CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOOLS

The word problem says something about Steve SHARING party invitations to his classmates...

• That's a division!

• That's is an addition

• That's a subtraction

I am reading the word problem and it says that Gina has a garden with ROWS of plants. To know how many plants are there...

• I can use a subtration

• I can use an addition

• I can use a multiplication

If I want to know the DIFFERENCE, I should use

• a multiplication

• an addition

• a subtraction

Answer explanation

Every time we see 'difference' in a word problem, it means that we need an additon to solve it.

How many toys do they have in TOTAL?

• I need a division

• I need an addition

• I don't know, I don't like cookies.

When an addition happens, the result gets...

• greater

• smaller

• funny

When a subtration happens, the result gets...

• smaller

• bigger

• weird

How do we call the result of a division?

• quotient

• product

• Clifford

How do we call the result of a multiplication?

• quotient

• product

• Bruno

Read the problem and choose the right operation.

Gloria and Tom are siblings. Gloria has 11 dollars. Tom has 4 dollars. How many dollars does Tom have LESS THAN his sister?

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Subtraction

Read the problem and choose the right operation.

Gloria and Tom are siblings. Gloria has 11 dollars. Tom has 4 dollars. How many dollars do they have TOGETHER?

• Division

• Subtration

• Addition