Story Problems
Fact Families
Story Problems Cont.
Area and Perimeter
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Third graders are setting up the room for Grandparents' Day. They set up 3 rows of chairs with 9 chairs in each row. How many chairs in all?
27
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What is the other multiplication fact in the fact family? 3x6=18
6x3=18
100
Write a story problem to match the equation 4x5=20.
Example: Caroline gave Nora 4 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 5 stickers on it. How many total stickers did Caroline give Nora?
100
Find the length and height of this rectangle, then write a multiplication equation to show how you can find the area. 
3x8=24
200
A T-shirt costs $10 at the mall. A jacket costs 4 times as much as a T-shirt. How much does a jacket cost?
$40
200
What is the other division equation in the fact family? 27➗3=9
27➗9=3
200
Write a story problem to match the equation 14➗2=7
Example: Ms. Simmonds got 14 new dry erase markers. If she got two packs of markers, how many markers came in each package?
200
Find the length and height of this rectangle, then write a multiplication equation to show how you can find the area.
5x4=20
300
Jeff and his sister picked 18 flowers. They put 6 flowers in each vase. How many vases did they use?
3 vases
300
Write 2 multiplication and 2 division equations (a fact family) to describe this array. 
4x6=24
6x4=24
24➗6=4
24➗4=6
300
There are 32 fourth graders in the gym. Mrs. Peot divides them into 4 equal groups. How many fourth graders are in each group?
Can you solve the problem by thinking, "4 times what number equals 32?" Why or why not?
Yes, because 4 and 32 are part of a fact family so you can think of the missing number.
32➗4=8 students in each group
300
True or False: If you want to find out how long something is, you measure its area.
False
400
The pet store has 9 puppies. Each puppy drinks 6 cups of water each day. How many cups of water do all the puppies, together, drink in one day?
54
400
What is a fact family?
A set of related math facts that use the same three numbers to make equations.
400
The pet store got 4 boxes of new dog collars. There were 6 dog collars in each box. Petra unpacked all the collars and hung them up in 3 equal rows on the wall. How many collars are in each row?
4x6=24 collars total, then 24➗3= 8 in each row
400
True or False: When you measure the area of something, you find out how much space it takes up.
True