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Ms. Karis buys 2-liter bottles of milk for a cereal party. She buys 6 bottles. How many liters of milk did Ms. Karis buy?

Ms. Karis bought 12 liters of milk.

100

This figure is tiled with square units.   

To find the area of this figure, you must find the total number of square units within it.  


Which expression could be used to find the area of this figure in square units? 

A) 3x4=12 

B) 4x4=16 

C) 3+4= 7 

A) 3x4=12

100

Enter the unknown number that makes the equation true. 6 x 2 = ☐ 

☐ = ____

☐ = 12

100

What unknown number makes this equation true? 

24 ÷ 4 = ☐ 

☐ = ____

☐ = 6

200

Ms. Kirchner brought 24 liters of fruit juice for a school trip. She gives all of the juice to 6 classrooms with each classroom getting the same amount of juice. How many liters of juice does Ms. Kirchner give each classroom?

Ms. Kichner gave each classroom 4 liters of juice. 

200

To find the perimeter of a figure, add the length of all its sides together. What expression (or expressions) could help you find the perimeter of this square?

A) 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 

B) 5 x 4 = 20 

C) 5 + 5 = 10 

(A) and (B)

200

Enter the number in the box that makes the equation true. 12 ÷ 2 = ☐ 

☐ = ____

☐ = 6

200

What unknown number makes this equation true? 

□ ÷ 6 = 4 (Hint: 6 x 4 = 24 and 4 x 6 = 24) 

☐ = ____ 

☐ = 24

300

The photos on a page in a photo album are in 3 rows and 2 columns. How many photos are on each page? 


There are 6 photos on each page. 

300

Bryan arranges 6 pictures into an array with 2 columns.

How many rows of pictures are in the array?

There are 3 rows in the array. 

300

What unknown number makes this equation true? 

6×5 = ? 

☐ = ____

☐ = 30

300

What unknown number makes the equation true?

8 × 3 = 8 x □ x 2

☐=1

400

Noelia has 27 blocks. She puts 3 blocks in each bag. How many bags does she use to divide the blocks evenly?


Noelia needs 9 bags to divide the blocks evenly. 

400

Decide whether each equation is true or false. Choose the letter of the equation (or equations) that equal the same number.  

(A) 2 x 3 = 12 ÷ 2 

(B) 2 x 2 = 20 ÷ 5 

(C) 4 x 2 = 12 ÷ 3

(A) and (B)

400

Select all expressions that equal the given product: 30 

A. 9x4 

B. 6x5 

C. 4x7 

E. 3x10 

(B) and (E)

400

What unknown number makes the equation true?

6 × 6 = 6 × 5 + □

☐=6

500

Gustavo has 18 inches of string. He cuts the string into pieces that are 2 inches long. How many pieces of string does Gustavo have now? 


Gustavo now has 9 pieces. 

500
  1. Enter the unknown numbers that make each equation true. 

4 x 3 = ☐2 

5 x 6 = ☐0 

☐2 = _______ 

☐0 = _______

☐= 1 so... ☐2 = 12 

☐=3 so... ☐0 = 30

500

There are 387 boys and 483 girls in 122nd Street Elementary School.

How many more girls than boys are in 122nd Street Elementary School?

There are 96 more girls than boys at 122nd Street Elementary.