Word Problem Operations
What is the operation being used: Sofia read 18 pages on Monday and 27 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in all?
Addition.
What is the value of the 7 in 3,742?
700
What is the formula or equation we use to find the volume of a rectangular prism?
length x width x height
What is 0.5 as a fraction?
1/2.
What is the pattern: 3, 8, 13, 18…
Add 5 each time.
What is the operation being used: A store had 64 balloons. After a party, only 39 balloons were left. How many balloons were used?
Subtraction.
What is the place value of 5 in 45,321?
The thousands place.
What is the volume of a box that is 4 × 3 × 2 units
24 units cubed
What operations require the decimals to be lined up?
Addition and Subtraction.
What is the pattern: 20, 18, 16, 14…
Subtract 2 each time.
What operation is being used: 48 students are going on a field trip. Each van holds 6 students. How many vans are needed?
Division.
What is this number in expanded form: 6,204.
6,000 + 200 + 4
What is the unit used when measuring volume?
Cubic units
What is the greater number: 0.6 or 0.56?
0.6
What is the pattern: 2, 4, 8, 16…
Multiply by 2 each time.
What operation is being used: There are 7 rows of chairs with 9 chairs in each row. How many chairs are there altogether?
Multiplication.
What digit is in the hundredths place in 3.47?
7.
A prism has length of 5, width of 2, height of 3. What is the volume?
30 cubic units
What operations do we need common denominators to solve?
Addition and Subtraction.
What is the pattern: 7, 10, 13... What is the 7th number?
25.
What operations are being used: A bakery has 32 cookies left over on Monday. That morning, they made 5 trays of cookies, each with 12 cookies. They sell 37 cookies during the day. How many cookies are left?
Addition, Multiplication, and Subtraction.
What number is 50,000 + 300 + 20 + 1.
50,321.
A package has a length of 3 inches, a width of 4 inches, and a height of 12 inches. Should a painting with a volume of 136 cubic inches fit inside?
Yes, the package will have a volume of 144 cubic inches, which is greater than 136 cubic inches.
What is 0.25 + 0.5?
0.75
What is the pattern: 1, 5, 17, 53, 161...
Multiply by 3, then add 2 each time.