Math Word Problems: Mastering Multiplication & Division Keywords

Sarah has 5 apples. She buys 3 more apples. How many apples does she have now? (Addition)

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 4

Tom has 12 candies. He gives 4 candies to his friend. How many candies does Tom have left? (Subtraction)

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 4

A box contains 6 packs of crayons. Each pack has 4 crayons. How many crayons are there in total? (Multiplication)

• 20

• 18

• 24

• 30

There are 20 cookies. If you divide them equally among 5 friends, how many cookies does each friend get? (Division)

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

Lily has 8 balloons. She gets 2 more balloons from her mom. How many balloons does she have altogether? (Addition)

• 8

• 12

• 10

• 6

Jake has 15 toy cars. He loses 5 of them. How many toy cars does he have now? (Subtraction)

• 5

• 15

• 20

• 10

A farmer has 3 fields. Each field has 10 trees. How many trees are there in total? (Multiplication)

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 20

If there are 24 students in a class and they are divided into groups of 6, how many groups are there? (Division)

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5

Emma read 7 books last month and 5 books this month. How many books has she read in total? (Addition)

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 8

Mark had 30 marbles. He gave away 10 marbles to his brother. How many marbles does he have left? (Subtraction)

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 15