Problem Solving Practice-what is the operation?

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What operation do you use to find the total number of desks needed for multiple classrooms?

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Multiplication (X) - You multiply the number of desks per classroom by the number of classrooms.

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If 1,467 people went to the movies on Friday and 5,815 on Saturday, what operation do you use to find the total number of people who went on both days?

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Addition (+) - You add the number of people from both days.

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What operation do you use to determine how much change a person receives after a purchase?

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Subtraction (-) - You subtract the total cost from the amount paid.

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If a person needs to find out how much more money they need to reach a goal, what operation do you use?

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Subtraction (-) - You subtract the amount they have from the goal amount.

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What operation do you use to find out how many items are left after sharing them equally among friends?

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Division (/) - You divide the total number of items by the number of friends.

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What is the operation used to combine two quantities to find a total?

Back

Addition (+) - It combines two or more numbers to get a total.

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What operation do you use to find the difference between two numbers?

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Subtraction (-) - It finds how much one number is less than another.

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What operation is used to find out how many times one number is contained within another?

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Division (/) - It determines how many groups of a certain size can be made from a total.

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What operation do you use to calculate the total cost of multiple items when each item has the same price?

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Multiplication (X) - You multiply the price of one item by the number of items.

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What operation would you use to find out how many more items are needed to reach a certain number?

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Subtraction (-) - You subtract the current number of items from the target number.