Multiplication and Division Word Problems

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,345 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves, how many books fit equally on each shelf?

• 293

• 1

• 294

• 469

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,345 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves and was putting the same amount of books on each shelf. How many books did not fit on a shelf?

• 5

• 1

• 8

• 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A school cafeteria served 2,317 students during 6 lunch periods. ABOUT how many students are in each lunch period?

• 400

• 500

• 24

A pet store sold 74 puppies in one week. If each of the puppies cost $60, how much money did the pet store make?

• $4,440
• $4,432
• $3,810
• $4,810

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

A fourth grade class has 22 students. Each box of crayons has 24 colors. If each student brings 2 boxes crayons for school supplies, how many crayons is that in all?

• 1056
• 1048
• 1156
• 1088

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Sue bought 3 t-shirts for $8 each. She paid with a $50 bill. How much change should she get back? 

• $58
• $24
• $26
• $15

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Marc drove 448 miles to go to see a basketball game. He drove for 8 hours. How many miles did he drive each hour?

• 56

• 65

• 1045

• 20,216

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?

• 6
• 24
• 7
• 25

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?

Which operation would be used to solve this problem?

• multiplication

• division

• subtraction

• addition

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A pet store sold 74 puppies in one week. If each of the puppies cost $60, how much money did the pet store make?

Which operation would be used to solve this problem?

• multiplication

• division

• addition

• subtraction

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8