
Determining the operation - add, subtract, or multiply
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Determining the operation - add, subtract, or multiply
Read the problems carefully to determine which operation is right to use
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Poll
Which operation do you like the best?
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction
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Multiple Choice
Tamara bought 3 packs of dog leashes. Each pack had 5 leashes. Which model can be used to find the number of leashes Tamara bought?
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
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Multiple Choice
Tamara bought 3 packs of dog leashes. Each pack had 5 leashes. Which model can be used to find the number of leashes Tamara bought?
a
b
c
d
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Multiple Choice
Pia and her brother picked pecans from their pecan tree. Pia picked 129 pecans. Her brother picked 132 pecans. How many pecans did they pick altogether?
Add
Subtraction
Multiplication
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Multiple Choice
Pia and her brother picked pecans from their pecan tree. Pia picked 129 pecans. Her brother picked 132 pecans. How many pecans did they pick altogether?
251
261
3
262
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Multiple Choice
On our farm we planted 485 stalks of corn and 308 stalks of wheat. What is the difference between the number of stalks of corn and wheat?
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
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Multiple Choice
On our farm we planted 485 stalks of corn and 308 stalks of wheat. What is the difference between the number of stalks of corn and wheat?
183
187
177
173
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Multiple Select
Which 2 operations are needed to solve:
Deerbrook Elementary started the year with 360 fourth graders.
Over winter break, 45 students moved away. At the same time, 30 new students moved in.
Which number line shows the number of students in fourth grade now?
addition
subtraction
multiplication
I don't know
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Multiple Choice
Which 2 operations are needed to solve:
Deerbrook Elementary started the year with 360 fourth graders.
Over winter break, 45 students moved away. At the same time, 30 new students moved in.
Which number line shows the number of students in fourth grade now?
a
b
c
d
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Multiple Choice
If this row of stars is one of the six rows in an array, how many total stars will there be in the array?
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
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Multiple Choice
If this row of stars is one of the six rows in an array, how many total stars will there be in the array?
11
25
30
5
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Multiple Choice
Bart had a collection of 5 toy cars. Each car had four wheels. Which is not a way to represent the total number of wheels on 5 toy cars?
addition
subtraction
multiplication
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Multiple Choice
Bart had a collection of 5 toy cars. Each car had four wheels. Which is not a way to represent the total number of wheels on 5 toy cars?
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
5 x 4
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
4, 8, 12, 16, 20
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Multiple Choice
Shay saved money for a new bike over three weeks.
*The first week he earned $89.
*The second week he earned $78.
*The third week he earned $92.
About how much did he earn in those three weeks?
addition
subtraction
Multiplicaton
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Multiple Choice
Shay saved money for a new bike over three weeks.
*The first week he earned $89.
*The second week he earned $78.
*The third week he earned $92.
About how much did he earn in those three weeks?
$150
$170
$260
$280
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Multiple Choice
Mr. Flores made 250 shirts for three different baseball teams.
*95 of the shirts were for the Astros.
*80 of the shirts were for the Dodgers.
*The rest of the shirts were for the Yankees.
How many shirts were made for the Yankees?
draw a PPW/strip diagram to help you decide
addition
subtraction
multiplication
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Multiple Choice
add
subtract
multiply
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Multiple Choice
Mr. Flores made 250 shirts for three different baseball teams.
*50 of the shirts were for the Astros.
*85 of the shirts were for the Dodgers.
*The rest of the shirts were for the Yankees.
How many shirts were made for the Yankees?
draw a PPW/strip diagram to help you decide
200
35
115
124
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Multiple Choice
Kyndell has 276 pieces of candy to give away for Halloween. She has given away 130 pieces so far, as shown in the model below.
A
b
c
d
Determining the operation - add, subtract, or multiply
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