Quiz about word problems

Question 1

Joseph had 25 trophies.  He put an equal number of trophies on each of his 5 shelves. How many trophies were on each shelf?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

7

Question 2

Susan had 20 pieces of candy.  She was going to share them equally with herself and 3 friends. How many pieces will each person get?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

7

Question 3

Mr. Smith has 3 science classes.  Each group has 15 students in it.  How many students does Mr. Smith have?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

30

Answer

15

Answer

40

Question 4

Mrs. Ivey was making muffins. She made a total of 28 muffins. If she shared them on 4 plates, how many would be on each plate?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

8

Question 5

Frisco ran 4 laps in the backyard.

Jack ran twice as far as Frisco.

How far did Jack run?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

2

Question 6

There were 28 bouncy balls in the bucket.

If they were shared among 7 friends, how many would each friend get?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

2

Question 7

Two loaves of pumpkin bread cost a total of 12 dollars. How much did each loaf cost?

Accepted Answer

6 dollars

Answer

3 dollars

Answer

4 dollars

Answer

5 dollars

Question 8

Kyle and Vanessa were
sharing the candy they brought
to school. Vanessa had 3 bags
of Skittles with 9 Skittles in
each bag. Kyle had 4 bags of
M&Ms with 6 in each bag. How
many pieces of candy did they
have to share?

Accepted Answer

51

Answer

45

Answer

24

Answer

27

Question 9

Stacy wanted to share
some pictures she had taken on
her trip to the Grand Canyon
with her friend Laura. She put
them in 7 stacks to keep them
in order. Each stack had 6
pictures. How many pictures
did Stacy have to show Laura?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

55

Answer

13

Answer

76

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

480

Answer

192

Answer

160

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

9,660

Answer

1,380

Answer

9,200

Answer

13,800

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

93 inches

Answer

156 inches

Answer

36 inches

Answer

83 inches

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

Answer

Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

Answer

Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8  would be left over.

Answer

Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.

Question 14

Complete the missing number in this pattern.....
5, 8, 11, 14 , ___, ___

Accepted Answer

17, 20

Answer

15, 18

Answer

16, 19

Answer

17, 21

Question 15

James wrote 3 math problems on 12 pages in his math journal. How many math problems did James write in his journal?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

24

Answer

15

Answer

32

Question 16

Joe made $24.00 dollars mowing lawns last week.  He charges 4 dollars per lawn.  How many lawns did he mow last week?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 17

There are 45 students in the 7th grade band class.  The director wants to put them into rows of 5 students.  How many rows will he need?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

3

Question 18

Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

25

Question 19

The answer to a division question is called . . .

Accepted Answer

Quotient

Answer

Divisor

Answer

Multiplier

Answer

Sum

Question 20

What do you call the answer to a multiplication problem?

Accepted Answer

product

Answer

multiply

Answer

tree diagram

Answer

equal groups

Question 21

Shontal had 70 pine cones. She divided them equally into 10 bowls. How many pine cones are in each bowl?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

10

Answer

70

Answer

700

Question 22

An airplane can hold 10 passengers. If there are 5 rows of seats on the airplane, how many seats are in each row?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

50

Question 23

An airplane can hold 10 passengers. If there are 5 rows of seats on the airplane, how many seats are in each row?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

50

Question 24

Sidney had 24 ice cubes. She divided them equally into 6 glasses. How many ice cubes did Sidney put in each glass?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

79

Answer

24

Question 25

Sam wants to purchase 60 bars of soap. If the bars of soap come in packs of 6, how many packs should Sam buy?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

6

Answer

640

Answer

60

Question 26

A librarian took 9 magazines and arranged them in stacks of 3. How many stacks did the librarian make?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

9

Answer

27

Answer

30

Question 27

Sam shipped 50 glass bowls to his mother. If he divided the bowls equally among 10 boxes, how many bowls did Sam put in each box?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

50

Answer

10

Answer

500

Question 28

There are 24 people running around the track. If the runners are evenly divided among the track's 4 lanes, how many people are running in each lane?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

40

Answer

24

Answer

4

Question 29

There are 24 people running around the track. If the runners are evenly divided among the track's 4 lanes, how many people are running in each lane?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

40

Answer

24

Answer

4

Question 30

For a parade, 18 dancers arranged themselves evenly in 6 rows. How many dancers were in each row?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

18

Answer

12

Answer

6

Question 31

Blake bought 24 tomato plants. He planted them in his garden in 8 even rows. How many tomato plants did Blake put in each row?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

8

Answer

24

Answer

2

Question 32

A photographer needs to mail 15 photographs to a newspaper in another town. If she can put 5 photographs in each envelope, how many envelopes will the photographer need to use?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

20

Answer

15

Answer

5

Question 33

39 divided by 4

Accepted Answer

9 r 3

Answer

6

Answer

3 r 9

Answer

8 r 3

Question 34

which number is the Quotient?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

3

Answer

96

Question 35

Which number is the Divisor?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

32

Answer

96

Question 36

A farmer packs 52 oranges into trays for market. Each tray holds 6 apples. How many apples are in the partially filled tray?

Accepted Answer

4 oranges.

Answer

8 oranges

Answer

8 remainder 4 oranges

Question 37

85 divided 2

Accepted Answer

42 r 1

Answer

42

Answer

44

Question 38

The answer to a division problem is called the:

Accepted Answer

quotient

Answer

dividend

Answer

divisor

Answer

product

Question 39

12 trees were planted in 3 rows.  to determine how many trees are in each row, we would do which of the following:

Accepted Answer

Divide

Answer

Subtract

Answer

Multiply

Answer

Add

Question 40

The number used to divide by in a division problem is called the:

Accepted Answer

divisor

Answer

quotient

Answer

dividend

Answer

product

Question 41

144 divided by 18 equals 8.
Which number is the quotient?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

144

Answer

18

Question 42

144 divided by 18 equals 8.
Which number is the divisor?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

144

Answer

8

Question 43

144 divided by 18 equals 8.
Which number is the dividend?

Accepted Answer

144

Answer

18

Answer

8

Question 44

Johnny and his 6 friends divide 63 baseball cards amongst themselves.  How many baseball cards does each one get?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

10r3

Answer

8

Answer

11

Question 45

If 5 students divide 22 pencils so that each student has the same number of pencils, how many pencils are left over?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

4

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