Word Problems: Which operation?
Which operation? Brandon was picking apples. He picked 20 apples and divided them evenly into 4 bags for his friends. How many apples did he put in each bag?
20 ➗ 4 = 5
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A t-shirt costs $10 from Target. A jacket costs 3 times as much. How much does the jacket cost? (write an equation and solve.)
10 x 3 = 30
A jacket costs $30
What is the equation we use to find area?
area = length x width
Write a fact family using the following numbers: 3, 4, 12
4 x 3 = 12
3 x 4 = 12
12 / 4 = 3
12 / 3 = 4
40 ➗ _____ = 10
4
Which operation? The pet store is making treat bags. If they put 8 treats in each bag and they make 10 bags, how many treats did they use in all?
8 x 10 = 80 treats
multiplication x
There are 25 chairs in a classroom. Ms. Foley wants to set them up in rows of 5. How many rows can she make?
25 ➗ 5 = 5
5 rows
True or False: It would make sense to find the area of a basketball court by using square centimeters.
False (feet, meters, or yards)
28 ➗ 4 = ______
7
55= 5 x ____
11
60 ➗ 10 = 6
6 rows
division ➗
Cristi has 4 pieces of ribbon. Each ribbon is 7 feet long. How much feet of ribbon does Cristi have in all?
4 x 7 =28
28 feet
4 x 4 = 16 square units
True or false: If you want to measure the distance around a backyard to put in a fence, you need to measure it's area.
False, perimeter.
3 = ____ ➗ 4
24
Which operation? Newbury Comics just got 32 new Funko Pops. Lucy is putting the Funko Pops in stacks of 8. How many Funko Pops does she put in each stack? (bonus point if you can write an equation and solve)
32 ➗ 8 = 4
➗ division
4 Funko Pops
Target just got 45 new books. They put the books in stacks of 5. How many stacks can they make if they use all 45 books? (write an equation and solve)
45 ➗5 = 9
9 stacks
Ms. Boyle's garden is 5 feet wide and 9 feet long. What is the area of her garden? (write an equation and solve for full credit)
Target just got 3 cartons of sunscreen. There are 8 bottles of sunscreen in each carton. Patrick unpacked the cartons and organized the bottles of sunscreen in stacks of 6. How many bottles in each stack? Write an equation and solve.
(3 x 8 ) ➗ 6 = 4
4 bottles in each stack
32 ➗ _____ = 8
4
Which operation? Mrs. Campbell just got 54 new library books. She is planning to put 6 on each shelf in her library. How many shelves of new books can she make? Write an equation and solve!
54 ➗ 6 = 9
9 shelves
➗ division
Gamestop has 8 stacks of video games. If there are 12 games in each stack, how many games are there in all?
8 x 12 = 96
96 video games
Mrs. Zooleck is painting a square wall in her house. The length has a measurement of 8 feet. What is the area of the wall?
8 x 8 = 64 square feet
There are 24 fourth graders in the gym. Mrs. Laudermilk divides them into 4 equal groups. How many fourth graders are in each group?
Leo says he can solve this by thinking "4 times what number equals 24?" Do you agree with Leo? Why or why not?
Write and solve an equation.
(up to teacher)
24 ➗ 4 = 6
6 fourth graders
72 = ____ x 8
9