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100

Jenna has 8 sand dollars. Ethan has 9 times as many. Write an equation to find how many sand dollars Ethan has.

8X9=72

100

It takes 45 minutes for Pete to do his homework. That is 5 times longer than it takes him to clean his room. Which equation would determine the length of time it takes to clean his room? 

A. 5 x c = 45 B. 45 x 5 = c 

C. 5 ÷ c = 45 D. 45 x c = 5

5xc=45

100

Matt made some cupcakes. He put 52 sprinkles on each one. What is a reasonable estimate of the number of sprinkles on 5 cupcakes?

 A.50   B. 545 

C. 250 D. 450

250

100

Find all the factor pairs for the number 24.

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24

100

What is the rule for this pattern? 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, ? What number comes next?

RULE=+8

NEXT NUMBER=48

200

Markers come in packs of 6. Mrs. Jingle bought 7 packs of markers. Write an equation to find how many markers she bought in all.

6x7=42

200

A orange t-shirt costs $9, a green one costs 4 times as much. Which equation could be used to find the cost of the green t-shirt? 

A.$9 + 4 = s B. 4 x s = $9 

C. $9 x 4 = s D. $9 x s = 4

9x4=s

200

A ferry boat is loaded with 45 cars. Each car has 4 people in it. There are also 82 people who walked on the ferry with out a car. How many people are on the ferry in all?

262 PEOPLE

200

Find the first six the multiples of 8.

8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48

200

What is the rule for this table? 

m 6     9       15      21      24 

n 2      3        5        7         ?

What number completes the table?

RULE=M/3=N


NEXT NUMBER=8

300

Write an equation that goes with this statement, 20 is 4 times as many as 5 and 5 times as many as 4.

4x5=20

300

Logan made 42 muffins for the county fair bake off. Macy made 7 muffins. How many times more muffins did Logan make?

 A. 42 x 7 = m B. m ÷ 7 = 42 

C. m + 7 = 56 D. 42 ÷ 7 = m

42/7=m

300

A building downtown has 15 floors. The Times skyscraper next door has 5 times more floors plus 11 more floors. How many floors are in the Times skyscraper?

86 FLOORS

300

Is 36 a multiple of both 6 and 9?

YES

300

What is the rule for this table? 

C:27   24   20   18   16

D:16   13    9     7     ?

What number completes the table

RULE= C-11

NEXT NUMBER=5

400

Write an equation that goes with this statement, 56 is 7 times as many as 8 and 8 times as many as 7.

7x8=56

400

At a pet store a guinea pig costs $35, a puppy costs 9 times as much. Which equation would determine the cost of the puppy? 

A.$35 + 9 = p B. 9 x p = $35 

C.$35 x p = 9 D. $35 x 9 = p

35x9=p

400

The fourth grade is going on haunted house ride. Each haunted house car holds 6 kids. If 73 kids are going, how many haunted house cars will they need?

13 CARS

400

Is 21 a prime or composite number?

COMPOSITE

400

What is the rule for this pattern? 

2, 6, 4, 12, 10, ? What number comes next?

RULE= X3,-2

NEXT NUMBER 30

500

Jessica has three times as many stickers as Lisa. If Lisa has 6 stickers, how many stickers does Jessica have?

6x3=18

500

Susan collected 7 pounds of paper to recycle. Elsie collected 84 pounds of paper. Which equation would show how many times more pounds of paper Elsie collected?

 A. 84 x 7 = p B. 84 ÷ 7 = p 

C. p + 7 = 84 D. 7 ÷ p = 84

84/7=p

500

Max made cupcakes to sell at the school carnival. He made 95 cupcakes and he is putting them in boxes with 4 cupcakes each. How many boxes can he fill completely?

23 BOXES

500

Is 47 a prime or composite number?

PRIME

500

Mr. Hussey went to 1 cubs game his first year of teaching. The next year he went to 4 cubs games. The following year he went to 16 cubs games. His fourth year he went to 64 cubs games. After his fifth year how many TOOOOOTAL cubs games did he go to? 

341