Operations and properties of rational numbers

Question 1

Add to

Answer 1

a number is being given, and more is being added to the number to find a sum

Question 2

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Jon had 2 apples. Kevin gave him 3 more apples. How many apples does Jon have now?

Answer 2

2+3=?, Add to, Result Unknown, Word Problem

Question 3

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario:
*+=

…+..=?

Answer 3

3+2=?, Add to, Result Unknown, Picture Problem

Question 4

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Manda has one cat. She found a couple more cats on the playground. Now she has three cats. How many cats did she find on the playground?

Answer 4

1+?=3, Add to, Change Unknown, Word Problem

Question 5

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: +?=**

..+?=….

Answer 5

2+?=4, Add to, Change Unknown, Picture Problem

Question 6

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: The teacher has some paperclips on her desk. A student comes up and places two more paperclips on the teacher’s desk. Now there are five paperclips total. How many paperclips were on the teacher’s desk to start?

Answer 6

?+2=5, Add to, Start Unknown, Word Problem

Question 7

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario:
?+###=#####

Answer 7

?+3=5, Add to, Start Unknown, Picture Problem

Question 8

Take From

Answer 8

a number is given, and some is being taken away from this number to find the difference.

Question 9

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Tory had five flowers. She gave away three flowers. How many flowers does Tory have left?

Answer 9

5-3=?, Take From, Result Unknown, Word Problem

Question 10

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: &&&-&&=?

Answer 10

3-2=?, Take From, Result Unknown, Picture Problem

Question 11

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Seven bees are flying near a flower. A bunch of them fly away leaving two near the flower. How many bees flew away?

Answer 11

7-?=2, Take From, Change Unknown, Word Problem

Question 12

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: %%%-?=%

Answer 12

3-?=1, Take From, Change Unknown, Picture Problem

Question 13

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Sally started out with a bunch of star stickers. She gave four away leaving her with one for herself. How many star stickers did she start with?

Answer 13

?-4=1, Take From, Start Unknown, Word Problem

Question 14

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: ?-///=//

Answer 14

?-3=2, Take From, Start Unknown, Picture Problem

Question 15

Put together / take apart

Answer 15

Often referred to as part, part, whole. Part of the number is given, then another part is given to make a total amount.

Question 16

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Sally knitted three gloves on Monday and knitted three more on Tuesday. How many total gloves did Sally knit?

Answer 16

3+3=?, Put together / take apart, Total Unknown, Word Problem

Question 17

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Darrell has collected five rare bird feathers. Two feathers are blue and the rest are white. How many feathers are white?

Answer 17

5-2=?, 2+?=5, Put together / take apart, Addend Unknown, Word Problem

Question 18

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Brock has six forks to place into two buckets, bucket A and bucket B. How many forks can go in Bucket A and how many forks can go in bucket B?

Answer 18

The addends will vary. 2+4=6, 5+1=6, 3+3=6, Put together / take apart, Both addends unknown, Word Problem

Question 19

Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: ?+?=@@@@

Answer 19

The addends will vary. 1+3=4, 2+2=4, Put together / take apart, Both addends unknown, Picture Problem

Question 20

Compare

Answer 20

Two values are given for a total, with the size pf one being compared to the size of the other

Question 21

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: There are five butterflies on a purple flowering bush. There are three butterflies on a yellow flowering bush. How many more butterflies are on the purple bush than on the yellow bush?

Answer 21

3+?=5, Compare, Difference Unknown, How Many More? Word Problem

Question 21

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Kevon has three oranges. Natasha has six oranges. How many fewer oranges does Kevin have than Natasha?

Answer 21

6-3=?, Compare, Difference Unknown, How many fewer? Word Problem

Question 22

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Tory has more tickets than Paula. Paula has three tickets. How many tickets does Tory have?

Answer 22

3+4=?, Compare, Bigger Unknown, “More” Version Word Problem

Question 23

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Elvin has one fewer notebook than Josiah. Elvin has four notebooks. How many notebooks does Josiah have?

