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"Math 3 Operations and Algebraic Thinking"

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Which question can be answered by using six times four?

  1. A.
    There are 6 birds in a tree and 4 fly away. How many birds are still in the tree?
  2. B.
    There are 6 books on a shelf and 4 books on a table. How many books are there in all?
  3. C.
    There are 6 stacks of quarters with 4 quarters in each stack. How many quarters are there?
  4. D.
    There are 6 pieces of fruit shared among 4 friends. How many pieces of fruit does each friend get?

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A teacher prints 10 pages for each student in a class. The question mark in the equation shown represents the number of students in the class.ten times question mark equals seventy

How many students are in the class?

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Which expressions have a quotient equal to 8?

Select the three correct answers.

  1. A.
    sixty four divided by 8
  2. B.
    sixty three divided by 9
  3. C.
    forty two divided by 6
  4. D.
    fifty six divided by 7
  5. E.
    thirty two divided by 4

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Beth collected seashells. She had 8 different buckets. She placed 9 seashells in each bucket. What is the total number of seashells Beth placed in the buckets?

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The number sentences are related facts.five times 4 equals 20

twenty divided by 5 equals question mark

What is the missing number?

  1. A.
    1
  2. B.
    4
  3. C.
    15
  4. D.
    25

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