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  • Bob places 39 pictures in to 10 picture frames. In the first 9 frames he places 4 pictures in each frame. How many pictures did he place in the 10th frame?
    39 - (9 x 4) = 3
  • Bob bought 4 bags of candy. Each bag has 12 pieces of candy. If he shares the candy equally with his 5 friends, how many pieces will he have left?
    (12 x 4) ÷ 5 = 9r3; 3 pieces of candy
  • Together Bob and Bobby own 25 video games. Bobby owns 4 times more than Bob. How many video games do they both own?
    Bob = 5, Bobby = 20
  • Which of the following numbers have 2 AND 5 as factors? 12, 20, 35, 64, 70
    20 & 70
  • Bob is saving money for a new gaming system. He needs to save a total of $250. So far he has saved up $5 each week for 15 weeks. How much money does he have left to save?
    250 - (5 x 15) = 175
  • Bob has $100 to spend at the store. He buys 3 posters for $15 each, 2 sweatshirts for $22 each. How much money does he have left?
    100 - (3 x 15) - (2 x 22) = 11; $11
  • Bobby eats 20 grapes. He eats 5 times as many grapes as Bob. Which equation could be used to solve for how many grapes Bob eats?
    5 ÷ 20 = g
    20 x 5 = g
    20 ÷ 5 = g
    20 - 5 = g
  • Bob has 9 football jerseys. Bobby has 4 times as many jerseys as Bob. Which equation can you use to solve how many jerseys Bobby has?
    j = 9 - 4
    j = 4 x 9
    9 + 4 = j
    9 ÷ 4 = j
  • Bob and Bobby each have 24 toy cars. Bob puts his toy cars equally in 2 bins and Bobby puts his toy cars equally in 3 bins. How many more toy cars does Bob have in each bin than Bobby?
    (24÷ 2) - (24 ÷ 3) = 4
  • Bob is buying pizza for the 18 kids in his class. He wants everyone to be able to have 3 slices of pizza. If each pizza comes with 8 slices, how many pizzas does he need to order?
    (18 x 3) ÷ 8 = 6r6; 7 pizzas
  • Which number has 18, 36 and 48 as multiples?
    9
    6
    4
    8
  • Bob is making candy for his class of 15 students. He is going to give each student 6 pieces of candy. 1 batch makes 10 pieces. How many batches does he need to make?
    (15 x 6) ÷ 10 = 9