Addition
Larry has 14 skittles. He gets 10 more skittles. How many skittles does he have in all?
- solve
- which word(s) tell that this is an addition problem?
- 24
- "more"
Jack had 10 toy cars. He gave 3 to his little brother. How many toy cars does he have now?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a subtraction problem
7
- "gave"
A party store sells 12 balloons in each pack. If Mia buys 3 packs, how many balloons does she have in total?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a multiplication problem?
36 balloons
- "each" *combining equal groups*
Emma baked 24 cupcakes and wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many cupcakes will each friend get?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a division problem?
4 cupcakes
- "share equally" *splitting number into equal groups*
Sophia baked 35 cookies. Her family ate 18 of them. How many cookies are left?
- solve
17 cookies
"left"
What should you do to ask a question or make a comment in class?
a. blurt out
b. stay silent and not ask for help
c. raise your hand
c. raise your hand!
Jenna has 15 marbles. She gets 25 more marbles for Christmas. How many marbles does she have in total?
- solve
- which word(s) tell you this is an addition problem?
15 + 25 = 40 marbles
- more
Sophia baked 24 cupcakes for a party. By the end of the party, only 15 were left. How many cupcakes were eaten?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a subtraction problem?
9 cupcakes
- left
* finding difference between amount of cupcakes before party and after party
Each classroom in a school has 24 desks. If there are 5 classrooms, how many desks are there in total?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a multiplication problem
120 desks
- "each" *combining equal groups*
A teacher has 48 pencils and wants to divide them equally among 8 students. How many pencils will each student get?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a division problem?
6 pencils
- "divide them equally"
Liam ordered 42 slices of pizza for a party. If he shares them equally among 7 friends, how many slices will each friend get?
6 slices
- "shares them equally"
a. harshly tell them to shhh
b. ignore them
c. nicely remind them to be quiet
d. talk with them
b. nicely remind them to be quiet
Olivia checked out 12 books from the library. Her brother checked out 9 books, and their mom checked out 7 books. How many books did they check out in total?
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- which word(s) tell you this is a word problem?
- 28 books total
- "checked out", "in total"
Emma had 50 stickers. She gave 18 to her friend Mia. How many stickers does Emma have now?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a subtraction problem
32
- "gave"
A chocolate shop packs 16 chocolates in each box. If Liam buys 6 boxes, how many chocolates does he have?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a multiplication problem?
- 96 chocolates
- "each" *combining equal groups*
There are 63 chairs in a hall, and they need to be arranged into rows with 7 chairs in each row. How many rows will there be?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a word problem?
9 rows
- "splitting number into equal groups"
Ethan bought 27 toy cars, and his friend Noah bought 19 toy cars. How many toy cars do they have combined?
- solve
46 cars
"combined" tells you it's an addition problem.
You don't know the answer to a question on a quiz. You should...
a. look off your neighbor's paper
b. get frustrated and quit taking the test
c. raise your hand and ask for help
d. give it your best guess
e. C and D
Liam picked 15 apples, 8 oranges, and 6 bananas from the orchard. How many pieces of fruit did he pick altogether?
-solve
- what words tell you this is an addition problem?
- 29 fruits
- "picked", "altogether"
A basketball team scored 127 points in a game. The other team scored 89 points. How many more points did the first team score?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a subtraction problem
- 38
- "how many more"
A gardener plants 18 flowers in each row. If she has 7 rows, how many flowers does she plant in total?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a word problem?
126 flowers
- "each" *combining equal groups*
A farmer has 54 apples and packs them into baskets, putting 9 apples in each basket. How many baskets does he fill?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a division problem?
6 apples
- "each", splitting apart a number into equal groups
A theater has 15 rows of seats. Each row has 8 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?
120 chairs
"each - combining equal groups"
A classmate is really upset and being distracting. You should:
a. loudly shhh them
b. let the teacher handle the situation
c. try to talk to the classmate a lot
b. let the teacher handle the situation
There are 18 chairs in one row of the classroom, 14 chairs in another row, and 10 chairs in the last row. How many chairs are there in total?
- solve
- which words tell you it's an addition problem
42 chairs
- "in total"
* lack of "each" in this problem
There were 462 students going on a field trip. At the last minute, 179 students couldn't go. How many students still went on the trip?
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- which words tell you this is a subtraction problem
- 283
- "still went"
* note - finding difference between starting number and ending number*
A library has 15 books on each shelf. If there are 9 shelves, how many books are there in total?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a multiplication problem?
135 books
- "each" *combining equal groups*
Liam has 36 marbles and wants to put them into bags with 4 marbles in each bag. How many bags will he need?
- solve
- which words tell you this is a division problem?
9 marbles
- "dividing number into equal groups"
Name 3 things you can do to be kind to someone
*any appropriate answers*
You're upset in class. You should:
a. yell
b. run away
c. ask to go to the safe spot or talk to the teacher
c. ask to go to the safe spot or talk to the teacher