IXL | Choose one-step equations: word problems

Gina teaches arts and crafts to kids. She is handing out

popsicle sticks to each kid, and there are 5 kids in today's class. Gina will hand out 40 popsicle sticks in all.

Which diagram models the story?

Which equation models the story?

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question

Leo and his friends are playing a new game called Pumpkin

Patch.

There are

pumpkin cards in total, and the goal of the game is to get them all. To start, Leo splits up the pumpkin cards evenly among the 5 players. He gives 10 pumpkin cards to each player.

Which diagram models the story?

Which equation models the story?

solution

First, look for numbers and words in the story that talk about pumpkin cards and players.

Leo and his friends are playing a new game called Pumpkin

Patch.

There are

pumpkin cards in

total,

and the goal of the game is to get them all. To start, Leo splits up the pumpkin cards evenly among the 5

players.

He gives 10 pumpkin cards to each player.

Leo splits

pumpkin cards evenly among 5 players. Each player gets 10 pumpkin cards.

This diagram models the story.

pumpkin cards in total

10 pumpkin cards for each of the 5 players

The story can be represented by a division equation.

p	÷	5	=	10

pumpkin cards in total		number of players		pumpkin cards given to each player

Division can also be written using a fraction. So, the equation

models the story.

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