Word Problems
Anna wants to make a word problem for the following problem: 2 x 6. Which word problem could she use?
A. 2 pans of 4 cookies on each pan
B. 2 bookshelves with 6 books on each shelf
C. 6 seashells split into 2 bags
D. 2 brownies split between 6 people
B
Ashley wrote that 4 x 9 is the same thing as 9 + 9 + 9. Is she correct? If she is incorrect, fix her work!
4 x 9 = 36.
9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 36
She didn't add enough 9's
What is another way to write 6 x 3 using multiplication?
3 x 6 = 18
A card game has 7 cards. Each card is worth 4 points. Write an addition equation to solve and then solve.
7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 28
Sam says that her 4 nickels are worth 25 cents. Is she correct? Fix her mistake if she is not.
No, a nickel is worth 5 cents, so 4 x 5 = 20 cents.
Complete the equation: _____ x 8 = 72
9
A card game has 7 cards. Each card is worth 4 points. Write a multiplication equation to solve and then solve.
4 x 7 = 28
Nora says that when any number between 1 and 9 is multiplied by 3, the product always ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8. Is this reasonable? Explain.
No, multiplying a number by 3 will end in odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9
A checkerboard has 8 rows with 8 squares in each row. How many squares are there total?
64 squares.
Sally wants to buy packs of Pokemon cards for her birthday. The cards come in packs of 8. She has enough money to buy 7 packages of cards. How many cards is she going to get?
Draw a bar diagram to represent the problem.
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Natalie drew a bar diagram to represent the problem 7 x 5, but her teacher marked it wrong. Draw a bar diagram to show her the correct answer.
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A poster has 4 different colored rows that make a pattern. The pattern repeats 8 times.
Write and solve an equation to find the number of rows.
4 x 8 = 32
At the AMC movie theater, tickets are currently selling for $3 per child. Nancy wants to take her daughter and her 8 friends to the movies. How much is it going to cost for her daughter and the friends to watch the movie?
HINT: Her daughter AND the 8 friends... how many people total?
3 x 9 = $27
Use ? × 3 where ? represents a factor between 1 and 9. What is true about the digit in the ones place of each product?
A. the ones place will always have a multiple of 2; 0, 2, 4, 6, 8
B. the ones place will always have a an odd number; 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
C. the ones place doesn't matter
B
Haley arranges her Oreos into 7 rows and 6 columns. Gabby arranges her Oreos into 1 row and 6 columns. Who has more Oreos? How many more? Explain.
Haley: 7 x 6 = 42
Gabby: 1 x 6 = 6
Haley has 36 more Oreos than Gabby.