Word Problems
There were 7 crabs on the beach. Each crab had 2 claws. How many claws are there in all?
14 claws
Write an equation to show the distributive property for 4 x 6?
4 x 6 = (4 x 3) + (4 x 3)
Or
4 x 6 = (4 x 4) + (4 x 2)
Or
4 x 6 = (4 x 5) + (4 x 1)
Find the unknown number in the equation:
a x 5 = 20
a = 4
3 x 20 =
60
5 x 7 =
Holly practiced the piano for 5 days last week. She practiced for 3 hours each day. How many hours did Holly practice the piano last week?
15 hours
Which equation below shows the distributive property for 3 x 9?
Or
3 x 9 = (3 x 3) + (3 x 6)
Or
3 x 9 = (3 x 2) + (3 x 7)
Find the unknown number in the equation:
3 x b = 21
b = 7
6 x 40 =
240
8 x 4 =
Josh has 6 bags. Each bag has 7 toy cars. How many toy cars does Josh have in all?
Write the equation that shows the Associative Property for 5 x ( 2 x 1)?
(5 x 2) x 1
Find the unknown number in the equation:
2 x c = 18
c = 9
8 x 60 =
480
Solve:
3 x (4 x 2) =
24
Kevin has 4 packs of Pokemon cards. Each pack has 30 cards. Carlos has 150 Pokemon cards.
Does Kevin have more Pokemon cards than Carlos, the same number of Pokemon cards as Carlos, or fewer Pokemon cards than Carlos?
Kevin has fewer Pokemon cards than Carlos
120 < 150
Write the equation that shows the Associative Property for 7 x (3 x 6)?
(7 x 3) x 6
Find the unknown number in the equation:
3 x 4 = 12 x d
d = 1
7 x 70 =
490
Solve:
7 x (3 x 3) =
63
Sammy made 6 trays of cookies. Each tray held 20 cookies. Chloe made 80 cookies.
Did Sammy make more cookies than Chloe, the same number of cookies as Chloe, or fewer cookies than Chloe?
Sammy made more cookies than Chloe.
120 > 80
Write the equation that shows the Associative Property for (9 x 4) x 2?
9 x (4 x 2)
Find the unknown number in the equation:
8 x 5 = 4 x e
e = 10
6 x 90 =
540
Solve:
(2 x 5) x 9
90