Word problems

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What is a word problem?

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A word problem is a mathematical question that is presented in the form of a story or real-life scenario, requiring the reader to extract relevant information and solve it using math.

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How do you solve a word problem?

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1. Read the problem carefully. 2. Identify the important information. 3. Determine what is being asked. 4. Choose the appropriate mathematical operation(s) to solve it. 5. Solve the problem and check your answer.

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What operation would you use to find out how many boxes of plates are needed if you know the total number of plates and how many plates are in each box?

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You would use division to find out how many boxes are needed.

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If a restaurant needs 367 plates and each box contains 3 plates, how do you calculate the number of boxes needed?

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Divide 367 by 3. The answer is 122 with a remainder of 1, so you need 123 boxes.

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is a mathematical operation where you add a number to itself a certain number of times. For example, 4 multiplied by 5 means adding 4 five times (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4).

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If each chair costs $5 and Tom buys 4 chairs, how do you find the total cost?

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Multiply the cost of one chair ($5) by the number of chairs (4). Total cost = 5 x 4 = $20.

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What is the formula to find the total number of students in multiple grade levels?

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Multiply the number of students in one grade level by the number of grade levels.

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If there are 298 students in each of the 13 grade levels, how do you find the total number of students?

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Multiply 298 by 13. Total students = 298 x 13 = 3,874.

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What is division?

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Division is a mathematical operation where you split a number into equal parts. For example, dividing 10 by 2 means splitting 10 into 2 equal parts of 5.

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If Mary has 345 eggs and each basket needs 5 eggs, how do you find out how many baskets she can fill?

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Divide 345 by 5. The answer is 69 baskets.