Multiplication and Division Word Problems and Unknowns

Sam’s tackle box has 5 drawers. He places 3 fishing lures in each drawer. How many lures does Sam have to use for fishing in all?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Joselin has a ribbon that is 35 inches long. She cuts it into 7 equal parts. Which model shows a representation of the length of each part?

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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?

• 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

What is the value of the unknown in the equation below?

54 = ? x 9

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CCSS.3.OA.A.4

Mrs. Phillips bought 3 packs of pencils. Each box contained 9 pencils. How many pencils did she buy? 

• 18

• 30

• 27

• 36

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sara bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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.3.OA.A.3

The students in third grade earned $81 selling bracelets to support the Everglades Restoration Project. If they sold each bracelet for 9 dollars how many bracelets did they sell?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Mrs. Smith has 24 students in her class. She has arranged the desks in groups. Which equation could NOT be used to represent the arrangement of Mrs. Smith’s desks?

• 24 = 3 x ?

• ? x 4 = 24

• 24 ÷ 6 = ?

• 24 = 7 X ?

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A new theater in town has 9 rows of seats in section one near the stage. There are 9 seats in each of these rows. How many audience members can sit in the section one seats in all?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3