Money
Marcus buys 3 apples. Each apple costs $2. How much money does Marcus spend on apples?
Multiply 3 apples x $2 an apple = total amount Marcus spends
Mr. Martin is making brownies for the PS 183 bake sale. Each pan of brownies requires 2 cups of sugar. How many cups of sugar is needed to make 5 pans of brownies?
Multiply: 2 cups x 5 pans of brownies = total cups of sugar
Tom had 114 extra baseball cards he decided to give away. He split the baseball cards among 8 of his friends. How many baseball cards did each friend get?
Divide: 114 cards / 8 friends = number of baseball cards each friend gets
Ms. Randi bought 9 new computers for PS 183. Each computer cost $99. How much did Ms. Randi spend?
Multiply: 9 computers x $99 each = total price
Kate collected 8 stamps every month for 4 months. How many stamps did Kate collect?
Multiply: 8 stamps x 4 months = total stamps
Karen spent $36 on cookies for the party. If she bought 3 boxes of cookies, how much does each box cost?
Divide: $36 / 3 boxes = the price of each box
Ms. Christine bakes 125 cookies. She wants to put the cookies into boxes to bring to school. If Ms. Christine can put 13 cookies in each box, how many boxes does she need?
Divide: 125 cookies / 13 cookies in a box = number of boxes
Stefanie bikes 6 miles per hour for 2 hours. How far does Stefanie travel?
Multiply: 6 miles per hr x 2 hrs = total distance
There are 17 classrooms participating in Field Day at PS 183. Each classroom is sending a total of 23 representatives to play in the games. If each student needs a shirt, how many shirts are needed for the Field Day games?
Multiply: 17 classrooms x 23 people in each = total number of t-shirts needed
Ms. Arielle and Ms. Rachel are setting up tables for a surprise birthday celebration. A maximum of 8 teachers will fit at each table. If there are 64 teachers, how many tables will they need to set up so that everyone has a seat?
Divide: 64 teachers / 8 teachers at a table = number of tables needed
Fidget toys cost $2.30 each. If Mark buys 10 fidgets, how much does he spend in all?
Multiply: $2.30 per toy x 10 toys = total spent
Thomas, Peter, and one other friend are making smoothies. If the groceries cost $23.49 and they want to split the cost evenly, how much does each friend owe?
Divide: $23.49 / 3 friends = amount each friend owes
Macey runs around a track 4 times. Each lap takes her about 7.5 minutes. How many minutes does Macey run for?
Multiply: 7.5 minutes x 4 laps = total minutes
Ms. Sophia has 98.4 ounces of paint that she wants to separate into 4 containers. How many ounces of paint will Ms. Sophia put in each container?
Divide: 98.4 ounces / 4 containers = amount of paint in each container
Martha has a business washing cars. If she earns $9.50 per car, how much does she make after washing 200 cars?
Multiply: $9.50 per car x 200 cars = total earned
Six friends sell tickets for their dance show. They make $42.50.
If the friends decide to split the profits equally, how much money will each friend receive?
Divide: $42.50 / 6 friends = amount of money each friend will receive
David and Moira were making dinner. Moira measured out 3/4 of a bag of shredded cheese for the recipe. David asked her to save ½ of the cheese she measured out for later. How much of the bag of cheese was set aside for later?
Multiply: 1/2 x 3/4 = the part set aside for later
1/2 (of) 3/4 = the part set aside for later
Harry bikes a 27.90 mile path in 3 hours. If he bikes approximately the same number of miles each hour, how many miles does Harry bike in one hour?
Divide: 27.90 miles / 3 hrs = number of miles biked each hour
Three-fourths of class 504 is going to the park. One-third of this group is bringing lunch. What fraction of the class will be bringing lunch?
Multiply: 1/3 x 3/4 = bringing lunch
1/3 of 3/4 = bringing lunch
A company donates 935 pencils to a school. The pencils are divided among 9 classes. The rest of the pencils are given to the library. How many pencils are given to the library?
Divide: 935 pencils / 9 classes = number of pencils given to each class
Remainder: Given to the library
Eight friends set up a lemonade stand. On the first day, they made $23.74, and on the second day they made $22.16. If the friends decide to split the profits equally after the first two days, how much money will each friend receive?
Step 1: Add: $23.74 + $22.16 = Total money made
Step 2: Divide: Total money / 8 friends = the amount each friend will get
The recipe Mrs. H is using calls for 2 1/3 cups of flour. She only has a container that holds 1/3 of a cup. How many times should she fill the container with flour?
Divide: 2 1/3 cups / 1/3 cup container = number of times Mrs. H will fill the container
You buy 7 tickets to the Knicks game. The price of each ticket is $58.45. Once you get to the game you spend $5.56 on popcorn and $3.75 on a soda. How much do you spend in all?
Step 1: Multiply: 7 tickets x $58.45 per ticket = total cost of tickets
Step 2: Add: Total price of tickets + popcorn + soda = total price
Class 504 has 27 students. 5 students are fully remote, the rest are hybrid. If ⅔ of the hybrid students have a sibling in the school, how many students have siblings?
Step 1: Subtract: 27 students - 5 remote = hybrid students
Step 2: Multiply: hybrid students x 2/3 have a sibling = students that have a sibling
Mrs. Hilt traveled 6,760 miles to Japan. She read one book every 450 miles she traveled. How many books had she finished when she got to Japan?
Divide: 6,760 miles / 450 miles for each book = number of booked she finished