Real-life problems ✩

Write the answer in the box.

There are 8 ink cartridges in each pack.
How many cartridges will there 8 x 6 = 48
be in 6 packs?
48 cartridges

Write the answer in the box.

Ian shares 50 oranges equally
among 6 elephants and gives the
remainder to the giraffes. How many
oranges do the giraffes receive?

There are 9 children at a birthday

party and each child has 4 chocolate
cupcakes. How many cupcakes
do the children have altogether?

Ben has 60 building blocks and puts

them in stacks of 7. How many stacks
of 7 can Ben make?

Katie has seven dimes, four

nickels, and four pennies.
How much does she have altogether?

The dog wants to bury four bones in

each hole. The dog has 36 bones.
How many holes must the dog dig?

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There are 8 ink cartridges in each pack.
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