Multiplication/ Division Word Problems

Josefina's cat Whiskers, climbed into a tree and is afraid to get down. Her Dad climbed up a ladder to get Whiskers down. If he climbed up a ladder 15 steps, and each step is 32 centimeters, how far did he go?

• 192
• 480
• 160

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If the theater fills every seat for 3 weeks, how many tickets were sold?

• 1,380
• 9,660
• 9,200
• 13,800

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?

• 156 inches
• 36 inches
• 83 inches
• 93 inches

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Peng bought 26 treadmills at $1,334 each.  Then, she bought 19 stationary bikes for $749 each. How much did she spend?

• Peng spent $39,684.
• Peng spent $14,231.
• Peng spent $48,915.
• Peng spent $2,083.

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Each grade level at Hooperville schools has 298 students. If there are 13 grade levels, how many students attend Hooperville Schools?

• 3,784 students attend Hooperville Schools.
• 7,748 students attend Hooperville Schools.
• 894 students attend Hooperville Schools.
• 3,084 students attend Hooperville Schools.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A farmer has 26 employees. He pays each employee $410 per week. After paying his workers for one week, he has $162 left. How much did the farmer have at first?

• $162
• $572
• At first the farmer had $3,280.
• At first the farmer had $10,822.

Tags

TEKS.MATH.4.5A

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?

• Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.
• Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.
• Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8  would be left over.
• Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Burger city will need to hire 648 new employees for all the restaurants it plans on opening next year.  If 24 employees are needed to run each restaurant, how many restaurants are being opened next year?

• 24
• 37
• 30
• 27

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

4,820 ÷ 5

• 974
• 1,024
• 894
• 964

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

The Oregon Trail is 2,197 miles long. How long would it take a covered wagon traveling 20 miles a day to complete the trip? (round up)

• 100 days
• 110 days
• 95 days
• 120 days

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3