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100

I have 4 pens and I bought 3 more.

What is 4+3

100
Mrs. Grossman is 9 times as old as her daughter Miriam. Miriam is 3 years old. What expression has the same value as Mrs. Grossman’s age?
What is 9x3
100
5+(2-1)
What is 6
100

and means

What is addition

100

3 in long

5 inches wide

7 inches tall

What is the volume?

105 in3

200
Sahara has $3. She then worked 7 days in a row and earn $5 each day. Write an expression.

What is 3+(5x7)

200

Carol exercises for 90 minutes every day. One day, she ran for 1/3 of her exercise time. Write an expression to show her exercise time.

What is 95 divided by 3

200
(5x2)+(10-6)
What is 14
200

sum means...

The answer you get when you add

200

(4ft x 8ft) x 9ft

What is the volume of this figure? 

288 ft3

300
9 plus the product of 2 and 8
What is 9+(2x8)
300
Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?
What is 136-(15x3)
300
7x(8+4)-2
What is 82
300

product means...

The answer you get when you multiply

300

(13cm x 5cm) x 4cm

What is the volume of this figure? 

260 cm3

400
6 less than the quotient of 12 and 3
What is (12÷3) - 6
400

Mrs. Patterson has 2 dogs. Each dogs gets 2 cups of food a day. How many cups will Mrs. Patterson scoop this month? Write an expression and evaluate it. 

2 x ( 2 x30)

120 scoops  

400
(3+5)x(9-2x3)
What is 24
400

quotient means...

the answer you get when you divide.
400

(12in x 7in) x 20in

1,680 in3

500
the product of 4 and 7 plus the difference of 3 and 2 times 10
What is (4x7)+(3-2)x10
500

6 x ( 7 x 3) 

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500

David puts 4 marbles in each cup and has 2 more in his pocket (see drawing on board). Which expression could show how many marbles he has in all. A. 4+4+2 B. 4x4x2 C. (4x3)+2 D. (4+2)x4

What is C. 4x4x3

500

What operation do we use when we spend money?

what is subtraction

500

(10in x 10in) x 10in

What is the volume of this figure? 

What would this figure be called? 

1,000 in3

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