Word Problems
Mrs. Pugh has 19 students and wants to give them each 2 pencils. How many pencils does she need?
DO YOU NEED TO MULTIPLY OR DIVIDE?
MULTIPLY
How many quarts are in a gallon?
4
1.5 + 4 = _____
5.5
280 ÷ 10 = _________
28
103 = ____________
1000
Mrs. Pugh has 35 donuts to share with her 5 favorite students. How many donuts does each student get?
DO YOU MULTIPLY OR DIVIDE?
DIVIDE
3 tons = _______ pounds
9 - 2.4 = _____
6.6
400 ÷ 40 = ______
10
Find compatible (friendly) numbers to estimate this problem. (You don't have to solve it.)
410 ÷ 53
_____÷ _____
400 ÷ 50
or
400 ÷ 40
or
450 ÷ 50
Heather, Nicole, and Jess each have 48 papers to grade before they can go get coffee. How many papers is that altogether?
(Don't forget your label!)
144 papers
36 inches = ______ feet
3
0.92 x 0.5
Any of these are fine
0.46
0.460
.46
.460
783 ÷ 35
22 r 13
What is a quotient?
a. answer to addition
b. answer to subtraction
c. answer to multiplication
d. answer to division
d. answer to division
Mrs. Pugh has 72 colored pencils. She bought them in packs of 8. How many packs did she buy?
(Don't forget your label!)
9 packs
14 cups = _______ pints
(1 pint = 2 cups)
7
2.81 x 1000
2810
or
2810.
452 ÷ 21
21 r 11
54 x 82
4428
There are 12 calories in each cookie. How many calories are in 31 cookies?
(Don't forget your label!)
372 calories
12 days = ______ hours
(1 day = 24 hours)
288
9.54 ÷ 3
3.18
7525 ÷ 25
301
75,372 ÷ 4
18,843