Word Problems
A building has 9 rows of mailboxes. There are 6 mailboxes in each row. What is the total number of mailboxes?
54 mailboxes
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Gilda has 5 bird cages. Each bird cage has 6 birds in the cage. What is the total number of birds?
5 x 6 = 30 birds
List the multiples of 2 until you get to 22.
0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 ,22
What number is always in the ones place when you multiply by 10
0
2 x 8 =
16
Tickets to a show cost $2. If three people go to see the show, what is the total cost?
$6
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A box of cards costs $9. How much does it cost to buy 8 boxes of cards?
8 x $9 = $72
List the multiples of 5 until you get to 55.
0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55
What numbers will always be in the ones place when you multiply by 5?
0 or 5
7 x 2 =
14
Umar has 5 dimes in his left pocket and 3 nickels in his right pocket. How much money does he have in his pockets?
65 cents
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A set of blocks has 4 colors in it. Each set of blocks is repeated 10 times. How many blocks are there in all?
10 x 4 = 40 blocks
List the multiples of 9 until you get to 99.
0,9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72,81,90,99
What does the identity property mean?
A factor multiplied by 1 is always itself.
3 x 9 =
27
Cathy got 9 questions right on her test. Each question is worth 4 points. How many total points did she earn?
36 points
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Darren has 2 bananas. He cuts each banana into 8 slices. How many total slices of banana does he have?
8 x 2 = 16 slices
List the multiples of 10 until you get to 100
o,10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100
What is the zero property?
A factor multiplied by zero is always 0
7 x 9 =
63
Alex has 8 dimes in his pocket. He loses 3 dimes at recess. How much money does he have now?
50 cents
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Isabella has $45 to spend at the store. Each eraser that she wants costs $5. How many can she buy with her $45?
9 x 5 = $45
9 erasers
List the multiples of 3 until you get to 33.
0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21,27,30,33
What is the commutative property?
You can change the order of the factors but it won't change the product.
9 x 9 =
81