It’s Wednesday – here are some problems to solve

numbersParker is reading a 260 page book.  He read 35 pages on Monday and 40 pages on Tuesday.  How many pages does he have left to read?  Use addition and then subtraction to find your answer.

Arjay passed out twelve papers to each person at the 3-person tables in our class.  He passed out ten papers to each person at the 4-person table.  Use multiplication to find out how many papers he passed out.

Cameron’s dad took her and some friends out for ice-cream on her birthday.  If each ice-cream cost $3.00 and Cameron’s dad paid $18.00 for the ice-cream, how many people were celebrating Cameron’s birthday?  Use what you know about multiplication and fact families to find out how many friends were with Cameron.

Jake had twenty bottles of water.  If he drank four each day, how many days would they last?  Use what you know about multiplication and fact families to find out how many days Jake was set for drinking water.