Tie Breaker
Basic Multiplication
Equations Word Problems
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Equation Word Problems #2
100

3X2

6

100
Rosario and Tania went to the grocery store. They spent 20 dollars on 5 loaves of bread. How much money did each loaf of bread cost?
4 dollars
100
Ms. Fusillo and Ms. Fusillo fundraised $800. Each student donated $40. How many students were there?
20
200

7 Groups of 6

42

200
Write an equation to go with this problem: Rosario and Tania went to the grocery store. They spent 20 dollars on 5 loaves of bread.
4x5=20
200
Ms. Weiss has 200 shoes! She needs to put them in groups of 2 to fit into shoes boxes. What is the product and the factor in this problem?
200=product 2=factor
300

True or False: 8X9 is 72

True

300
Two friends have jobs at the mall. James works 40 hours a week and makes 6 dollars per hour. Peter works 30 hours a week and makes 7 dollars per hour. Who earns more money?
James
300
Ms. Weiss has 200 shoes! She needs to put them in groups of 2 to fit into shoes boxes. Write an equation using "n" as the unknown factor.
2xn=200 2x100=200
400

Mohammad has 3 bags with 7 books in each bag. How many books does he have altogether?

21 books

400

Two friends have jobs at the mall. James works 40 hours a week and makes 6 dollars per hour. Peter works 30 hours a week and makes 7 dollars per hour. Who earns more money? 

James

400
Explain on a white board how you can tell what number in the problem is the product and which number is a factor.
The factor is smaller and the product is larger.
2000

Our answer is equal to 3 Plus 3 plus 3. What factors are we?

3 X 3

2000
Write an explanation about how you can multiply mentally using multiples of 10.
Check white boards.
2000

5 X___=250

50

2000

60X____=60

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