Vocabulary
Equations
Strategies/Models
DAB-Remainder Interpretation
Miscellaneous
100

The answer to a multiplication problem 

Product 

100

Winston had $34. He earned $15 mowing the grass and then spent $21 on a LEGO set. Write and solve an equation to show how much money Winston has now.

34 + 15 - 21 = $28 

or 

34+15=49

49-21=28

Winston has $28 now. 

100

These are examples of 

Strip Diagrams 

100

What does DAB stand for? 

D-Drop it

A-Add 1 

B-Be the answer 

100

What are these? 

Base ten blocks 

200

A number sentence with an equal sign

equation 

200

Mrs. Burgess has 32 students. Each student needs to turn in 96 pencils. How many pencils were turned in to Mrs. Burgess?

Write an equation to solve

32x96=3072

200

This is called 

Area Model 

200

There are 258 students going on a weekend camping trip. Each tent holds 8 students. How many total tents are needed?

The answer is 32 r 2

Use DAB to interpret the remainder

We will need a total of 33 tents because we added 1 more group to the remainder. 

200

What does GET stand for? 

G-

E-

T- 

G-groups

E-each 

T-total 

300

What is a remainder? 

The amount leftover or remaining after dividing. 

300

Jenny’s mom went to the store. She bought 2 pounds of grapes for $3 per pound and a loaf of bread for $5. Write and solve an equation to show how much money Jenny’s mom spent at the store.

2 x 3 + 5 = $11

or 

2x3=6

6+5=11

Jenny's mom spent $11 at the store. 

300

What are the rules of long division and what do they stand for? 

D- divide 

M-multiply 

S-subtract 

B-bring down 

R-repeat the process over again starting with division 

300

Rolando collects stickers. He has 636 stickers he would like to divide evenly among 7 sticker books. How many stickers will each book hold?

Solve and use DAB to interpret the remainder 

636 ÷ 7 = 90 R6

90 stickers because we will need to drop the remainder to show equal groups. 

300

How is a number affected when multiplied by 10 or 100?

By 10- increase one place value or add 1 zero 

by 100- increase by 2 place values or add 2 zeros 

400

The answer to a division problem

Quotient 

400

George’s mom makes $37 an hour. She worked 78 hours in 3 weeks. How much money did George’s mom make?

37x78=2,886

400

Write a sentence describing what this strip diagram is representing 

93 is being divided equally into 3 groups. 

Ex: 93 ÷ 3 = 31 minutes 

400

Which letter in DAB shows when to ignore the remainder? 

D- Drop it 

400

The process of sharing equally is called 

Division 

500

A model used to solve word problems that shows the relationship between known and unknown amounts

strip diagram 

500

Terrance is assigned 25 minutes of reading each night. It takes him 16 days to read a book. How many minutes did it take him to read his book? 

Write an equation and solve. 

25x16=400 minutes 

500


Multiplication: 236 × 5 = 1,180

Division: 1,180 ÷ 5 = 236

500

What does the answer 23r2 look like when we use DAB to interpret the remainder? 

D-(drop it): 23

A-(add 1): 24

B-(Be the answer): 23r2 or just 2 if solving for the leftover number or remainder 

500

What does a letter represent in an equation? 

Ex: 23-m=19

Unknown amount or quantities 

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