Story Problems
Division
Multiplication
Perimeter
Area
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Ms. Parker wants to take 4 candies and give them to each student in the class. How many candies does she need? 

Hint: there are 14 students in the class

14x4= 56 candies

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6/3=

2

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9x5=

45
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What is the perimeter equation?

L+W+L+W or L+L+W+W



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What is the Area equation?

LxW or WxL

200
Sally went to the store and bought apples. There are 5 apples in each bag. She bought 10 bags of apples. How many apples did she buy in all?

10x5=50 apples

200

27/9=

3

200

7x7=

49

200

What does perimeter mean in math?

You are finding the amount of space around the object or shape.

200

What does Area mean in math?

You are finding the area within the shape or object. 

300

I got 28 pieces of candy and ate 2 each day of school. How many candies do I have left?

2- Monday

2-Tuesday

2- Wednsday

2- Thursday 

= 28-8= 20 candies left

300

I have 36 candies. I have 6 friends. How many candies does each friend get? 

6 candies

300

16x3=

48

300

I have a box and the length is 8in. The width is 3in. What is the equation and the perimeter of the box?

8+8+3+3=23 in 

300

I have a cube that has the length of 6in and the width of 9in. How much is the area?

6inx9in=54 in2

400

John went to the game store. He bought 5 gift cards for roblox. On each of the cards were 150 roblox money. How much roblox money did he have in all?

5x150 or 150+150+150+150+150

750 roblox money

400

5x___=35

7

400

25x4=

100

400

What is the perimeter of shape with 5in length and 10in width. 


30in 

400

We are going to put tile in the classroom. We counted that we need 25 squares length wise and 10 squares width wise. What is the area of the classroom?

10x25= 250 squares2

500

Mrs. Lane has a problem. She has to many students in her class. She decided to split 49 students into classrooms. How many classrooms can she split 49 students into? How many students in each class?

Mrs. Lane can only split the students into 7 classrooms, because 7x7 is the only thing that equals 49. 

Mrs. Lane will have 7 kids in each class.

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What is the last fact family Ms. Parker is missing. 

1. 4x8=24

2. 24/4=8

3. 8x4=24


24/8=4


500

37x8= 

296

500

Ms. Parker and Ms. Hill went on a walk around the perimeter of the school. Ms. Parker walked 10 miles on way and 6 miles the other way, then walked back to the start. Ms. Hill walked 6 miles one way and 9 miles the other way, and also walked back to the start. Who walked the longest perimeter?

Ms. Hill= 9+9+6+6= 30 miles

Ms. Parker = 10+10+6+6= 32 miles 

Ms. Parker walked the longest by 2 miles. 

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Mr. Jones and Mrs. Lane want to find out who walked the most area. Mr Jones walked 5 feet length and 10 feet width. Mrs. Lane walked 4 feet length and 12 feet width. Who walked more area?

Mr. Jones : 5ft x 10ft =50 ft2

Mrs. Lane : 4ft x 12 ft= 48 ft2

Mr. Jones walked more.