Division or Multiplication Word Problems

There are 45 students in the 7th grade band class.  The director wants to put them into rows of 5 students.  How many rows will he need?

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Morgan planted 30 pumpkin seeds equally in 5 rows. How many pumpkin seeds did Morgan plant in each row?

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Multiplication or division word problem?

Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

On Wednesday, a team of students cleaned 1/5 of a city block. On Thursday, the team cleaned 2 ¹/₂ as many blocks as on Wednesday. How many city blocks did the students clean on Thursday?

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Multiplication or division word problem?

At Brunswick Zone Arcade, of all the games in the arcade, 2/3 of them are racing games. Of those, ½ are motorcycle racing games. What fraction of the games at Brunswick are motorcycle games?

• Multiplication

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Multiplication or division word problem?

A candy store sells gumdrops in bags of 1/8 of a pound each. Determine the weight of six bags.

• Multiplication

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Multiplication or division word problem?

Mom has ½ cup of sprinkles to sprinkle on Brandon’s birthday cupcakes. She uses half of the sprinkles. How much does she use?

• Multiplication

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The corner market bakery needed 3/8 of a pound of sugar for their recipe. They only had ½ of what they needed. How much sugar did they have?

• Multiplication

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On Saturday, Mrs. YB baked a cobbler. After dinner, 3/4 of the cobbler remained. On Sunday, the family ate 1/3 of what was left. How much of the cobbler did the family eat on Sunday?

• Multiplication

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Multiplication or division word problem? A mother makes 1/2 of a pound of white fudge. She divides the fudge into three equal containers. How much fudge does she put in each container?

• Multiplication

• Division