Word Problems
To prepare for his birthday party. Tommy puts 4 pieces of candy in each gift bag. He has 84 pieces of candy. How many gift bags did he make?
He made 21 Gift Bags.
73 ➗ 3
24r1
What equation would you use to check your work for the following:
60 ➗ 3 = 20
3 x 20 = 60
Will is making a table that has an area of 45 square feet.
The length of his table is 9 feet. What is the width of his table?
5 feet
Area = Length x Width
Missing side with known Area is
Area ➗ Known Side = Missing Side
45 ➗ 9 = 5 feet
Billie and Maria bought packs of gum for 8 cents each. They spent 96 cents.
Which solution path will allow you to find the number of packs of gum the girls bought?
A. 8 x 96 B. 96 + 8
C. 96 ➗ 8 D. 96 - 8
96 ➗ 8
The Starline Express is a train that can transport 567 people from Greenville to Snowtown. There are 9 passenger cars on the train. Each car can carry the same number of passengers. How many people can each passenger car hold?
63 people
537 ➗ 5
107r2
What equation would you use to check your work for the following:
73 ➗ 3 = 24r1
(3 x 24) + 1
3 x 24 = 72
72 + 1 = 73
Aunt Minnie’s garden has an area of 80 square yards and a length of 8 yards. What is the width of Aunt Minnie's garden?
10 feet
Area = Length x Width
Missing side with known Area is
Area ➗ Known Side = Missing Side
80 ➗ 8 = 10 feet
WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM:
In the following problem, what is the largest possible remainder?
5293 ➗ 9
The largest possible remainder is 8.
Elle has 39 dog treats and 5 dogs.
She wants to give each dog the same amount of treats. How many more treats does Elle need in order to give each dog the same amount and have no treats leftover?
Draw a picture to help you!
Elle needs one more treat to give all the dogs the same number of treats with none leftover.
763 ➗ 8
95r3
What is the inverse operation to division?
Multiplication
Finn built a deck with an area of 105 square feet. The width is 7 feet. What is the length of the deck?
15 feet
Find the sum.
4,928 + 2,284 =
7,212
Jason has 278 baseball cards. He has an album to hold them. Each page holds exactly 8 cards.
How many cards does Jason need to complete the last page?
He needs 2 cards to complete the last page.
278 ➗ 8 = 34r6
1842 ➗ 4
460r2
What equation would you use to check your work for the following:
762 ➗ 8 = 95r3
(8 x 95) + 3
8 x 95 = 760
760 + 3 = 763
The cats playroom has an area of 63 square feet. The width of the room is 7 feet. What is the length?
Find the difference.
8,002 - 5,325 =
2,677
Sadie is making friendship bracelets. She has 82 beads and each bracelet needs 7 beads. How many bracelets can Sadie make?
How many beads will she have left over?
She will have 5 beads left over.
82 ➗ 7 = 11r5
5693 ➗ 5
1,138r3
5,842 ➗ 7 = 834r4
(7 x 834) + 4
7 x 834 = 5,838
5,838 + 4 = 5,842
Erica's bedroom has an area of 96 square feet. The width of her room is 8 feet. What is the length?
The width is 12 feet.
29 x 62
1,798
20 x 60 = 1,200
20 x 2 = 40
60 x 9 = 540
9 x 2 = 18