Dividing and Multiplying in Word Problems

Front

What is the operation used to find how many times one number is contained within another?

Back

Division

Front

What is the operation used to combine equal groups to find the total?

Back

Multiplication

Front

If you have 24 apples and want to divide them into 6 equal groups, how many apples will be in each group?

Back

4 apples

Front

If a baker uses 2 cups of flour for each cake and bakes 5 cakes, how much flour does he use in total?

Back

10 cups of flour

Front

What is the term for the result of a multiplication problem?

Back

Product

Front

What is the term for the result of a division problem?

Back

Quotient

Front

If there are 4 groups of 6 students, how many students are there in total?

Back

24 students

Front

If you have 50 candies and you want to share them equally among 10 friends, how many candies does each friend get?

Back

5 candies

Front

What is the mathematical symbol for multiplication?

Back

× (times)

Front

What is the mathematical symbol for division?

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÷ (divided by)