DIY Word Problems
Create a word problem for the equation:
2 x 3 = 6
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Gunnar found five nickels on the ground. What is the total value of the money Gunnar found?
5 nickels X 5 cents = 25 cents
Braxton's classroom has four tables. Each table has four chairs. How many chairs are in Braxton's classroom? Draw an ARRAY.
4 X 4 = 16
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Jordan baked 9 muffins. Each muffin has 5 blueberries in it. How many blueberries are there altogether? Solve with equal groups strategy.
Answer: 45 blueberries
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Provide the other 3 multiplication/division equations for the equation:
3 x 5 = 15
5 x 3 = 15
15 / 3 = 5
15 / 5 = 3
Create a word problem for the equation:
3 x 4 = 12
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During the day, Brody drinks eight glasses of water. Each glass of water holds eight ounces of water. How many ounces of water did he drink altogether?
8 glasses of water X 8 ounces = 64 ounces
Nick and his two friends each pick out four pieces of candy at the store. How many pieces of candy do they pick altogether. Draw an ARRAY.
3 X 4 = 12
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Mr. Tucker has 25 Browns shirts to give away. He decides to split them between 5 teachers. How many shirts will each teacher get?
Solve using equal groups strategy.
5 shirts
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Define:
1. quotient
2. product
Quotient: the answer to a division problem
Product: the answer to a multiplication problem
Create a word problem for the equation:
10 x 3 = 30
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Sally collected 84 pieces of candy on Halloween. If she visited 12 houses and each gave her the same amount of candy, then how many pieces did she receive at each house?
84 pieces of candy divided by 12 houses = 7 pieces of candy from each house
Soren bought 2 boxes of erasers. Each box has four erasers. How many erasers did he buy altogether? Draw an ARRAY.
2 X 4 = 8
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Sofia went to Walmart and bought four packages of socks. Each package of socks has 5 pairs of socks. How many pairs of socks did Sofia buy? Solve using equal groups strategy.
Answer: 20 pairs of socks.
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In a division equation, the quotient becomes a _________ in the related multiplication problems.
factor
Create a word problem for the equation:
15 / 5 = 3
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Ms. Holod had 54 cookies. She wanted to split them up between Charlie, Michelle, Jacob, Sebastian, Logan, and Hannah. How many cookies does each student get?
54 cookies divided by 6 students = 9 cookies each (per student)
Colten went to the store to buy more notebook paper for school. He bought 4 packages of paper. Each package had 10 pieces of paper. How many pieces of paper did he buy altogether? Draw an ARRAY.
4 x 10 = 40
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Mrs. Mitchell has 10 pieces of candy. She wanted to split them with Miss Wood. How many pieces does each teacher get?
Solve using equal groups strategy.
5 pieces of candy.
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How could you use multiplication to figure out:
56 / 7 = ?
7 x 8 = 56
so... 56 / 7 =8
Create a word problem for the equation:
45 / 9 = 5
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Roy had 90 pretzels. He wanted to share them with 10 classmates. How many pretzels did each student get?
90 pretzels divided by 10 classmates = 9 pretzels each (per classmate)
Jordan has 21 new fidgets. He wants to split them up between his 3 friends. How many fidgets does each friend get? Draw an ARRAY.
21 / 3 = 7
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Ayden worked on his math with 3 friends. In total, the students completed 12 problems. How many did each student complete if they all completed the same amount of problems? Solve using equal groups
12 / 3 = 4
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Explain how multiplication and division are connected.
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A related multiplication and division equation will have the same #s but in a different order. The quotient will become a factor and the product will become the dividend.