Multiply, Divide, and Solve Word Problems
Solving classroom stock and sharing problems with boxes and division estimates.
Model the operation before calculating.
A teacher orders books for several classes and shares packs among groups. Decide which operation is needed, then solve step by step.
Multiply, Divide, and Solve Word Problems illustration
Solving classroom stock and sharing problems with boxes and division estimates.
A school buys 248 notebooks for each of 3 classes. How many notebooks is that?
- Break 248 into 200 + 40 + 8 and multiply each part by 3.
- Add 600 + 120 + 24 to get 744 notebooks.
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Rescue lab
Boxes before operations
The store room has three class piles. Each pile must get the same notebook order before the total is written.
Sketch three boxes, then split each box into hundreds, tens, and ones.
Make equal class piles with counters or tally marks.
Class A, B, and C each receive 248 notebooks.
Break one pile into 200, 40, and 8, then copy that split for each class.
3 groups of 200, 3 groups of 40, and 3 groups of 8.
Multiply each place value part and add the partial products.
(200 x 3) + (40 x 3) + (8 x 3) = 744.
Adding 248 + 3 because the story says 3 classes.
Ask whether each class receives 248 notebooks or all classes share 248.
Equal repeated groups mean multiplication: 248 for each of 3 classes.
Solving the numbers in the order they appear.
Ask what happens first in the story before choosing an operation.
Underline the action: buy for each class, then multiply; share equally, then divide.
Circle the words for each or share equally before choosing multiplication or division.