What should you do if you want the result of a problem to be larger than the initial number?

• Only subtract

• Multiply or add

• Only divide

• Subtract or divide

Lisa rides her bike 7 times each day on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. How many times does she ride in total?

• 28 times

• 21 times

• 14 times

• 35 times

If Don has 72 football cards and can fit 8 cards in each protector, how many protectors does he need?

• 8 protectors

• 6 protectors

• 10 protectors

• 9 protectors

What is the total number of shirts if each pile has 5 shirts and there are 7 piles?

• 45 shirts

• 40 shirts

• 35 shirts

• 30 shirts

Penny has 7 stacks of towels with 4 towels in each stack. How many towels are there in total?

• 36 towels

• 32 towels

• 28 towels

• 24 towels

If you have 12 gumballs and place 2 in each bag, how many bags will you have?

• 5 bags

• 6 bags

• 4 bags

• 7 bags

Nine piles of bricks contain 63 bricks in total. How many bricks are in each pile?

• 6 bricks

• 7 bricks

• 8 bricks

• 9 bricks

If there are 9 planter boxes and each box contains 5 violets, how many violets are there in total?

• 40 violets

• 45 violets

• 50 violets

• 55 violets

Each rack in the gym holds 4 soccer balls. If there are 24 soccer balls in total, how many racks are there?

• 5 racks

• 8 racks

• 6 racks

• 7 racks

What is the key strategy to ensure your answer is reasonable in a word problem?

• Check if the answer makes sense

• Guess the answer

• Always multiply

• Always divide