Multiplication Expressions

Select all situations that match the equation 48÷6=? Pick 3 answers.

• There are 48 volleyball players on 6 equal teams. How many players are on each team?

• There are 48 basketball teams at the tournament. There are 6 players on each team. How many basketball players are at the tournament?

• There are 48 kids swimming in the pool. Then 6 kids leave the pool. How many kids are swimming in the pool now?

• There are 6 buses. Each bus has 48 students on it. How many students are there altogether?

• There are 48 oranges in the box. Jada puts 6 oranges in each bag. How many bags does Jada need for all the oranges?

There are 5 rows of flowers in the garden. Each row has the same number of flowers. There are 30 flowers altogether. How many flowers are in each row? Pick 2 answers.

• 5×?=30

• 30÷5=?

• 30×?=5

• 5÷?=30

• 5×30=?

Lin covers her desk with 77 sticky notes. The sticky notes are in 7 equal rows. How many sticky notes are in each row? Write a division equation to represent the situation.

Lin covers her desk with 77 sticky notes. The sticky notes are in 7 equal rows. How many sticky notes are in each row? Write a multiplication equation to represent the situation.

There are 278 students at the school. 197 go home by foot or by car. The rest take a school bus. Each bus holds 35 students. Which of the following best explains why the students who take the bus cannot all fit in 2 buses?

• Because 81 students require at least 3 buses since 2 buses can only hold 70 students.

• Because 197 students take the bus, which is more than the capacity of 2 buses.

• Because 278 students divided among 2 buses gives more than 35 students per bus.

• Because 2 buses can only hold exactly 70 students and there are only 35 students taking the bus.

There are 278 students at the school. 197 go home by foot or by car. The rest take a school bus. There are 3 buses and each bus carries the same number of students. How many students are on each bus?

• 27

• 28

• 26

• 25

Mr. Juarez buys 5 packs of notebooks. Each pack has 6 notebooks. He gives an equal number of notebooks to each of his 3 children. How many notebooks does each child get?

• 8

• 10

• 11

• 14

How many groups of 9 are in 72?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 10