Multiplication and division Word Problems

Multiplication and division Word Problems

Mrs Dee

Objective

To answer word problems on multiplication and Division

Question 1

Tyler has 24 pieces of candy corn. He is going to share his candy corn equally with 2 friends. How many candy corn will Tyler and his 2 friends get if he shares them equally?

Question 2

James wrote 6 math problems on 34 pages in his math journal. How many math problems did James write in his journal?

Question 3

There are 56 students in the 4th-grade band class. The director wants to put them into rows of 4 students. How many rows will he need?

Question 4

James built animals out of clay. He made 4 dogs and 3 birds. If he made 4 legs for each dog and 2 legs for each bird, how many legs did he make in all?

Question 5

Frank bought several packs of baseball cards at the store. He ended up with 42 cards in all. If each pack of cards had 7 cards, how many packs did he buy?

Question 6

Austin had 40 markers to put into boxes. He put 8 markers into each box. How many boxes of markers did Austin make?

Question 7

Sami, Joeli, Angel, and Eli bought 88 green slimy candy bars. They wanted to divide the candy evenly. How many candy bars would each kid get, and how many would be left over?

Question 8

Darren has 21 pencils and seven bags. If he puts the same number of pencils in each bag, how many pencils will be in each bag?

Question 9

Aarav's plane got delayed and everyone has to wait in the airport. In the airport waiting area, there are a total of 112 seats arranged into 7 rows. How many seats are in each row?

Question 10

The Forest National Zoo had 82 monkeys. Each monkey could eat 4 bananas a month. How many bananas does the zoo need each month?

Question 11

There are 360 students at a school. If each classroom holds 30 students, how many classrooms are needed at the school?

Question 12

There were a total of 252 soccer games in the season. The season is played for 14 months. How many soccer games were played each month, if each month has the same number of games?

Question 13

Sam has 60 red marbles. Sam has 12 times more red marbles than Jessica. How many red marbles does Jessica have?

Question 14

Madison's cat Whiskers climbed into a tree and is afraid to get down. Madison's dad climbed up a ladder to get Whiskers down. If he climbed up a ladder 15 steps, and each step is 4 centimeters, how far did he go?

Question 15

For the Good Cheer food drive, your class collected 320 cans of food. Each family gets 40 cans of food. How many cartons will you need to pack them? 

Question 16

Mrs Dee bought 3 skirts and 4 tops at a store, how many different outfits can she make?

Poll

Are you getting better at solving word problems?

• Yes

• No

• I need more practice

Question 8

Darren has 21 pencils and seven bags. If he puts the same number of pencils in each bag, how many pencils will be in each bag?