Math Multiplication Division Problems

Read the problem below. Determine whether you need to multiply or divide. Valerie bought 81 flowers. If she wants to split the flowers equally among 9 vases, what is the number of flowers Valerie should put in each vase?

• Multiplication

• Division

Sophia and Maddie baked 40 cookies. If they share them equally, how many cookies does each girl get?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 40

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

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8

A box of books weighs 27 pounds.  Each book weighs 3 pounds.  How many books are in the box?

• 5

• 9

• 7

• 4

Kim mother wants to make 3 ribbons of equal length.  She has 21 inches of ribbon.  How long will each ribbon be?

• 12 inches

• 3 inches

• 7 inches

• 5 inches

Brittany bought three cups of coffee. Each cup cost 4 dollars. How much did she spend on coffee?

• 10 dollars

• 7 dollars

• 12 dollars

• 8 dollars

Eric bought 5 posters from a bookstore. Each poster cost $10. What was the total cost of the 5 posters?

• $50

• $15

• $5

• $2

There are 35 campers equally sharing 5 tents. How many campers are in each tent?

• 9

• 7

• 30

• 40

Read the problem below. Determine

whether you need to multiply or

divide.

There are 35 students in gym class. There are 7 students on each team. How many teams are there?

• Multiplication

• Division

There are 20 cupcakes at the bakery.  4 kids buy all of the cupcakes and share them equally.  How many cupcakes would each kid get?

• 6

• 24

• 8

• 5