Word Problems
Division
Strategies
Multiplication
Math Vocabulary
100

Ava and Skyler each read 9 books. How many books did they read together?

What is 9 x 2 = 18 books

100

The quotient is 2

What is 6 divided by 3?

100

This strategy requires you to subtract until your difference is 0.

What is repeated subtraction?

100

These multiplication factors equal to 27

What is 9x3?

100

These are the two numbers that you multiply together.

What is a product?

200

Ziya is making friendship bracelets for her 4 friends. She puts 4 beads on each bracelet. How many total beads did she use?

What is 4x4 = 16 beads total?

200

The quotient is 5

What is 25 divided by 5, or 15 divided by 3, 35 divided 7, etc.?

200

This strategy requires you to for a line and count by a specific number with a specific number of jumps.

What is skip counting on a number line?

200

These multiplication factors equal to 40

What is 10x4?

200

The is the act of breaking objects in equal groups.

What is division?

300

Christopher, Lyric, and Zylaa each ate 5 french fries at lunch. How many french fries did the three girls eat?

What is 5x3 = 15 french fries?

300

The quotient is 4

What is 8 divided by 2, 16 divided by 4, etc.?

300

This strategy requires you to make circles in perfect rows and columns.

What is an array?

300

These multiplication factors equal to 54

What is 9x6?

300

This is another way of multiplying using addition.

What is repeated addition?

400

 At Sis Tiffane's birthday party, she had 8 tables with 7 guests at each table. How many guests were there at her party?

What is 8x7 = 56 guests at her birthday party?

400

The quotient is 7

What is 49 divided by 7?

400

This strategy requires you to draw a picture with the same amount of objects in each grouping.

What is equal groups?

400

These multiplication factors equal to 81

What is 9x9?

400

When this math action word is boxed in, we know that we need to add. 

What is total/altogether/in all?

500

Sis Katina sent stickers in the mail to two of her friends. She put 6 stickers in each envelope. How many stickers did she sent in all?

What is 6x2 = 12 stickers in all?

500

The quotient is 9.

What is 81 divided by 9?

500

What do the letters is CUBES stands for?

C - Circle the numbers, U - underline the question, B - box in math action words, E - evaluate, S - solve the problem.

500

These multiplication factors equal to 100

What is 10x10?

500

This is the name for the answer in division

What is division?