Word Problems
Haley organizes her pencils. She puts them in 3 rows of 2. How many pencils does Haley have all together?
Haley has 6 pencils all together.
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5 x 12 =
60
one seventh plus three sevenths =
four sevenths
nine tenths minus three tenths =
six tenths
all together
addition
Jack buys 12 fidget spinners for his friends all together.
1 x 200 =
200
four tenths plus six tenths =
ten tenths OR one whole
two thirds minus one third =
one third
difference
subtraction
Mrs. Bailey orders a pizza for Mr. Bailey. Mrs. Bailey eats one eighth of the pizza. Mr. Bailey eats five eighths of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did Mrs. Bailey and Mr. Bailey eat?
0 x 50 =
0
five eighths plus 2 eighths =
seven eighths
four sixths minus two sixths =
two sixths
multiple
multiplication
Mrs. Bailey gets a carton of blueberries from the store. She has 25 blueberries and wants to organize them into 5 equal groups. How many blueberries would Mrs. Bailey put in each group?
Mrs. Bailey would put 5 blueberries in each group.
12 x 7 =
84
two twelfths plus 9 twelfths =
eleven twelfths
seven eighths minus three eighths =
four eighths
equal groups
division
Larry's birthday is in 5 days. He has 50 cupcakes and plans to give 30 cupcakes away. How many cupcakes will Larry have left over?
Larry will have 20 cupcakes left over.
12 x 12 =
144
three tenths plus 5 tenths =
eight tenths
one whole minus two fourths =
two fourths
factor of
multiplication