Word Problems
1. Ms. Telfort set up 4 rows of chairs. She put 9 chairs in each row. What was the total number of chairs Ms. T set up?
A. 13
B. 36
C. 32
D. 72
B. 36
4 rows of 9 chairs = 4 x 9 = 36
What answer choice shows another way to express 7 × 8?
A. (7 + 3) + (7 + 8)
B. (7 x 5) + 3
C. (7 x 5) + (7 x 3)
D. 7 + (7 x 3)
C. (7 x 5) + (7 x 3)
7 x 8 = 56
(7 x 5) = 35
(7 x 3) = 21
21 + 35 = 56
(2 x 3) x 2 = 2 x (3 x__)
Complete the sentence
(2 x 3) x 2 = 2 x (3 x 2)
An equation is shown.
4 x 6 = ____ x 4
What factor will make the equation true?
The factor is 6
4 x 6 = 6 x 4
In which of the equations below will the number 3 correctly fill in the blank? Select all that apply.
A. 3 x __ = 9
B. __ x 5 = 15
C. 8 x __ = 32
D. __ x 6 = 24
E. 1 x 3 = ___
A. 3 x 3= 9
B. 3 x 5 = 15
E. 1 x 3 = 3
Seth has 4 packs of crayons. Each pack has 10 crayons in it. He also has 6 extra crayons. How many crayons does Seth have altogether?
4 x 10 = 40. Then 6 extra make 40 + 6 = 46
Seth has 46 crayons.
What answer choice shows another way to express 4 × 9?
A. (4 + 3) + (4 + 6)
B. (4 x 6) + 3
C. 4 + (6 x 3)
D. (4 x 5) + (4 x 4)
C. (4 x 5) + (4 x 4)
4 x 9 = 36
(4 x 5) = 20
(4 x 4) = 16
20 + 16 = 36
(2 x 5) x 7 = 2 x (7 x __)
Complete the sentence.
(2 x 5) x 7 = 2 x (7 x 5)
Fill in the missing number:
2 columns of 4 equals ___ rows of 2
2 columns of 4 equals 4 rows of 2
Shayina needs 36 cupcakes for her birthday party. Cupcakes are sold in packages of 6. How many packages of cupcakes will Shayina need to buy?
A. 18
B. 12
C. 6
D. 3
Shayina will need 6 packages of cupcakes.
36 ÷ 6 = 6
Alanys made 32 cookies for her school bake sale. She gave 8 cookies to her neighbors. Then she packed the left over cookies equally into 4 containers. How many cookies were in the containers she took to school?
A. 28
B. 9
C. 6
D. 4
32 cookies, takeaway 8: 32 - 8 = 24
24 cookies left over packed equally into 4 containers: 24 ÷ 4 = 6
C. 6
6 x (3 + 7) = (? x 3) + (6 x 7)
Name the Missing Digit.
The missing digit is 6.
6 x (3 + 7) = (6 x 3) + (6 x 7)
Select the equivalent expression for (7 x 9) x 5:
A. 9 x (7 x 5)
B. 9 + (7 x 5)
A. 9 x (7 x 5)
Select the equivalent expression:
8 x 9 = ?
A. 8 + 9
B. 9 x 8
C. 8 x 8
D. 9 x 9
B. 9 x 8
8 x 9 = 9 x 8
Find the product of 8 and 9.
A. 72
B. 36
C. 17
D. 1
The product is 72
A candy store has 6 boxes of chocolates. Each box has 500 pieces. How many pieces are there altogether in the 6 boxes?
6 x 500 = 3,000
There are 3,000 pieces of chocolate
9 x (7 + ?) = (9 x 7) + (9 x 5)
Name the missing digit.
The missing digit is 5.
9 x (7 + 5) = (9 x 7) + (9 x 5)
Multiply: (6 x 5) x 7 = 210
(7 x 6) x 5 = ?
A. 35
B. 42
C. 210
D. 30
C. 210
(6 x 5) x 7 = 210, so (7 x 6) x 5 = 210
Multiply: 3 x 2 = 6
2 x 3 = ?
A. 18
B. 12
C. 5
D. 6
D. 6
3 x 2 = 2 x 3
Which number would make the equation true?
3 = ? ÷ 4
A. 2
B. 12
C. 16
D. 32
B. 12
3 = 12 ÷ 4
Mrs. Rayburn's third-grade class is collecting bottle caps for an art project. On the first day of collecting the caps, 4 students bring in 8 caps each. By the end of the week, 136 caps are added to the amount brought in on the first day.
Which equation can be used to find the total number of caps, c, that the third-grade class collected by the end of the week?
A. 8 ÷ 4 + 136 = c
B. 8 - 4 + 136 = c
C. 4 + 8 + 136 = c
D. 4 × 8 + 136 = c
D. 4 × 8 + 136 = c
Is the given statement correct?
(4 + 6) x 2 = (4 x 2) + (6 x 5)
No. 4 + 6 = 10; 10 x 2 = 20
4 x 2 = 8 & 6 x 5 = 30; 8 + 30 = 38
Multiply: (9 x 4) x 8 = 288
(8 x 9) x 4 = ?
A. 36
B. 288
C. 32
D. 72
B. 288
(9 x 4) x 8 = 288, so (8 x 9) x 4 = 288
Fill in the missing number:
5 columns of 6 equals ___ rows of 5
5 columns of 6 equals 6 rows of 5
What is the quotient of 56 ÷ 8?
A. 48
B. 42
C. 7
D. 6
C. 7
56 ÷ 8= 7