Types of Word Problems

Front

What is a word problem?

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A word problem is a mathematical question that is presented in a narrative form, requiring the reader to extract the relevant information to solve it.

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What operation do you use to find out how many items are in each group when you have a total and the number of groups?

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Division.

Front

What operation do you use to find the total number of items when you know how many are in each group and how many groups there are?

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Multiplication.

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If you have 12 apples and you want to share them equally among 4 friends, how many apples does each friend get?

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3 apples (12 ÷ 4 = 3).

Front

What is the term for the result of multiplying two numbers?

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Product.

Front

What is the term for a number that is multiplied by another number?

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Factor.

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If you have 5 rows of chairs with 6 chairs in each row, how many chairs are there in total?

Back

30 chairs (5 × 6 = 30).

Front

What operation would you use to combine two numbers to find a total?

Back

Addition.

Front

What operation would you use to find the difference between two numbers?

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Subtraction.

Front

If a store has 80 candies and puts them into 8 bags, how many candies are in each bag?

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10 candies (80 ÷ 8 = 10).