Four Operations

combining quantities (amounts)

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

creating or separating into equal groups

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

combining equal groups

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

finding the difference or distance between two quantities (amounts)

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Chris wants to know how many more Pokeman cards he has than Jose

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Ishmel wants to find out how long it will take to read a whole book if he reads the same number of pages every night

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Ryan wants to know the total amount of 90s stickers there are in 5 packs if each pack contains the same amount of stickers

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Ms. Stanford needs a headcount of how many students there are in each class in order to know how many cupcakes she needs to bake

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

John wants to calculate the total number of pages in 7 books if each book has the same number of pages

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Mr. Smith needs to know the total number of apples he has in 4 baskets if each basket contains the same number of apples

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division