Problem solving

43 – 4 × 9

Sarimah and her mother went to the grocery store. They bought a carton of eggs. It had 4 rows,
with 9 eggs in each row. How many eggs were in the cartons? Sarimah want to give those eggs
to 43 students in her class. How many eggs she should add more?

Solutions

Carton of eggs : 4 rows

Each rows had : 9 eggs

Many eggs 4 × 9 = 36 eggs

43 - 36 = 7

She need 7 eggs more

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 25 × 9 ÷ 9

Margaret picked out a package of buns which had 25 rows of 9 buns each. How many buns were
in the package? And then all the buns divided into 9 baskets. How many buns in each basket?

Solutions

Packages of buns : 25

Each buns had : 9

25 × 9 = 25

x 9

Buns in the package 225

25
225 ÷ 9 = 9 √ 225
18
45
45
..

Buns in each baskets : 25

 90 ÷ 5 × 7
There are 90 books in a box. Ali wants to give it 5 libraries near his house. How many book each
library will get? Then there are another 7 more library needs his books. How many books he
needs more to give to that library

Solutions
90 book in a box
Give to 5 libraries. 18
Each library will get 90 ÷ 5 = 5√90
5
40
40
..
Each library gets 18 books
Another 7 libraries
5
Book he need more 18 x 7 = 18
X 7
126
The book he needs more are 126 books