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Word Problems
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Factor Pairs
100

What is the best estimation for 2 x 32?

60

100

If Ms. Santos has 5 boxes of crayons and 24 crayons in each box, how many crayons does she have?

120

100

Is 5 a prime or composite number?

Prime!

100

32 x 6

192

100

What are all the factor pairs of 11?

1, 11

200

The school collected 1,876 cans for a food drive. Which is the best estimate of the number of cans collected?

1,900 

or 

2,000

200

Harry had 500 pennies in a jar. He sorted the pennies into 25 different stacks. Each stack had the same number of pennies. How many pennies were in each stack?

20

200

Is 45 a prime or composite number?

Composite!

200

12 x 8

96

200

What are all the factor pairs of 10?

1, 10

2, 5

300

Tim is buying 3 notebooks that cost $4.95 each. About how much will he spend in total?

$15

300
Alison has 4 homework assignments a week. Each homework assignment takes 46 minutes to complete. Over three weeks she will spend how many minutes on her homework?

552

300

Which number is a prime number: 63 or 11?

11

300

709 x 8

5,672

300

What are all the factor pairs for the number 21?

1, 21

3, 7

400

What is the best estimate for 20 x 43?

800?

400

You have 58 photos. If 4 photos fit on one page of an album, how many pages do you need to put all the photos in the album?

15

400

Is 2 a prime or a composite number?

Prime!

400

48 x 12

576
400

What are all the factor pairs of 24?

1, 24, 

2, 12

6, 4

3, 8

500

What is the best estimate for 18 x 96?

1,800

or 

2,000

500

The fifth grade field trip has 112 students going on a field trip. There will also be 4 teachers and 10 chaperones going on the trip. If each bus can seat 30 people, how many buses will the fifth grade need to take all of the students and adults on the trip?

5

500

Write down a composite number!

Answers will vary :) 

500

89 x 47

4,183

500

What factor pair is missing for 25: 

1, 25

?

5 x 5

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