identifying word problems

Identifying Word Problems

Multiplication and Division

Vanessa sells 65 crab cakes everyday. How many cakes does

she sell in 20 days?

Creating equal groups? OR

Combining equal groups?

Alex counted his crayons and found out that he has 867 crayons which he will

place in crayon boxes. Every crayon box can contain 8 crayons. How many

crayon boxes does he need?

Creating equal groups? OR

Combining equal groups?

A pet store sold forty-eight puppies in one week. If each of the puppies

cost $52 dollars, how much money would they have made?

Creating equal groups? OR

Combining equal groups?

3 piles of clean white papers were stacked in the corner of Lexi’s room.
She decided to place these papers in paper envelopes which can hold 9

papers each. How many envelopes does she need if she has 120 clean

white papers?

Creating equal groups? OR

Combining equal groups?