Operation Identification
You have 3 boxes with 5 toys each. What operation would you use to find the total number of toys?
Multiplication or Addition
Lily had 25 apples. She ate 7. How many apples does she have now?
18
6 × 4 = ?
24
34 + 27 = ?
61
58 – 26 = ?
32
Emma had 45 candies and gave 12 to her friend. What operation would you use to find how many she has left?
Subtraction
A pack of markers costs $3. How much will 6 packs cost?
18 dollars
12 × 3 = ?
36
59 + 18 = ?
77
91 – 47 = ?
44
A recipe needs 4 cups of flour per cake. You want to make 6 cakes. Which operation helps you find how much flour is needed?
Multiplication or Addition
A classroom has 28 desks. 13 are being used. How many are empty?
15
8 × 7 = ?
56
45 + 37 + 12 = ?
94
100 – 63 = ?
37
There are 96 students divided evenly into 8 groups. What operation would help you find how many students are in each group?
Division
A box contains 12 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
108
16 × 5 = ?
80
84 + 29 = ?
113
83 – 29 = ?
54
Jackson biked 18 miles on Monday and 24 miles on Tuesday. What two-step operation could you use to find how far he biked in total?
Addition
A farmer had 150 eggs. He sold 47 in the morning and 38 in the afternoon. How many does he have left?
165
24 × 6 = ?
144
63 + 47 + 21 = ?
131
127 – 68 = ?
59