Story Problems
Prime & Composite
Multiplication
Mystery
100
Sydney's crayon box has 5 columns. There are 45 crayons in the entire box. How many crayons are in each column? Label your answer. 

9 crayons 

100

Is 9 prime or composite? List all of its factors to prove your answer is correct. 

COMPOSITE 

1, 3, 9

1 x 9 = 9

3 x 3 = 9

100

12 x 6 =

72

100

At summer camp there are 36 campers. If each of the 6 tents can fit the same number of people, how many campers will be in each tent? 

6 campers 

200

Jack bought a video game for $15. He also bought a video game controller for 4 times that much. How much did the video game controller cost? Label your answer. 

$60

200

Is 23 prime or composite? List all of its factors to prove your answer is correct. 

PRIME 

1, 23

1 x 23 = 23

200


The equation 8 x 6 = 48 can mean:

A.  8 folders and 6 folders together are 48 folders

B.  8 erasers divided into 6 groups is 48 erasers

C.  48 crayons are 8 times the 6 crayons at the table

D.  The difference between 8 binders and 6 markers is 48


 

C. 

200

Is 30 prime or composite? List all of the factors to prove your answer is correct. 

COMPOSITE 

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30

300

Manny bought a shirt and a jacket. The jacket cost $56. The shirt cost $8.

How many times more than the shirt did the jacket cost?

7 times more

8 x __ = 56 

56 divided by 8 = 7

300

List two multiples for 13. (skip count)

26, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91, 104

300

24 x 4 = 

96

300

List two multiples for 7. (skip count)

14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84

400

David is 18 years old. David's grandma is 5 times older than David.

How old is David's grandma?

90 years old 

400

List 2 multiples for 24. (skip count)

48, 72, 96, 120, 144

400

40 x __ = 80

2

400

Look at the slide for the problem. 

$250

5 x 50 = 250

500

The purple table has 4 students and each student brought 6 glue sticks. The green table has 4 students and they each brought 5 glue sticks. How many glue sticks did both tables bring in all? 

44 glue sticks 

(4 x 6) + (5 x 4) = 44

500

Is 55 prime or composite? List all of its factors to prove your answer is correct. 

COMPOSITE 

1, 5, 11, 55

1 x 55 = 55

5 x 11 = 55

500

100 x __ = 500

5

500

The table one as 5 students, and each student brought 3 pencils. Table 2 group has 5 students, and each student brought 7 pencils. After they collected all of the pencils, the teacher divided them evenly among the students at those tables.

How many pencils did each student get?

5 pencils each

(5 x 3) + (5 x 7) = 50 

50 divided by 10* = 5

*10 is the total number of students

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