Just the Facts
5x6
30
There are 4 doctors working in a clinic. On Monday, 23 patients made appointments with each doctor. However, 6 of the patients did not show up. How many patients visited the clinic on Monday?
Write your answer as a complete sentence.
23 x 4 = 92; 92 - 6 = 86
86 patients visited the clinic.
367/5
73 r2
Write a word problem that prompts your reader to find the quotient of 458/3.
Include your solution!
Teacher check - students should have a problem that involves splitting up a group of 458 objects into 3 parts. They should also have a solution.
Sam says that 312/4 is 78. How can you check his answer? Is he correct?
Multiply 78x4. Yes, he is correct.
4x7
28
Alice had 7,000 lemons. She used 213 of them in a pie. Then she gave the rest away to 7 friends. How many lemons did each friend receive?
Write your answer as a complete sentence.
7,000 - 213 = 6,787
6,787/7 = 969 r 4
Each friend received 969 lemons.
702/3
234
Write a word problem that prompts your reader to find the quotient of 706/8.
Include your solution!
Teacher check - students should have a problem that involves splitting up a group of 706 objects into 8 parts. They should also have a solution.
Julie says that 27 x 6 is 175. How can you check her answer WITHOUT using multiplication? Is she correct?
Divide 175/6. No, she is not correct.
Bonus points for finding the correct product of 27 and 6!
7x8
56
On Tuesday, Jay answered 45 phone calls and Molly answered 12 times as many calls as Jay did. How many calls were answered in total?
Write your answer as a complete sentence.
45 x 12 = 540
540 + 45 = 585
585 calls were answered on Tuesday.
8,127/7
1,161
Write a word problem that prompts your reader to find the quotient of 2,712/3.
Include your solution!
Teacher check - students should have a problem that involves splitting up a group of 2,712 objects into 3 parts. They should also have a solution.
Nathan says that 8,203/2 is 5,101 r 1. How can you check his answer? Is he correct?
Multiply 5,101 x 2, then add 1. No, he is not correct.
Bonus points for finding the correct quotient!
9x6
54
Write an equation using “x” and then solve the equation. For each patient they see, each doctor can get paid $80. If there are x patients on that day, the doctor will be paid $1760.
(Hint: Partial quotients might be the easiest way to solve this one.)
1,760/80 = x
1,760/80 = 22
22 patients were seen that day.
4,286/9
476 r2
Write a word problem that prompts your reader to find the quotient of 6,004/2.
Include your solution!
Teacher check - students should have a problem that involves splitting up a group of 6,004 objects into 2 parts. They should also have a solution.
Sally says that 9,013/4 = 2,253 r1. How can you check to find out if she is correct? Is she correct?
Multiply 2,253 x 4, then add 1. Yes, she is correct.
12x5
60
There were 42 mangoes in each crate. 23 such crates of mangoes were delivered to a factory. 47 mangoes were rotten and had to be thrown away. The remaining mangoes were packed into boxes of 9 mangoes each. How many boxes of mangoes were there?
Write your answer as a complete sentence.
42 x 23 = 966
966 - 48 = 918
918/9 = 102
There were 102 boxes of mangoes.
34,002/6
5,667
Write a word problem that prompts your reader to find the quotient of 6,230/9.
Include your solution!
Teacher check - students should have a problem that involves splitting up a group of 6,260 objects into 9 parts. They should also have a solution.
Max says that 5,905/7 is 853 r 4. How can you check to find out if he is correct? Is he correct?
Multiply 853 x 7, then add 4. No, he is not correct.
Bonus points for finding the correct quotient!