Problem Solving

Match the operation with the word problem.

Jack has 28 bags of oranges. Each bag contains 17 oranges, How many oranges does Jack have?

• addition

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Read the story problem and then decide which operation you need to use to solve the problem. 
Abe has to write a story 500 words long. He has already written 231 words. How many more words does Abe need to write? 

• add
• subtract
• multiply
• divide

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

What operation can be described by putting two groups into one? 

• add
• subtract
• multiply
• divide

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

Ms. Navarro found $550 on the ground (!) and because Emiliano, Brianna, Lina, and Marcelo was with her, she decided she would split her findings with them!  How much will each student get?

• Add
• Multiply
• Divide
• Subtract

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Makayla can type 453 words each minute!  How many words can she type in 80 minutes?

• Add
• Multiply
• Divide
• Subtract

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Christ has $150, Roxanna has $300, Alexa has $80, Damien has $200.  How much do they have altogether?

• Add
• Multiply
• Divide
• Subtract

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The 5th grade Fall Festival booth sold $850 worth of tickets! However, $75 of that amount went towards prizes and must be paid back.  How much money did they actually make? 

• Add
• Multiply
• Divide
• Subtract

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A toy company sent 6 fliers to each person in their city.  There are 568,295 people in the city.  How many fliers did the company send in all?

• Add
• Multiply 
• Divide
• Subtract

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3