Multiplication Division Word Problems

There are 570 students at a school. If each classroom holds 30 students, how many classrooms are needed at the school? 

• 15

• 19

• 17,100

• 600

Tim bought 405 crayons that came in packs of 15. How many packs of crayons did Tim buy?

• 6,075

• 27

• 25

• 420

I bought 245 packs of baseball cards.  Each pack has 16 cards in it.  How many total cards did I buy?

• 261

• 229

• 3920

• 4920

Ms. Kahley bought 4 bags of candy.

Each bag had 80 pieces.

How many pieces of candy are there in all?

• 300 pieces

• 84 pieces

• 320 pieces

• 300 pieces

 A box of chalk contains 8 pieces of chalk. If Ms. Daye buys three boxes, how many pieces of chalk does she buy?

• 11

• 24

• 32

• 2

For two weeks, Kimberly must walk her neighbor's dog two times a day. Kimberly's neighbor will pay her $15 for each day. How much money will Kimberly make?

• $310

• $180

• $240

• $210 

The veterinarian saw 6 times as many dogs at the office this week as cats.  He saw 42 dogs.  How many cats did he see?

• 8

• 252

• 241

• 7

A farmer has 26 employees. He pays each employee $410 per week. After paying his workers for one week, he has $162 left. How much did the farmer have at first?

• $162

• $572

• At first the farmer had $3,280.

• At first the farmer had $10,822.

Shontal had 70 pine cones. She divided them equally into 10 bowls. How many pine cones are in each bowl?

• 10

• 70

• 7

• 700

At the fair, all 28 students want to ride the Twister.  Each car will hold 4 people.  How many cars will they need ?

• 3

• 8

• 7

• 9