Factors & Multiples: Fun Word Problems for Grade 4

Sarah has 24 apples. She wants to pack them into bags with the same number of apples in each bag. What are the different ways she can pack the apples using factors of 24?

• 10

• 7

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

• 5

A school is organizing a field trip for 36 students. They want to divide the students into groups of equal size. What are the possible group sizes they can use?

• 10

• 7

• 5

• [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36]

Tom is making gift bags for a party. He has 30 candies and wants to put the same number of candies in each bag. What are the different ways he can distribute the candies using factors of 30?

• 12

• 4

• 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30

• 7

There are 45 chairs in a hall. If the chairs are arranged in rows with the same number of chairs in each row, what are the possible numbers of chairs per row?

• 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45

• 10

• 2

• 4

A farmer has 60 eggs and wants to pack them into cartons. Each carton can hold 12 eggs. How many cartons does he need, and how many eggs will be left over?

• 6 cartons, 0 eggs left over

• 5 cartons, 5 eggs left over

• 4 cartons, 2 eggs left over

• 5 cartons, 0 eggs left over

Lisa is organizing her toy collection. She has 48 toys and wants to arrange them in equal rows. What are the different ways she can arrange her toys using factors of 48?

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48

• 20

• 10

• 5

A bakery sells cupcakes in boxes of 8. If a customer orders 56 cupcakes, how many boxes will they need, and will there be any cupcakes left over?

• 8 boxes, 0 cupcakes left over

• 7 boxes, 0 cupcakes left over

• 5 boxes, 3 cupcakes left over

• 6 boxes, 2 cupcakes left over

A soccer team has 18 players. They want to form teams of equal size for practice. What are the possible team sizes they can create?

• 7

• 4

• [1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18]

• 5

Mark is planting flowers in his garden. He has 32 flower pots and wants to arrange them in rows with the same number of pots in each row. What are the different arrangements he can make using factors of 32?

• 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32

• 3

• 5

• 10

A library has 72 books to display. If they want to arrange the books in rows with the same number of books in each row, what are the possible numbers of books per row?

• 5

• 10

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72

• 15