Arrays and Equal Groups
Word Problems
Area
Multiplication
Division
100

This is an array. (4 rows of 5)



Which number sentences can be solved with this array? 

Check all that apply.

A. 4 x 5 = ___

B. 4 x 4 = ___

C. 5 x 4 = ___

D. 20 x 4 = ___

A. 4 x 5 = ___

C. 5 x 4 = ___

100

In basketball, a person earns 2 points if they make a basket. Aaliyah earned a total of 20 points.How many baskets did she make?

10 baskets

100

Alexa has a rectangular rug on the floor in her bedroom. It is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is the area of the rug, in square feet?

12 square feet

100

What are other ways to solve 5 x 2? Check all that apply.

A. 2 × 5

B. 5 + 2

C. 5 + 5

D. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2

E. 2 ÷ 5

 

A. 2 × 5

C. 5 + 5

D. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2

100

Which situation can be solved using the expression 10 ÷ 2?

A. Matt has 10 drawers that each have 2 shirts. Find how many total shirts he has in the drawers.

B. Matt has 10 shirts that he will put in 2 drawers. He puts the same amount of shirts in each drawer. Find how many shirts are in each drawer.

C. Matt had a drawer with 10 shirts in it. He took out 2 of the shirts from the drawer to wash them Find how many shirts are left in the drawer.

D. Matt had a drawer with 2 shirts in it. Then he put 10 more shirts in the drawer. Find the total amount of shirts in the drawer now.


B. Matt has 10 shirts that he will put in 2 drawers. He puts the same amount of shirts in each drawer. Find how many shirts are in each drawer.

200

This is an array (4 rows of 7)




What number sentences can be used to solve for the array? Choose all that apply.

A. 7 x 4

B. 28 divided by 7

C. 4 x 7

D. 28 - 7

E. 7 + 4

A. 7 x 4

B. 28 divided by 7

C. 4 x 7

200

Mr. Simmons needed more crayons in his classroom, so he bought 48 pencils that were packed equally into 6 boxes. Which number sentence shows how to find the number of crayons in each box?

A. 48 × 6 = ___

B. 48 – 6 = ___

C. 48 ÷ 6 = ___

D. 48 + 6 = ___

C. 48 ÷ 6 = ___

200

Mrs. Rembrandt is planting a garden. She needs to cover her garden with dirt. If the garden is 3 feet long and 8 feet wide, how many square feet does she need to cover with dirt? 

24 square feet


200

What are other ways to solve 9 x 3? Check all that apply.

A. 3 × 9

B. 9 + 9 + 9

C. 3 + 3

D. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

E. 3 ÷ 9

 

A. 3 × 9

B. 9 + 9 + 9

D. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

200

Fantasia solves 4 x 3 using the following picture. 




Which division sentence could also be modeled by this picture?

12 divided by 3 = 4

12 divided by 4 =3

300

You have 36 pencils. Which choices show ways in which the pencils can be grouped? 

Check all that apply.

A. 6 groups of 6

B. 36 groups of 36

C. 3 groups of 12

D. 1 group of 35

E. 4 groups of 9

F. 7 groups of 9

A. 6 groups of 6

C. 3 groups of 12

E. 4 groups of 9

300

Mr. Thomas puts 5 boxes of tennis balls onto a shelf. Each box has 6 tennis balls in it. What is the total amount of tennis balls Mr. Thomas put on the shelf?

30 tennis balls

300
E'Marion bought new wallpaper for his room. If his wall is 5 feet long and 8 feet tall, how many square feet of wallpaper will he need to cover the wall? 

40 square feet

300

What are other ways to solve 4 x 3? Check all that apply.

A. 3 × 3

B. 4 + 4 + 4

C. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

D. 3 x 4

E. 3 ÷ 4

B. 4 + 4 + 4

C. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

D. 3 x 4

300

Mariana solves 2 x 9 using the following picture. 




Which division sentence could also be modeled by this picture?

18 divided by 2 = 9

18 divided by 9 = 2

400

Elouise made 30 cookies with her grandma. To make sure they all fit on the pan, she needs to put the cookies in row and columns.

Draw one way Elouise could put all the cookies into rows and columns.

Answers vary: 

3 rows of 10, 10 rows of 3

2 rows of 15, 15 rows of 2

6 rows of 5, 5 rows of 6

400

There are 6 taxis outside of the hotel. If 4 people can fit into each taxi, how many total people can ride in the taxis? 

24 people

400

Wayne is painting his ceiling. The ceiling is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. What is the area of the ceiling? 

36 square feet
400

What are other ways to solve 5 x 6? Check all that apply.

A. 6 x 5

B. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 +5

C. 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6

D. 6 + 6

E. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

A. 6 x 5

C. 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6

E. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

400

Which situation can be solved using the expression 8 ÷ 4?

A. Sam has 8 coats that he will put in 4 boxes. He puts the same amount of coats in each box. Find how many coats are in each box?

B. Sam has 8 boxes that each have 4 coats inside. Find how many total coats he has in the boxes.

C. Sam had a box with 8 coats in it. He took out 4 of the coats from the box to wash them Find how many coats are left in the box.

D. Sam had a box with 4 coats in it. Then he put 8 more coats in the drawer. Find the total amount of coats in the box now.

A. Sam has 8 coats that he will put in 4 boxes. He puts the same amount of coats in each box. Find how many coats are in each box?