{"id":169,"date":"2022-04-12T06:15:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T06:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2025-11-21T03:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:44:04","slug":"g-2-add-subtract-multiply-and-divide-whole-numbers-word-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/g-2-add-subtract-multiply-and-divide-whole-numbers-word-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"G.2 Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers: word problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers: word problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>key notes :-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2795 <strong>Addition in Word Problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use addition when things are <strong>joined<\/strong>, <strong>combined<\/strong>, or <strong>put together<\/strong>. \ud83e\udd1d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keywords: <strong>total<\/strong>, <strong>sum<\/strong>, <strong>altogether<\/strong>, <strong>in all<\/strong>. \ud83e\uddee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: <em>Ravi has 45 marbles, and his friend gives 20 more. How many now?<\/em><br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>45 + 20 = 65<\/strong> \ud83c\udf89<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2796 <strong>Subtraction in Word Problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use subtraction when something is <strong>taken away<\/strong>, <strong>lost<\/strong>, or you need to find the <strong>difference<\/strong>. \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keywords: <strong>left<\/strong>, <strong>remaining<\/strong>, <strong>difference<\/strong>, <strong>fewer<\/strong>. \ud83d\udcc9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: <em>Out of 80 apples, 25 were sold. How many are left?<\/em><br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>80 \u2013 25 = 55<\/strong> \ud83c\udf4e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2716\ufe0f <strong>Multiplication in Word Problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use multiplication when there are <strong>equal groups<\/strong>, <strong>repeated addition<\/strong>, or <strong>arrays<\/strong>. \ud83d\udce6\ud83d\udce6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keywords: <strong>each<\/strong>, <strong>every<\/strong>, <strong>times<\/strong>, <strong>groups of<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: <em>A pack has 6 pencils. If there are 8 packs, how many pencils?<\/em><br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>6 \u00d7 8 = 48<\/strong> \u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2797 <strong>Division in Word Problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use division when things are <strong>shared<\/strong>, <strong>split<\/strong>, or <strong>grouped equally<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf70<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keywords: <strong>each<\/strong>, <strong>per<\/strong>, <strong>shared<\/strong>, <strong>distributed<\/strong>, <strong>equal groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: <em>36 chocolates shared among 6 friends.<\/em><br>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>36 \u00f7 6 = 6<\/strong> \ud83c\udf6b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Steps to Solve Any Word Problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udcdd Step 1: <strong>Read carefully<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at what is being asked. \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u270f\ufe0f Step 2: <strong>Underline keywords<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find clues like &#8220;total&#8221;, &#8220;left&#8221;, &#8220;each&#8221;, &#8220;shared&#8221;. \ud83d\udd8d\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\udde9 Step 3: <strong>Choose the correct operation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udd22 Step 4: <strong>Write the equation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn the story into numbers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\udde0 Step 5: <strong>Solve and check<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure your answer makes sense. \u2714\ufe0f\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83c\udf92 <strong>Mixed Operation Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not rush! Some problems need <strong>two steps<\/strong>. \ud83e\ude9c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example:<br>1\ufe0f\u20e3 Find total pencils.<br>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Share them among friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep track of each step clearly. \ud83d\udd0d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\u2b50 <strong>Common Word Problem Triggers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Operation<\/th><th>Keywords<\/th><th>Emoji<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Addition \u2795<\/td><td>total, in all, sum, altogether<\/td><td>\ud83c\udf89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Subtraction \u2796<\/td><td>left, difference, less, remain<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Multiplication \u2716\ufe0f<\/td><td>groups of, times, each, every<\/td><td>\ud83d\udce6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Division \u2797<\/td><td>shared, per, equal groups, distribute<\/td><td>\ud83c\udf70<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83c\udf89 <strong>Why Word Problems Matter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They connect maths to <strong>real life<\/strong>. \ud83c\udfe1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve <strong>thinking and reasoning<\/strong>. \ud83e\udde0\u2728<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help students become <strong>confident problem solvers<\/strong>! \ud83e\uddb8\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udcd8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#fce1f9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udcd6 A multi-national company has 910 part-time employees and 22,535 full-time employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>How many employees work for the company?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b&nbsp;_______employees<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the number of part-time employees and the number of full-time employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__15_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__15_-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__15_-removebg-preview-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the ones. Add&nbsp;5 + 0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__16_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__16_-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__16_-removebg-preview-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the tens. Add&nbsp;3 + 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__17_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__17_-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__17_-removebg-preview-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the hundreds. Add&nbsp;5 + 9. Remember to carry over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__18_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3466\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6666666666666667;width:507px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__18_-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__18_-removebg-preview-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the ten thousands. Bring down the 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__19_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__19_-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__19_-removebg-preview-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The sum is 23,445. A total of 23,445 employees work for the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#e1f9d5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udcd6 The school party committee has&nbsp;\u20b9152 to buy ice cream. If each carton of ice cream costs&nbsp;\u20b98. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong>How many cartons can the committee buy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b&nbsp;______cartons<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Divide the amount of money by the cost of each carton of ice cream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__20_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__20_-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__20_-removebg-preview-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The committee can buy <strong>19<\/strong> cartons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f8f0ce\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udcd6 A basketball league wants to order 90 T-shirts for the teams. If there are 3 T-shirts in each package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\"><strong> How many packages of T-shirts should the league order?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b________&nbsp;packages<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Divide the number of T-shirts by the number in each package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__22_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__22_-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1__22_-removebg-preview-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The league should order 30 packages of T-shirts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice! \ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80556\/091\/110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-223.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-223.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-223-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-223-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/30604\/601\/939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-236.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-236.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-236-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-236-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers: word problems key notes :- \u2795 Addition in Word Problems \u2796 Subtraction in Word Problems \u2716\ufe0f Multiplication in Word Problems \u2797 Division in Word Problems \ud83c\udfaf Steps to Solve Any Word Problem \ud83d\udcdd Step 1: Read carefully Look at what is being asked. \ud83d\udc40 \u270f\ufe0f Step 2: Underline<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/g-2-add-subtract-multiply-and-divide-whole-numbers-word-problems\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;G.2 Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers: word problems&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16356,"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/16356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}