Problem solving with Mult/Div 4.4H

Problem solving with Mult/Div 4.4H

Word problems with multiple steps!

What do we do when we face a word problem?

First - READ the question

Next - Circle important information

Re-read the question- The question will tell you what to do!

check to see what type of problem will it be.

Show your steps.

Multiple Choice

Tiara sold 86 pencils. Regina sold 25 times as many pencils as Tiara.

How many pencils did Regina sell?

• 602

• 1,150

• 2,020

• 2,150

Multiple Choice

The list shows the numbers of flowers Marcus planted in three weeks.

He planted 314 flowers in the first week.

He planted 157 flowers in the second week.

He planted 263 flowers in the third week.

Marcus wants to plant a total of 1,000 flowers.

How many more flowers does Marcus need to plant?

• 734

• 624

• 376

• 266

Multiple Choice

Chrystal read a total of 166 pages of her book during 4 days. She read the same number of

pages each day.

What is the best estimate of the number of pages Chrystal read each day?

• 80

• 60

• 40

• 20

Multiply with 10, 100, or 1,000

• When you multiply by 10 or 100, you can use the zero trick!

• for example: 2 x 10 = 20

• 23 x 10 = 230

• 347 x 100 = 34,700

• 20 x 60 = 1,200

Multiple Choice

Houston shop sells hats for $10 each. In December, they sold 4,319 hats.

How much money did the Houston shop make in December from hat sales?

• $431,900

• $4,329

• $43,190

• $4,319.10

Multiple Choice

George and William won tickets at the carnival.

George won 47 tickets.

William won 100 times as many tickets as George.

How many tickets did William win at the carnival?

• 47,100

• 147

• 4,700

• 470

Use the GET strategy to help you know when

G - means Groups - the container the bag or box

E- means each or individual item

T - means the total price or items or things

If you need to find the Total - MULTIPLY

If you need to find the G or the E - Divide

Multiple Choice

There are 2,028 seats at a football stadium. The stadium has 6 sections, and the same

number of seats are in each section.

How many seats are in each section?

• 334

• 338

• 428

• 438

Multiple Choice

Leah bought 16 boxes of crayons. There are 24 crayons in each box.

Which expression can be used to find the total number of crayons Leah bought?

• (10 + 20) x (10 + 4) x (6 + 20) x (6 + 4)

• (10 x 20) + (10 x 4) + (6 x 20) + (6 x 4)

• (10 x 6) + (20 x 4)

• (10 + 20) x (6 + 4)

Multiple Choice

Cesar bought 1 belt and 2 pants. The belt cost $11.69, and the pants cost $21.89 each.

What was the total cost in dollars and cents of the items Cesar bought?

• $32

• $54.47

• $33.58

• $11.69

Multiple Choice

Kayla drove 648 miles over four days on a trip to Florida. She drove the same

distance every day over these four days.

How far did she drive on one of these days in miles?

• 14 miles, because (64 ÷ 4) – (8 ÷ 4) = 14

• 18 miles, because (64 ÷ 4) + (8 ÷ 4) = 18

• 138 miles, because (600 ÷ 4) – (40 ÷ 4) – (8 ÷ 4) = 138

• 162 miles, because (600 ÷ 4) + (40 ÷ 4) + (8 ÷ 4) = 162

Interpret the REMAINDER

• Interpret means to think about and know what to do with the remainder when you divide. Look for GREATEST number and ALL

• For example - If you have 27 students going to the zoo and only 5 students fit in a bus, How many buses are needed so that ALL students go to the Zoo?

• The answer is 5 r2

• 2 students don't fit so we will need and extra bus.

• The real answer is 6 buses will be needed so that all students can go to the Zoo

Multiple Choice

Allyson will use 129 stickers to decorate posters. She will need to use 8 stickers on each

poster she decorates.

What is the greatest number of posters Allyson can decorate using these stickers?

• 16r1

• 17

• 16

• 1

Multiple Choice

Mr. Jones ordered 14 boxes of action figures from a toy store.

Each box had 36 action figures.

All of these action figures were put into 8 display cases, with the same number of

action figures in each display case.

How many action figures did Mr. Jones put in each display case?

• 58

• 63

• 302

• 50

Multiple Choice

Carlos is taking 46 students to the park. Only 5 students can fit in a car. How many cars will be needed if ALL the students have to go to the park?

• 9

• 10

• 5

• 0

Multiple Choice

Allyson will use 129 stickers to decorate posters. She will need to use 8 stickers on each

poster she decorates.

What is the greatest number of posters Allyson can decorate using these stickers?

• 16r1

• 17

• 16

• 1