Word Problems
Miss. Lauren has 6 pieces of candy for each of her students. She has 5 students, how much candy does she have in all?
30
43 x 5
215
Mental Math
10 x 10
100
What does in all mean to do?
add or multiply
10 x 6
60
Mrs. Preston wants to have 3 pumpkins for each of her 8 friends. How many pumpkins does she need to buy?
24
35 x 5
175
Mental Math
5,652 x 1
5,652
what do you do when it says by?
multiply
8 x 5
40
Nathan scored 5 touchdowns and each touchdown is worth 7 points. How many points did he score in all?
35
56 x 3
168
Mental Math
367 x 0
0
What do you do when it says each?
multiply
7 x 2
14
Mrs. James had 4 pizzas and each pizza had 9 slices. How many slices of pizza does she have in all?
28 x 4
112
Mental Math
11 x 3
33
What do you do when it says take away?
subtract
6 x 2
12
Ms. Page wants to give each of the 7 students 6 books. How many books does she need to buy?
42
47 x 6
282
Mental Math
10 x 4
40
what does difference mean?
subtract
9 x 2
18