Christmas Multiplication and Division

1  Santa’s sleigh needs new bells. He has 27 bells to share among 9 reindeer.  How many bells will Santa give to each reindeer?

• 27 ÷ 3 = 9 
• 27 ÷ 9 = 5
• 9 ÷ 3 = 27 
• 27 ÷ 9 = 3

2.  The elves need to prepare the Christmas sweets. Each box of candy contains12 gumdrops.  They need to fill 7 boxes with gumdrops.  How many total gumdrops do they need

• 19, because 12 + 7 is 19
• 74, because 12 × 7 is 74
• 84, because 12 × 7 is 84
• 7, because 84 ÷ 12 is 7

3. Mrs Claus. baked 3 dozen peppermint cookies, If she gave each elf 4 cookies, how many elves did she share the cookies with?

• 12
• 9
• 36
• 40

4.  The North Pole tree was decorated with 13 stings of light. If there are 7 lights on each string, how many lights are on the tree?

• 71 lights
• 20 lights
• 4 lights
• 91 lights

5.  Rudolph and Donner and Blitzen each had a cold!  In one hour poor Rudolph sneezed 10 times. Blitzen sneezed 8 times  and Donner sneezed 11 times. How many times did the three reindeer sneeze in 3 hours?

• 87 times
• 29 times
• 67 times
• 24 times

6.  During Christmas Break we got 6 inches of snow each day. If it snowed for 9 days non-stop, how many inches of snow did we get?

• 15 inches
• 3 inches
• 48 inches
• 54 inches

7.  The reindeer need energy for their long night. Each reindeer needs 11 carrots . If there are 9 reindeer , how many carrots will they need for one night?

• 97
• 99
• 89
• 109

8.  Santa and 2 of his elves each have a bucket of candy canes.  There are 23 candy canes in each bucket.  How many candy canes do Santa and his elves have altogether?

• 46
• 25
• 69
• 26

9.  Santa needed to make36 presents by Christmas Eve. He has 6 elves. How many presents will each elf need to make if they each make an equal number for Santa?

• 216 presents
• 6 presents
• 42 presents
• 5 presents

10  If the Polar Express Train can carry 20 kids to the North Pole, how many kids can the train take if it makes 4 trips?

• 80, because 20 × 4 = 80
• 5, because 20 ÷ 4 = 5
• 24, because 20 + 4 = 24
• 84, because 20 × 4 is 84