Directions: Consider the following outcome and matching exercise taken from a 4th grade mathematics textbook to answer the True/False items 1-7.

Given a word problem, the student will select the correct operation required to solve it (+,-, *, / )

Column A gives you some word problems. Column B shows you ways of solving them. Match each problem with the correct way of solving it. You do not need to find the answers to the problems. Write the letter of your answers in the blanks next to the questions. Each answer can be used only once.


A
B
1. Ann has 10 marbles. She loses 3. How many will she have left?
a. 5 x 2
2. Tom has 10 cookies. He shares them with his brother so that each of them have the same number. How many cookies will Tom have after sharing?
b. 10 / 5
3. Mary has 10 candies. Her aunt gives her 5 more. How many does she have altogether?
c. 10 - 2
4. There are 5 people in a room. Each owns 2 pencils. How many pencils do they own altogether?
d. 10 - 3

 

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