MATH IN ENGLISH
Addition (+)
Example: 8 + 8 = 16
PLUS SIGN (+)
EQUAL SIGN (=)
“Eight plus eight equals sixteen.”
“If you add eight and eight together, you get sixteen.”
Subtraction (-)
Example: 20 – 8 = 12
MINUS SIGN (-)
“Twenty minus eight equals twelve.”
“If you take eight away from twenty, you get twelve.
Multiplication (×)
Example: 2 × 8 = 16
MULTIPLICATION SIGN (×)
“Two times eight equals sixteen.”
“If you multiply two by eight, you get sixteen.”
Division (÷)
Example: 8 ÷ 2 = 4
DIVISION SIGN (÷)
“Eight divided by two equals four.”
“If you divide eight by two, you get four.”
Solve these problems and write down the answers in words.
Addition: Add thirty-eight and twenty. What is the sum?
Subtraction: Subtract fifty-nine from eighty-eight. What is the difference?
Multiplication: Multiply thirteen by six. What is the product?
Division: Divide sixty-four by eight. What is the quotient?
Instructions: Solve each of the following problems and write your answers in complete sentences.
1. If 45 bananas are divided equally among 3 people, how many bananas does each person get?
2. Nia has four boxes, each containing 37 peaches. How many peaches does Nia have in total?
3. A box contains 25 cookies. If you divide them equally among 5 people, how many cookies will each person get?
4. An art class needs 54 paintbrushes. If they already have 7 paintbrushes, how many more paintbrushes do they need to buy?
5. There are 36 students in a class. If they are divided equally into 3 groups, how many students will be in each group?
6. The 3rd grade has 150 students, and the 4th grade has 160 students. How many students are there in both grades altogether?
7. If there are 100 strawberries and 25 are eaten, how many strawberries are left?
8. If there are 50 balloons and 13 are popped, how many balloons are left?