Multiplcation
Word Problems
Add/Subtract
Vocabulary
Challenge
100

15 x 4 =

60

100

Lisa bought a 6 pencils, 5 notebooks and 12 erasers.  How many items did she buy in all?

23 items

100

200 - 15 =

185

100

The answer to an addition problem

Sum

100

Ashton had 2 boxes of pencils with 14 pencils in each box.  He gave 6 to his brother.  How many pencils did Ashton have left? 

22 pencils

200

123 x 5 =

615

200

Carl has 6 toy cars, 8 toy trains and 4 toy trucks.  How many more toys does he need to have 20 toys in all?

2 toys

200

365 + 234

599

200

The answer to a subtraction problem

difference

200

Patty and Carl went to the movies.  Patty bought the tickets.  They were $7.35 each.  Carl bought the popcorn.  They were $5.60 each.  Hoe much more money did Patty spend then Carl? 

$3.50

300

6571 x 3 =

19,713

300

Sam goes to the store and buys $23 worth of groceries.  If he pays with $50  how much change will he get back?

$27

300

3,721-472

3,249

300

What are the 3 and 5 called in this problem?


3 x 5

factors

300

A baseball team has 9 players in a tournamnet.  The league has 20 teams.  How many players in total?

180 players

400

24 x 12 =

288

400

Jack loves to paint.  He sells one painting for $250.  He wants to earn $500.  How much more money does he need?

$250

400

5040 - 3854

1186

400
A group of math facts using the same set of numbers is

fact family

400

Jack and Jill bake cookies for the school bake sale.  Jack baked 72 cookies.  Jill baked twice as many cookies as Jack.  How many cookies did Jill bake?

144 cookies

500

35 x 14 =

490

500

Lisa buys everyone a present at her office.  She buys blue socks for the guys and purple mittens for the girls.  If their are 345 people in her office how many blue socks and purple socks must she buy?  Can this be solved?  If not what is missing?

No, how many guys and girls their are

500

65,975 + 23,641

89,616

500

What property is it when it does matter whcih number we add or multiply first?

Commutative property

500

Sam usually wakes up at 7:35 a.m.  Since he was sick he woke up 1  hour and 15 minutes later.  What time did he wake up?

8:50 a.m.