Third Grade 9-7 Making Sense

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Lio is making friendship bracelets. He needs 6 beads for each bracelet. If he makes 4 bracelets, how many beads will he use in total?

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• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Penelope had 32 stickers. She gave 15 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Penelope have left?

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• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

• Gael collected 18 seashells on Monday and 23 seashells on Tuesday. How many seashells did Gael collect in total?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Malcolm has 24 crayons. He wants to share them equally among 3 friends. How many crayons will each friend get?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Beaux is building towers with blocks. He uses 5 blocks for each tower. If he builds 7 towers, how many blocks will he use?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Rio found 27 acorns under the oak tree and 19 acorns under the maple tree. How many acorns did Rio find altogether?

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• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Lio baked 45 cookies. His family ate 28 cookies. How many cookies are left?

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• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Penelope has 16 flowers and wants to put them into 2 vases, with the same number of flowers in each vase. How many flowers will be in each vase?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Malcolm read 36 pages of his book in the morning and 25 pages in the afternoon. How many pages did he read in total?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

Gael had 50 cents and spent 37 cents on a candy. How much money does Gael have left?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division