Operation
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Word Problems
100
What operation do will solve this problem? Four children are playing tennis together. They all brought six balls. How many balls do they have total?
What is multiplication
100
1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, ______
What is 29
100
1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
What is start at 1, add 4 each time.
100

True or False?

2 + 7 + 9 = 3 x 6

True

18 = 18

100

There are 3 students in the class and 18 erasers. If the erasers are divided equally among the students, how many does each student get?

What is 6 erasers

200
What operation will solve this problem? It took Joey 14 minutes to finish his homeork. It took Leo 9 minutes to finish his homework. How much longer did it take Joey?
What is subtraction
200
672, 622, 572, 522, 472, 422, 372, ______
What is 322
200
672, 622, 572, 522, 472, 422, 372
What is start at 672, subtract 50 each time
200

True or False?

3 x 4 x 2 = 24 ÷ 8

False

24 ≠ 3

200

The Smith family has five members. Each member has a small towel and a bath towel. Mama Smith goes around the house and grabs 4 towels to throw in the laundry.  How many towels are now out for use?

6 towels

300
Which operation will solve this problem? Luisa solved 7 addition problems and 8 subtraction problems. How many math problems did Luisa solve altogether?
What is addition
300
_______ , 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37.
What is 16
300
19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37
What is start at 19, add 3 each time
300

True or False?

103 - 85 = 9 x 2

True

18 = 18

300

Mr. Johnson usually eats three meals a day.  On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday he ate an extra meal.  How many meals did he eat during the week?

24 meals

400
What operation solves this problem? The Jones family orders four pizzas to eat. Each pizza is sliced into four parts. How many pizza slices do they get?
What is multiplication
400
6, 7, 5, 6,___, 5, 3, 4
What is 4
400
6, 7, 5, 6,4, 5, 3, 4
What is start at 6, alternately add 1 then subtract 2
400

True or False?

16 ÷ 8 = 16 - 8 - 8

False

2 ≠ 0

400

Frank has 28 apples stored in boxes. There are 7 apples in each box. He got rid of one box.  How many boxes remain?

3 boxes remain

500
Which operation will solve this problem? The school is planning a field trip. There are 28 students and 7 seats on each school bus. How many buses are needed to take the trip?
What is division
500
7, 14, 13, 26, 25, 50, 51, 102
What is 102
500
7, 14, 13, 26, 25, 50, 51, 102
What is start at 7, alternately multiply by 2 then subtract 1
500

Make this equation true:

4 x __ = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2

2

500

Joan weighs 96 pounds. Teresa weighs 34 pounds. Allie weighs 45 pounds less that Joan and Teresa's combined weights.  How much does Allie weigh?

85 pounds

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