Should I Multiply or Divide?

Julie and her friends want to go to Maple Point Amusement Park this summer. Each ticket costs $39.99. If 5 people are going, how much will the tickets cost in all?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Growing up, Mrs. Reeder's favorite book was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Now that she is a teacher, she buys 25 copies to read with her class. If each book costs $7.19, how much does Mrs. Reeder spend?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Cora is bringing donuts to work as a treat for her co-workers. She buys 12 donuts for $9.96. How much does each donut cost?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

John drove to visit his grandmother. To get there, he drove 157.5 miles on the highway and a few miles further on city streets. The highway part of his drive took him 2.5 hours. If John drove at a steady pace, how fast did he drive on the highway?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Grace is having a slumber party and wants to download some movies to watch with her friends. Each movie download costs $4.99. If Grace downloads 3 movies, how much money does it cost?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Dwayne buys a new smartphone for $719.76. He agrees to pay for it monthly, with 24 equal payments. How much does he pay each month for the smartphone?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Carly is buying deli meat for her lunches this week. Turkey is on sale for $5.80 per pound. If Carly buys 1.25 pounds of turkey, how much money does she spend?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Toy-rific Toy Store received a shipment of glow-in-the-dark bracelets. Each package of bracelets cost $8.90. If the whole shipment cost $106.80, how many packages were in the shipment?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Mrs. Jones is planning a field trip to the state capitol building for all of the sixth graders at her school. She needs $3.75 to cover the cost of each student's lunch. There are 327 students attending the field trip. How much money does Mrs. Jones need to cover the cost of all of the students' lunches?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Terrence is learning how to play the piano. Each lesson costs $18.50, and he usually pays for a whole month in advance. If he has 4 lessons scheduled for next month, how much will he pay?

Would you multiply or divide?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3