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200
Students sell 400 tickets to a school play for $4 each. They collect $1,600 for the tickets. How much would the students collect if they sold 4,000 tickets?

$16,000

200
Which pair of numbers is the product of 230 x 9

200 and 300

200

4x7x50

4x50= 200 

200x7= 1,400

200

612 people are standing in line for a ride. Each car on the ride holds 6 people. How many cars are needed? 


Break up 912 --> 900 & 12

600÷ 6= 100

12÷ 6= 2

100+2 =102 cars


200

Which equation models about how much money for 630 x 8?

A. 600 x 8 =4,800

B. 700 x 8 =5,600

C. 800 x8 =6,400

A. 600 x 8 =4,800

200

30 x8 x2

30x2= 60

60x8 =480

300

Matheus read 3,000 pages in 6 months. He read the same number of pages each month. How many pages did Matheus read during the first month? 

3,000 ÷  6

6x__ =30 Answer 5

6x __= 300 Answer 50.

6x __= 3,000 Answer 500.

He read 500 pages on the first month. 

300

Carlos completes 21÷ 3 as part of a division equation. What are the next two quotients in the pattern?

210÷ 3= __

2,100÷ 3= __

210÷ 3= 70

2,100÷ 3= 700

300

5x 72

Break up 72 (70 & 2)

5 x70= 350

5x2=10


350+10= 360

400

A soccer team sold 210 tickets to their first game. The team earned $3 for every ticket sold. 

How much money did the team earn from the tickets?

Break Apart 210 (200 &10)

210 x3= 

200x3= 600

10x3= 30

600+30= 630

$630

400

Rose completes 24÷ 3 as part of a division equation. What are the next two quotients in the pattern?

240÷ 3= __

2,400÷ 3= __

240÷ 3= 80

2,400÷ 3= 800

400

325 ÷  5

Think about 300 broken up...

(300 & 25)

300 ÷ 5 or 5x __= 300   Answer= 60

25÷ 5= 5


60+5= 65