Answer 23

?-4=1, Compare, Bigger Unknown, “Fewer” Version Word Problem

Question 24

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Joseph has two more dollars than Stephen. Joseph has five dollars. How many dollars does Stephen have?

Answer 24

5-2=?, Compare, Smaller Unknown, “More” Version Word Problem

Question 25

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Petra has three fewer fish than Deana. Deana has eight fish. How many fish does Petra have?

Answer 25

8-3=?, Compare Smaller Unknown, “Fewer” Version Word Problem

Question 26

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: There are 3 bags with 6 plums in each bag. How many plums are there in all?

Answer 26

3x6=?, Equal Groups, Unknown Product, Multiplication Word Problem

Question 27

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: You need 4 lengths of string, each 5 inches long. How much string will you need altogether?

Answer 27

4x5=?, Equal Groups, Unknown Product, Multiplication Measurement Word Problem

Question 28

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: if 18 plums are shared equally into 3 bags, then how many plums will be in each bag?

Answer 28

3x?=18 and 18÷3=?, Equal Groups, Group Size Unknown, How many in each group? Division Word Problem

Question 29

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: You have 12 inches of string, which you will cut into 6 equal pieces. How long will each piece of string be?

Answer 29

6x?=12 and 12÷6=?, Equal Groups, How many in each group? Division Measurement Word Problem

Question 30

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: If 18 plums are to be packed 6 to a bag, then how many bags are needed?

Answer 30

?x6=18 and 18÷6=?, Equal Groups, Number of Groups Unknown, How many groups? Division Word Problem

Question 31

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: There are 3 rows of apples with 6 apples in each row. How many apples are there?

Answer 31

3x6=?, Arrays, Unknown Product, Word Problem

Question 32

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: What is the area of a 4 cm by 5 cm rectangle?

Answer 32

4x5=?, Area, Unknown Product, Word Problem

Question 33

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: If 18 apples are arranged into 3 equal rows, how many apples will be in each row?

Answer 33

3x?=18 and 18÷?=3, Arrays, Group Size Unknown, Word Problem

Question 34

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: A rectangle has an area of 12 square cm. If one side is 6 cm long, how long is a side next to it?

Answer 34

6x?=12 and 12÷?=6, Area, Groups Size Unknown, Word Problem

Question 35

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: If 18 apples are arranged into equal rows of 6 apples, how many rows will there be?

Answer 35

?x6=18 and 18÷6=?, Array, Number of Groups Unknown, Word Problem

Question 36

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: A rectangle has an area of 14 square cm. If one side is 7 cm long is a side next to it?

Answer 36

?x7=14 and 14÷7=?, Area, Number of Groups Unknown, Word problem

Question 37

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: A blue hat costs $6. A red hat costs 3 times as much as a the blue hat. How much does the red hat cost?

Answer 37

6x3=?, Compare, Unknown Product, Word Problem

Question 38

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: A rubber band is stretched to be 18 cm long, and that is 3 times as long as it was at first. How long was the rubber band at first?

Answer 38

3x?=18 and 18÷3=?, Compare, Groups Size Unknown, Word Problem

Question 39

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: The oak tree is 15 feet tall. The palm tree us 3 feet tall. What fraction of the height of the oak tree is the height of the palm tree?

Answer 39

3x?=15 and 3÷15=?, Compare, Number of groups unknown, Unit Fraction Word Problem

Question 40

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: The palm tree is 3 feet tall. This is 1/5 as tall as the oak tree. How tall is the oak tree?

Answer 40

?x 1/5=3 and 3÷1/5=?, Compare, Group Size Unknown, Unit Fraction Word Problem

Question 41

Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: The oak tree is 15 feet tall. The palm tree is 1/5 as tall as the oak tree. How tall is the palm tree?

Answer 41

15x1/5=?, Compare, Unknown Product, Unit Fraction Word Problem