The Missing Factor
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100

If 3×4=12, what is 12÷3?

4

100

9 x __=81

What goes in the blank?

9.

100

Which is greater: 6×8 or 7×7?

7x7=49. 

100

There are 4 bags, each with 5 apples. How many apples total?

20 apples. 

100

There were 53 sour patch kids in a bag. 11 of the sour patch kids were red, 13 of them were green, 9 of them were yellow, and only 5 of them were orange. The rest were blue. How many sour patch kids were blue?

15 blue sour patch kids. 

200

If 40÷5=8, what is 8×5?

40

200

(4×2) ___ 3=11

What sign is missing? 

Addition: +

200

I am thinking of a number. When you multiply it by 8, you get 64. Then divide that number by 4.
What is the answer?

2. 

200

A baker makes 32 cookies and puts 4 in every bag. How many bags?

8 bags. 

200

Claire bought a kiwi for 30 cents and bananas for 60 cents per pound. Her total came to $2.10. How many pounds of bananas did she buy?

3 pounds of bananas. 

300

Use the numbers 3, 7, and 21 to brainstorm two different division facts.

21÷7 and 21÷3

300

(6×6)÷4=__

What is __?

9. 

300

The product is 63. Both factors are greater than 5. What are the factors?

7 and 9. 

300

7 teams have 7 players each. How many players are in the league?

49 players. 

300

The doctor saw 34 patients over the weekend. She saw 14 patients on Saturday. How many more patients did she see on Sunday than on Saturday?

6 more patients.

400

Which multiplication fact helps you solve 54÷9?

9×6=54

400

(12÷3) ___ 5=20

What sign is missing?

Multiplication: x

400

A number times 8 equals 72. Is this possible using whole numbers? What is the answer? 

Yes! 9. 

400

10 groups of students have 90 glue sticks total. How many per group?

9 glue sticks. 

400

There were 78 kids on the playground at recess. 27 kids went back to class. 14 more students came out. How many students are on the playground?

65 kids are on the playground. 

500

Explain how knowing 6×8=48 helps you solve 48÷6.

They are part of the same fact family. 

500

(42÷7)×9=__

What is __?

54.

500

There are 72 pieces of pizza. Each person eats 10 pieces. How many people can we feed?

7 people, with 2 slices left over. 

500

81 markers are put into 27 boxes equally. How many in each box?

3 markers. 

500

The teacher has seven bottles of orange paint and eight times as many bottles of blue paint. How many bottles of blue and orange paint does she have in all?

63 bottles of paint.