Operations and Algebraic Thinking

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1

Justin has shelves in his room. Each shelf holds toys. If Justin has toys, how many toys don't fit on the shelves?

Explanation

To solve this problem, we first need to find out how many of Justin's toys will fit on the shelves. If we have shelves, and toys fit on each shelf, we can multiply those two numbers together to find out the total number of toys that will fit. Let's let represent the number of toys that will fit.

Justin has toys, so to find out how many don't fit on the shelves we need to know what is left over, so we subtract. Let's let represent the number of toys left over.

2

It takes Tracy 5 minutes to get dressed in the morning. It takes her older sister, Angie, 8 times as long. How long does it take Angie to get dressed?

Explanation

The phrase " times as long" tells us that we are going to multiply by

Let's have represent how long it takes Angie to get dressed.

Think: minutes times would be how many minutes?

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3

Select the sequence that follows the rule of multiplying

Explanation

The only sequence that multiplies is

The sequence adds

The sequence starts by multiplying , but that's not the entire pattern

,

The sequence adds

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