Problem Solving

Leon has 16 apples. He is making apple pies. Each pie needs 4 apples. How many pies could he make? What equation could you use to solve?

•  $16\ \times\ 4$  
  

•  $16\ \div\ 4$  
  

•  $16\ +\ 4$  

•  $16\ -\ 4$  

Marty buys 6 bags of candy from the store. There are 28 pieces of candy in each bag. How many total pieces of candy does he have? What equation can you use to solve?

• $6\ \div\ 28$

• $28\ \div\ 6$

• $28\ \times\ 6$

• $6\ \times\ ?\ =\ 28$

Angelica does her chores for an equal amount of time each week. Over 4 weeks, she does chores for 32 hours. How could you find how many hours Angelica does her chores per week?

• $4\ \times\ ?\ =\ 32$

• $32\ \times\ 4\ =\ ?$

• $4\ +\ ?\ =\ 32$

• $32\ -\ 4\ =\ ?$

The answer to a division problem is called the...

(a)  

A school basketball team raised $640 selling t-shirts. Each t-shirt cost $8. How could you find the amount of t-shirts the team sold?

• $640\ \times\ 8\ =$

• $640\ -\ 8\ =$

• $640\ +\ 8\ =$

• $640\ \div\ 8\ =$

Israel uses 5 pages of his math notebook each day. How could you find how many days it will take him to use 30 pages?

• $5\ \times\ 30\ =\ ?$

• $5\ \times\ ?\ =\ 30$

• $30\ \times\ ?\ =\ 5$

• $30\ \times\ 5\ =\ ?$

A clothing store receives 81 boxes of jackets. Each box contains 9 jackets. How could you find the total amount of jackets the store receives?

• $81\ +\ 9$

• $81\ \div\ 9$

• $81\ \times\ 9$

• $81\ -9$

29 people are going on a Ferris Wheel. There are 7 carts on the Ferris Wheel that can hold up to 4 people in each. Will everyone be able to get on the ride?

• Yes, 30 people can ride at a time.

• No, 1 person will not get a ride.

• No, 2 people will not get a ride.

• No, 3 people will not get a ride.

The answer to a multiplication problem is called the

(a)  

There are 47 third graders and 68 fourth graders in the cafeteria. They sit at tables of 6. How can you find how many tables are needed for everyone to get a seat?

• $\left(47\ +68\right)\ \div\ 6$

• $\left(47\ +\ 68\right)\ \times\ 6$

• $47\ +\ 68\ +\ 6$

• $\left(47\ \times\ 6\right)+\left(68\ \times6\right)$