Multiplication and 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

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

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

• 3,874 students attend Hooperville Schools.
• 7,748 students attend Hooperville Schools.
• 894 students attend Hooperville Schools.
• 3,084 students attend Hooperville Schools.

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.

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

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