Vocabulary and Strategies
Multiplication
Division
Word Problems 1
Word Problems 2
100
What is the answer to a multiplication problem?
product
100
6 x 8
48
100
72 ÷ 8
9
100
Nancy has 25 books. Sara has 2 times more books than Nancy. How many books does Sara have ?
50 books
100
There are 40 calories in a candy bar. How many calories are there in 6 candy bars?
240 calories
200
What is the answer to a division problem?
Quotient
200
40 x 4
160
200
40 ÷ 5
8
200
Sara has 4 orange balloons and 10 blue balloons. Sally has 5 times more orange balloons than Sara. How many orange balloons does Sally have?
20 orange balloons
200
Mike is going to bake 5 cakes. Each cake needs 3 eggs. How many eggs will Mike use in total?
15 eggs
300
What is the name for the numbers being multiplied together?
factors
300
15 x 2
30
300
30 ÷ 2
15
300
Mary goes fishing with Joan. They catch 4 trout. If they equally split up the trout, how may will each one get ?
2 trout
300
Tom was at the beach and found 36 seashells. He plans to give all of his seashells equally to his four friends. How many seashells will each friend get?
9 seashells
400
Name one strategy you can use to solve a division problem.
Possible Answers: Equal groups, array, skip counting, or related multiplication fact
400
12 x 12
144
400
81 ÷ 9
9
400
Benny spent 21 dollars on 7 books. How much will he spend on each book?
$3
400
Sara has 20 comic books and split them equally between her 5 friends. How many comic books did each friend get?
4 comic books
500
What is the name of this division strategy?
Equal Groups
500
80 x 6
480
500
56 ÷ 7
8
500
Tom bought 10 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next day his dog ate half of his collection. How many does he have left?
5 baseball cards
500
Tim bought 6 candy bars that were $3 dollars each. How much did he spend in all?
$18