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Madison uses the number sentence 15 × 12 = 180 to solve a problem.
Which of the following could be the problem?
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Madison buys 15 showbags. How much does each showbag cost? |
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Madison spends $15 on 180 showbags. How much does she spend? |
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Madison buys 15 showbags that cost $12 each. How many showbags does she buy? |
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Madison buys 12 showbags that cost $15 each. How much does she spend? |
`text(Madison buys 12 showbags that cost $15 each.)`
`text(How much does she spend?)`
`text($15 per showbag × 12 showbags = $180)`
`:.\ text(Madison buys 12 showbags that cost $15 each.)`
`text(How much does she spend?)`
Emma uses the number sentence 8 × 4 = 32 to solve a problem.
Which of the problems below would the number sentence solve?
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Emma has 8 students and gets 4 more. How many students does she have now? |
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Emma has 8 students. She gives each of them 4 pencils. How many pencils does Emma give to her students? |
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Emma has 8 pencils. She shares them with 4 students. How many pencils does each student get? |
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Emma has 8 pencils and gives 4 away. How many pencils does she have now? |
`text(Emma has 8 students. She gives each of them 4 pencils.)`
`text(How many pencils does Emma give to her students?)`
`text(If Emma has 8 students, and gives each of them)`
`text(4 pencils,)`
| `text(Pencils given away)` | `=8 xx 4` |
| `32` | `=8 xx 4` |