Whole Number Operations

Whole Number Operations

How to solve word problems

Read the Word Problem

The coaches at Xavier Elementary School bought cases of sports drinks for a field day. They bought 76 cases of drinks. Each case contained 24 drinks. All the drinks were given out to students. Each student received 3 sports drinks.  

Multiple Choice

What's the word problem about?

• sports drinks

• schools

• students

• coaches

Read the Word Problem for the 2nd time

The coaches at Xavier Elementary School bought cases of sports drinks for a field day. They bought 76 cases of drinks. Each case contained 24 drinks. All the drinks were given out to students. Each student received 3 sports drinks.  

Multiple Choice

How many steps are there?

• 1 step

• 2 steps

Read the Word Problem for the 3rd time

The coaches at Xavier Elementary School bought cases of sports drinks for a field day. They bought 76 cases of drinks. Each case contained 24 drinks. All the drinks were given out to students. Each student received 3 sports drinks.  

Multiple Choice

What is the 1st step?

The coaches at Xavier Elementary School bought cases of sports drinks for a field day. They bought 76 cases of drinks. Each case contained 24 drinks. All the drinks were given out to students. Each student received 3 sports drinks.

• Mulitply 76 cases by 3 sports drinks

• Divided 76 cases by 3 sports drinks

• Multiply 76 cases by 24 sports drinks

• Divide 76 cases by 24 sport drinks.

Multiple Choice

What is the 2nd step?

The coaches at Xavier Elementary School bought cases of sports drinks for a field day. They bought 76 cases of drinks. Each case contained 24 drinks. All the drinks were given out to students. Each student received 3 sports drinks.

• Multiply 3 by 1824

• Divide the 1824 by 3

• Add 3 to 1824

• Subtract 3 from 1824

Read the Word Problem

There are 1,092 people who work in an office building. The building has 4 floors, and the same number of people work on each floor. How many people work on each floor?

Multiple Choice

What's the word problem about?

• people

• floors

• office buildings

Read the Word Problem for the 2nd time

There are 1,092 people who work in an office building. The building has 4 floors, and the same number of people work on each floor. How many people work on each floor?

Multiple Choice

How many steps are there?

• 1 step

• 2 steps

Read the Word Problem for the 3rd time

There are 1,092 people who work in an office building. The building has 4 floors, and the same number of people work on each floor. How many people work on each floor?

Multiple Choice

What is the 1st step?

There are 1,092 people who work in an office building. The building has 4 floors, and the same number of people work on each floor. How many people work on each floor?

• Multiply 1092 people by 4 floors

• Subtract 1092 people from  4 floors

• Add 1092 people to  4 floors

• Divide 1092 people by4 floors

Read the Word Problem

Valerie had a jug that contained 128 fl oz of salsa to put into bowls at a restaurant. She filled each bowl with 6 fl oz of salsa until there was not enough salsa left in the jug to completely fill another bowl. How many fluid ounces of salsa were left in the jug? 

Multiple Choice

What's the word problem about?

• Valerie

• Bowls

• Salsa

• Jug

Read the Word Problem for the 2nd time

Valerie had a jug that contained 128 fl oz of salsa to put into bowls at a restaurant. She filled each bowl with 6 fl oz of salsa until there was not enough salsa left in the jug to completely fill another bowl. How many fluid ounces of salsa were left in the jug? 

Multiple Choice

How many steps are there?

• 1 step

• 2 steps

Read the Word Problem for the 3rd time

Valerie had a jug that contained 128 fl oz of salsa to put into bowls at a restaurant. She filled each bowl with 6 fl oz of salsa until there was not enough salsa left in the jug to completely fill another bowl. How many fluid ounces of salsa were left in the jug? 

Multiple Choice

What is the 1st step?

Valerie had a jug that contained 128 fl oz of salsa to put into bowls at a restaurant. She filled each bowl with 6 fl oz of salsa until there was not enough salsa left in the jug to completely fill another bowl. How many fluid ounces of salsa were left in the jug? 

• Multiply 128 fl oz salsa by 6 fl oz

• Divided 128 fl oz salsa by 6 fl oz 

• Add 281 fl oz salsa to 6 fl oz

• Subtract128 fl oz salsa from 6 fl oz