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When a word problem says “each group has,” what math operation might you use?
Division
There are 5 baskets. Each basket holds 3 apples. How many apples are there in all?
15 apples
You have 12 cookies to share with 3 friends equally. How many cookies does each person get?
4 cookies
Each notebook costs $2. You buy 6 notebooks. If you pay with $20, how much change do you get?
$8
A store sells 9 packs of markers. Each pack has 8 markers. How many markers in all?
72 markers
The teacher says, “We’re finding how many in all.” What operation should you use?
Multiplication
A movie ticket costs $7. How much will 4 tickets cost?
$28
20 pencils are divided equally into 4 boxes. How many pencils go in each box?
5 pencils
A classroom has 5 tables with 4 students at each. If 6 students leave, how many are still there?
14 students
You have 96 candies to put into bags with 12 candies in each. How many bags can you fill?
8 bags
What does the word “times” mean in math?
Multiply
There are 8 chairs in each row. There are 6 rows. How many chairs are there?
48 chairs
A teacher has 45 stickers. She gives them out equally to 9 students. How many stickers per student?
5 stickers
Each pizza has 8 slices. You order 3 pizzas. If 10 slices are eaten, how many slices are left?
14 slices
A baker makes 3 trays with 24 cupcakes each. If she sells 30 cupcakes, how many are left?
42 cupcakes
What does “each” often mean you should do?
Divide
Each box has 9 cupcakes. You buy 3 boxes. How many cupcakes do you have?
27 cupcakes
72 crayons are sorted into boxes of 8 crayons each. How many boxes are there?
9 boxes
You earn $10 per hour. If you work 5 hours and spend $25, how much money do you still have?
$25
A bus carries 9 students in each row. There are 7 rows. If 18 students get off, how many are still on the bus?
45 students
If a problem says to split evenly, what is it asking you to do?
Divide
A car travels 60 miles each hour. How far will it go in 4 hours?
240 miles
You have 81 dollars and buy video games that each cost $9. How many games can you buy?
9 games
You bake 6 trays of cookies with 12 cookies on each tray. If you divide them evenly among 4 friends, how many cookies does each friend get?
18 cookies
You are making party bags. You have 180 pieces of candy and want 15 candies in each bag. How many bags can you make, and how many candies are left over if any?
12 bags, no candies left