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100

 Find the number described: "increased by 7" when starting with 12

19

100

Write and solve an expression for "left over after 15 is taken away from 60."

60-15=45

100

"twice 18"

36

100

Divide 36 by 6.

6

100

Strategy question: Before solving, what should you do with a multiple-choice word problem?

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Solve it Yourself 

Work backwards

200

Which phrase means the same as "the sum of 45 and 28"? a)increased by b) less than c)product of

a) increased by

200

Which phrase matches subtraction: "difference between" or "combined"?

difference between

200

 Which phrase matches multiplication: "each" or "left over"? Explain with an example

each

200

Which phrase suggests division: "per" or "sum of"? Give a short example.

per

200

Subtraction word problem: A farmer had 652 apples, he sold 389. How many left? (Show regrouping.

263

300

A number plus 36 equals 94." What is the number?

58

300

"A number decreased by 29 equals 56." What is the number?

85

300

Translate and solve: "The product of 7 and 9."

63

300

Word problem: 72 cookies split equally among 8 friends. How many does each person get?

9

300

A class of 27 students each read 8 pages. How many pages total?

216

400

"The total of 3 numbers is 120. Two of them are 40 and 25. What is the third number?

55

400

Jamal had 420 baseball cards. He saved (gave away) 127. How many are left? Show subtraction with regrouping

293

400

 Word problem: 6 boxes each have 24 crayons. How many crayons in all? Show multiplication

144

400

Translate and solve: "What is the quotient of 144 and 12?" Show work.

12

400

Division word problem: A ribbon 225 cm long is cut into equal pieces of 15 cm. How many pieces?

15

500

Word problem: Maria has 178 stickers. She got 245 more. How many stickers does she have now?

423

500

 A store had 900 pencils. They sold 243 on Monday and 178 on Tuesday. How many pencils remain?

479

500

497 X 22=

10,934

500

Word problem with remainder: 100 apples are put into bags of 6. How many full bags and how many apples are left over?

16 R4

500

Use "work backwards" or "plug in" to solve: A mystery number is multiplied by 5, then 12 is added to give 67. What is the mystery number? Show how to check your answer.

11