Word Problems 1
James put 15 chairs out for a fundraiser. He puts the same number of chairs of the 3 rows. How many chairs are in each row?
5 chairs.
15 / 3 = 5
Don has 8 puzzles. Each puzzle has 5 pieces. How many pieces does he have in all?
40 pieces
8 x 5 = 40
What is the closest estimate for 32 x 4?
A. 40 x 4
B. 32 x 4
C. 30 x 4
C. 30 x 4
Follow the pattern
7 x 3 = 21
70 x 3 = 210
...
700 x 3 = 2,100
A student plants 100 seeds per flower bed. There are 6 flower beds. How many seeds are planted?
100 x 6 = 600
A truck driver delivers 200 packages a week. How many packages does he deliver over 6 weeks?
1,200 packages
6 x 200 = 1,200
What is the closest estimate for 678 x 3?
A. 670 x 3
B. 700 x 3
C. 600 x 3
B. 700 x 3
Follow the pattern
35 ÷ 5 = 7
350 ÷ 5 = 70
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3,500 ÷ 5 = 700
Shaqi has 309 cookies to put in bags. Each bag holds 3 cookies. How many bags will she use?
103 bags
309 / 3 = 103
80 pounds
320 / 4 = 80
What is the closest estimate for 593 ÷ 3?
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
B. 200
593 --> 600 ÷ 3 = 200
Follow the pattern
8 x 200 = 1,600
80 x 200 = 16,000
...
800 x 200 = 160,000
An ice cream shop sold 120 smoothies on Sunday. They sold each smoothie for $4. How much money did they make on sunday?
$480
120 x 4 = 480
Vonda uses 3,600 beads for 9 art projects. If she uses the same amount of beads on each art project, how many beads will be used for an art project?
400 beads
3,600 / 9 = 400
What is the closest estimate for 1,475 ÷ 5?
A. 1,500
B. 1,000
C. 300
C. 300
1,475 --> 1,500 ÷ 5 = 300
Follow the pattern
400 ÷ 8 = 50
4,000 ÷ 8 = 500
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40,000 ÷ 8 = 5,000