Multiplication and Division Word Problems

There are 24 cupcakes. Riley, Maggie, and Laura each have an equal amount of cupcakes. How many cupcakes does each person have?

• 24/3

• 3/24

• 3 · 24

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There are 20 cupcakes at the bakery. 4 kids buy all of the cupcakes and share them equally. How many cupcakes would each kid get?

• 4/20

• 20/4

• 4 · 20

Raleigh has 24 cookies. 4 kids share them equally. How many cookies does each kid get?

• 4/24

• 24 · 4

• 24/4

Tom went to the store and bought chairs. Each chair cost 5 dollars. How much money did Tom spend for the 4 chairs he bought?

• 5 · 4

• 5/4

• 4/5

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Maggie had 21 mini cookies. She had 3 baskets. How many cookies can go in each basket if she divides them equally?

• 21/3

• 3/21

• 3 · 21

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Sunrise Goat Farm has 5 pens. Each pen has 9 goats. How many goats are on the farm?

• 5/9

• 9 · 5

• 9/5

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Ann bought 4 boxes of pencils. If there are 8 pencils in each box, how many pencils did she buy?

• 8/4

• 4 · 8

• 4/8

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Gretta places 32 stamps into groups of 8. How many groups of stamps are there?

• 8 · 32

• 32/8

• 8/32

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Ms. Rojas baked 27 cookies. 3 kids are sharing the cookies equally. How many cookies does each kid get?

• 27/3

• 3/27

• 3 · 27

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Lindsey, Lyle, Matt, and Rishi each brought 6 guests to the school play. How many guests were at the school play?

• 4/6

• 6/4

• 6 · 4