Multiply and Divide Word Problems

A cheetah can run up to 75 miles per hour. How far can a cheetah run in 12 hours?

• 900 miles
• 860 miles
• 910 miles
• 6 miles

Grace earned $3,264 last month. If she makes $16 per hour, how many hours did she work? 

• 205 hours
• 52,224 hours
• 202 hours
• 204 hours

A teacher filled gift bags with stickers for her students end of the year gifts. She has 54 students. If she put 185 stickers in each gift bag, how many stickers will she need?

• 3 stickers
• 9,909 stickers
• 9,990 stickers
• 990 stickers

A grocery store receives a delivery of 2,760 packets of potato chips. There were 23 boxes delivered that each contained the same number of packets. How many packets were in each box?

• 100 packets
• 120 packets
• 125 packets
• 150 packets

Pete works in a bakery decorating cupcakes. He can frost 25 cupcakes in one hour. Over 4 weeks he worked for 150 hours. How many cupcakes did he frost in 4 weeks?

• 3,750 cupcakes
• 375 cupcakes
• 3550 cupcakes
• 600 cupcakes

Selina went shopping and bought Christmas gifts for her family. She bought presents for 8 family members and spent an average of $36 per person. How much did she spend altogether?

• $248
• $280
• $4.50
• $288

The Robinson family took a road trip where they travelled 300 km every day for one week. How far did they travel in all?

• 1,500 km
• 2,100 km
• 3,000 km
• 2,400 km

A 5th grade class collects 590 cans in their fall food drive. To transport it to a local food bank, the students will pack it in boxes that hold 32 cans. How many boxes will they need?

• 18.5 boxes
• 18 boxes
• 19 boxes
• 1,500 cans

Aiden has 75 pieces of candy which he wants to share with his friends. He wants each of his 11 friends to get an equal amount of candy and he will keep the rest. How much candy will Aiden keep for himself?

• 6 pieces of candy
• he won't keep any
• 7 pieces of candy
• 9 pieces of candy

Nilaya is making bracelets to sell at a craft fair. She has 800 beads and needs 21 to make one bracelet. How many bracelets can she make?

• 38 bracelets
• 39 bracelets
• 40 bracelets
• 35 bracelets