Two Step Multiplication and Division Story Problems

Pedro buys 4 books at the fair for $7 each. What is the total amount Pedro spends on the 4 books? You have equal groups. How can you solve?

• subtract

• divide

• multiply

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

The fruit seller packs 72 oranges into bags of 8 each. He sells all the oranges at $4 a bag. How much money did he receive? Which equation shows how many bags are sold?

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

What type of math?

Two step problem!
The Johnson family is preparing their holiday dinner. They need 2 pounds of ham for every 3 people. If they are expecting 12 people for dinner, how many pounds of ham should they buy?

• Division -- Multiplication

• Subtraction -- Addition

• Addition -- Multiplication

• Multiplication -- Addition

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

Ms. Ohnsted ordered 6 packs of books. Each pack had 9 books. How many books did she order?

• 54

• 45

• 14

• 3

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Peter bought 8 packs of gum. Each pack had 6 pieces. What equation represents this math problem?

• 8 + 6 = 14

• 8 - 2 = 6

• 8 + 6 = 48

• 8 x 6 = 48

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Jenny buys 3 packages of stickers. There are 6 stickers in each package. Jenny wants to share the stickers equally with her brother. Which equation should Jenny use to find the number of stickers, N, to give her brother?

• 3 x 6÷2= N

• 3 + 6 ÷2= N

• 2 x 6 ÷3 = N

• 2 + 6 ÷ 3 = N

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Jonah five bags of candy with 20 pieces of candy in each bag. Janissa has twenty bags of candy with 5 pieces of candy in each bag. How many pieces of candy do they have in all?

By Jonah

• 100

• 50

• 200

• 150

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jill has eight hair ties and each hair tie has 12 polka dots on it. How many polka dots are there in all?

• 84

• 96

• 24

• 20

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Kayla has nine cages and six dogs to put in each cage. How many dogs does she have in all?

• 45

• 54

• 63

• 36

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3