Word Problems and Patterns

There are 70 students signed up for Little League baseball. If the coaches divide the students into 7 equal teams, how many players are on each team?

• 77 students

• 10 students

• 63 students

• 490 students

Study the multiplication table. Which pattern correctly completes the table?

• 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

• 3, 6, 12, 18, 36, 72

• 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18

• 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

What is the value of __?

18 ÷ 3 = ___

• 3

• 6

• 15

• 21

Fatima has 30 fidget spinners. She places them in boxes so that each box has 6 fidget spinners. Which model correctly shows the fidget spinners Fatima packs?

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Which problem can be used to prove this rule?

If the product of two numbers is even, both factors might have been even.

• 3 x 5 = 15

• 6 x 7 = 42

• 4 x 4 = 16

A book of postcards contains 20 postcards. The Thompson family buys 7 books of postcards. How many total postcards does the Thompson family buy?

• 14 postcards

• 27 postcards

• 140 postcards

• 270 postcards

Shana determined the missing number in the table.

Which rule did Shana use to complete the table?

• Multiply the number of wagons by 2.

• Multiply the number of wagons by 3.

• Multiply the number of wagons by 4.

• Multiply the number of wagons by 6.

Which math problem could you use to prove the rule?

If the product of two numbers is odd, both factors must have been odd.

• 3 x 5 = 15

• 6 x 7 = 42

• 4 x 4 = 16

Miguel's aunt paid him $9 an hour to help her paint her kitchen. If Miguel helped her for 5 hours, how much will his aunt pay him for his work?

• $14

• $45

• $59

• $95

Which math problem could you use to prove the rule?

If the product of two numbers is even, one factor could be odd and the other is even.

• 3 x 5 = 15

• 6 x 7 = 42

• 4 x 4 = 16