Word Problems
Matt has 4 pens. Sue has 4 times as many pens as Matt. Chris has 2 times as many pens as Sue. Which equation can be used to determine the number of pens Chris has?
a.4+4+2= b.4+4x2= c.4x4x2= d. 4x4+2=
C. 4x4x2=32
265 X 23=
6,085
A section of a library has 36 bookshelves. Each bookshelf holds exactly 48 books of similar size. What is the total number of books that all of the bookshelves will hold?
Multiply
267 x 6=1,608
No. The answer is 1,602.
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Sam has 12 baseball cards. Aly has 3 times as many baseball cards as Sam. How many baseball cards does Aly have?
36
4783/3=
1594 r 3
Brownies are sold at a bake sale. 3 pans of brownies are for sale. Each pan has 5 rows with 5 brownies in each row. Each brownie is sold for $2. How much money is made when all of the brownies are sold?
multiply
45+97=142
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Cam has 35 tickets to use at an amusement park. He wants to use as many tickets on rides as he can. Each ride requires 4 tickets. How many tickets will Cam have left over after going on as many rides as he can on?
3 tickets left over
2498-1299=
1,199
Jane had 265 markers. Sam took 38 markers to color his poster. Sue took 65 markers to color her poster. How many markers does Jane have left?
subtraction
9524/6=1578
No. The answer is 1,587 r 3
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The students in Ms. Lee’s class collected 268 books to donate to a library. The books were packed into 4 large boxes. The same number of books were packed in each box. How many books were packed in each box?
67 books were packed in each box
1/9+3/27=
6/27
Dillon was the lifeguard at the pool. 14 kids jumped in the pool. Another 26 kids jumped in the pool. How many kids are in the pool?
addition
1/8+5/6= 18/24
No. The answer is 23/24.
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There are 24 students in Ms. Smyth’s fourth-grade class. There are 6 times as many fourth-grade students in the school as in Ms. Smyth’s class. What is the total number of fourth-grade students in the school?
168 students in the fourth grade
4/12-3/16=
9/48
Max was playing baseball. The first game he hit 14 runs. The second game he hit 9 runs. The last game he hit 7 runs. How many runs did he hit in the first two games?
addition
8/9-2/18=6/18
Yes
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