32+24=56
Sofia arranges chairs for a school play. She has 36 chairs and wants to place 6 chairs in each row.
Write an equation that can be used to find how many rows of chairs Sofia can arrange?
36 ÷ 6 = _____
Which number sentence can be used to find the number that goes in the blank?
42 ÷ 7 = __
7 x 6 = 42
Draw an array that shows 2 rows of 4.
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Ms. Lee sets out cupcakes for the school bake sale. There are 4 rows of 6 chocolate cupcakes.
There are 3 rows of 6 vanilla cupcakes.
Write an equation that can be used to find the total number of cupcakes?
(4×6)+(3×6)=42
The library has 8 rows of 7 chairs. There are 50 students in the library. All the students sit in the chairs. How many empty chairs are there?
6 empty chairs
Liam arranges a tray of cookies. The picture shows the cookies that Liam arranges.
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Write a multiplication expression to describe the cookies.
How many cookies are there altogether?
3 x 4
12
Which number sentence can be used to find the number that goes in the blank?
28 ÷ 4 = __
4 x 7 = 28
Draw an array that shows 8 rows of 2.
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Ms. Kim arranges muffins for a school fundraiser. There are 5 trays with 8 blueberry muffins each.
There are 2 trays with 8 banana muffins each.
Write an equation that can be used to find the total number of muffins.
(5×8)+(2×8)=56
The auditorium has 10 rows of 9 seats. There are 85 people attending the show. How many empty seats are there?
5 empty seats