Multiplication and Division Word Problems

4.4H

solve with fluency one‐ and two‐step problems involving multiplication and division,

including interpreting remainders

• Multiplication Chart

• Box Method

• Standard Algorithm

​Multiplication Strategies

• Multiplication Chart

• DMSBR

• Box Method

• Standard Algorithm

• GET Method

​Division Startegeis

Let's Review Some Strategies!

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

Open Ended

What does DMSBR represent?

Dropdown

When using the box method to multiply the numbers are ​

Select answer

by ​

Select answer

to make multiplying simpler.

Open Ended

Look over the division problem. Is it correct? If not what is the error and how can you prevent this error from happening?

Drop It (Ignore the Remainder)

• Mrs. Bushell is organizing her recipes into a binder. Exactly 4 recipes fit on each page. She has 22 recipes. How many pages will Mrs. Bushell fill?

• 22 ÷ 4 = 5 R 2

• What does the 2 represent? The 2 is the extra recipes that will go on a new page, but that page will not yet be filled.

• What does the 5 represent? The number of pages that will be completely filled. 

• In order to answer the question, I need to DROP the remainder. 

• Mrs. Bushell will fill 5 pages.

Use It (The remainder is your answer)

• The students in Miss Joseph’s class are forming groups of 4 for a math game. There are 22 students in her class. How many students will be left after groups of 4 are formed?

• 22 ÷ 4 = 5 R 2

• What does the 5 represent? The number of groups that are formed.  

• What does the 2 represent?  The number of students who will be left after the groups are formed.  

• In order to answer the question, I need to USE the remainder. 

• There will be 2 students left after groups are formed.

Add One (Add 1 to the quotient)

• Mrs. White is buying cupcakes for her class. The cupcakes come in boxes of 4. There are 22 students in her class. How many boxes of cupcakes does Mrs. White need to buy if she wants to give each student a cupcake?

• 22 ÷ 4 = 5 R 2

• What does the 5 represent? At least 5 boxes of cupcakes will need to be ordered.

• What does the 2 represent? The number of students who would not get a cupcake if only 5 boxes of cupcakes are ordered.

• I need to ADD 1 so that everyone gets a cupcake. Instead of 5 boxes of cupcakes, she needs to order 6 boxes.  (6x4=24, so everyone gets a cupcake)

Multiple Choice

At an amusement park, 16 people are waiting in line for a water ride. Each boat holds 5 people. How many boats will be completely filled?

16 ÷ 5 = 3 R 1

• Drop It

  (3 boats)

• Use It

  (1 boat)

• Share It

  (3 and 1/5 boats)

• Add One

  (4 boats)

Multiple Choice

33 trading cards are to be placed in plastic sheets. Each sheet can display 8 cards. How many pages are needed to protect all the cards?

33 ÷ 8 = 4 R 1

• Drop It

  (4 pages)

• Use It

  (1 page)

• Share It

  (4 and 1/8 pages)

• Add One

  (5 pages)

Explanation Slide...

160 ÷ 30 = 5 R10. That means 10 people will still be waiting after the fifth ride. The shuttle bus will need to make a sixth run.

Multiple Choice

26 students are going on a field trip, and parents have offered to drive. If each of the cars holds 3 kids, how many kids will not have a ride?

26 ÷ 3 = 8 R 2

• Drop It

  (8)

• Use It

  (2)

• Share It

  (8 and 1/3)

• Add One

  (9)

Divide your grid paper into 6 sections and get ready to show what you know.

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​Let's Go To Work!

Multiple Choice

At Sonya's cello recital, there were 8 rows of chairs, with 6 chairs in each row. There was a person in each chair, and there were 17 more people standing. How many people were in the audience altogether? 

• 3

• 65

• 31

• 19

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

Multi-Step Jessica wants to read 1,500 pages over her summer break. So far, she has read 412 pages. If she reads the same number of pages each week for the next 8 weeks, how many pages will she have to read each week to achieve her goal?

• 272

• 136

• 125

• 187

Multiple Choice

Books are on sale for $7. Peter has $30 in his wallet. How many books can he buy?

• 4 books

• 5 books

• 2 Books

• 4 R 2 Books

Multiple Choice

A makeup store is putting together bundles of lip glosses. They have 87 lip glosses and a gift box can hold 8 glosses. How many complete bundles can the store make?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 10