Christmas Word Problems

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What is a word problem?

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A word problem is a math problem that is presented in the form of a story or real-life situation, requiring you to extract the necessary information to solve it.

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How do you find the total number of people when each person brings more people?

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Multiply the number of people by the number of people each one brings, then add the original number of people.

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If Santa has 64 toys and wants to share them equally among 8 children, how do you find out how many toys each child gets?

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Divide the total number of toys (64) by the number of children (8). Each child gets 8 toys.

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What do you do when some items fall and are eaten by a pet in a word problem?

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Subtract the number of items that fell from the total number of items to find out how many are left.

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How do you calculate the total number of cookies given to children?

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Multiply the number of cookies each child receives by the total number of children.

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What is the formula to find the total legs of reindeer?

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Multiply the number of reindeer by 4 (since each reindeer has 4 legs).

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If there are 7 stockings and each has 6 candy bars, how do you find the total number of candy bars?

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Multiply the number of stockings (7) by the number of candy bars in each (6). Total = 42.

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What happens to the total when some items are lost or eaten?

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You subtract the number of lost or eaten items from the total to find the remaining amount.

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How do you solve for the number of seats when there are more people than seats?

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Set up an equation where the number of people equals the number of seats plus the difference (in this case, 2).

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What is the importance of understanding the context in a word problem?

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Understanding the context helps you identify what operations to use (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division) to solve the problem.