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Equations and Problem Solving

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A neuroscientist is growing cells in 6 different Petri dishes. Each Petri dish has 15 cells in it. Use the diagram to write an equation and then solve for the total number of cells.

a)

60

b)

75

c)

90

d)

105

2.

Mrs. Smith left an unfinished area model on the whiteboard for students to finish. Fill in the missing parts of the area model, write an equation to represent the model, and solve for the final product.

a)

44

b)

56

c)

68

d)

74

3.

Sam has a total of 49 coins. He wants to put 7 coins in each row. How many rows of coins will Sam have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

4.

Jodie created an array of smiley face emojis. The array has a total of 36 emojis and 4 rows. How many emojis are in each row?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

5.

Fill in the blank with the unknown number that makes the equation true: 7×7 \times [ ] = 7070 .

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

6.

Fill in the blank with the unknown number that makes the equation true: 1515 = [ ] ÷ 5\div\ 5 .

a)

25

b)

75

c)

5

d)

20

7.

Write at least one multiplication equation and one division equation that could represent the model:

a)

3×7=213 \times 7 = 21

b)

21÷7=321 \div 7 = 3

c)

7×7=217 \times 7 = 21

d)

21÷3=721 \div 3 = 7

8.

Represent and solve each of the following problems using arrays, diagrams, or equations.

Freddie collected seashells on his beach vacation. He collected 8 shells each morning and 8 shells each night. If Freddie was on the beach 6 days, how many seashells did he collect?

a)

48

b)

64

c)

96

d)

88

9.

Represent and solve each of the following problems using arrays, diagrams, or equations.

Joan was painting ceiling tiles in her room. She used 6 different colors (red, blue, green, brown, yellow, and orange). She used each color an equal number of times. Joan’s ceiling has 4 rows of 12 tiles. How many tiles did she paint blue?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

10.

Represent and solve each of the following problems using arrays, diagrams, or equations.

Gerard ran sprints every day for 4 days. Gerard ran each sprint in 2 minutes. If he ran a total of 16 sprints, how many minutes did he run each day?

a)

4 minutes

b)

6 minutes

c)

8 minutes

d)

10 minutes