Multiplication and Division Word Problems

There are 2 hamburgers in a box. If there are 8 boxes, how many hamburgers are there in all?

• 2 + 8 = 10

• 8 ÷ 2 = 4

• 2 x 8 = 16

• 8 - 2 = 6

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tyler has 18 pieces of candy corn. He is going to share his candy corn equally with 2 friends. How many candy corn will Tyler and his 2 friends get if he shares them equally? (*Hint: Make sure to include Tyler*)

• 18 - 2 = 16

• 18 ÷ 3 = 6

• 18 + 2 = 20

• 18 ÷ 2 = 9

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There are 63 fabric squares that make up grandma’s patchwork quilt. The squares are arranged in 9 rows. Each row has the same number of fabric squares. Which statements are true?

Select all that apply.

• There are 7 quilt squares in each row.

• You can multiply 63 and 9 to find the number of squares in each row.

• You can divide 63 by 9 to find the number of squares in each row.

• You can multiply 9 rows by a certain number in each row to get a product of 63.

• 9 rows of 5 will equal 63 total squares.

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A school nurse has 54 masks to distribute to 7 classes. What equation can be used to find the number of masks each class will receive?

• 7 ÷ 54 = ?

• 54 - ? = 7

• 54 x 7 = ?

• 54 ÷ 7 = ?

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Ty’s dog eats 4 cups of dog food each day. How many cups of dog food does Ty’s dog eat in 7 days?

• 7 · 4

• 4/7

• 7/4

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

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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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

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

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4A

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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CCSS.3.OA.A.2