Multiplication and Division Problem-Solving

Sabrina has 32 jelly beans to share with her 3 friends. How many jelly beans will each of the 4 girls get if they divide the jelly beans evenly?

• 4 jelly beans

• 6 jelly beans

• 8 jelly beans

• 9 jelly beans

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

The PTA volunteers made 8 treat sacks. They put 9 pieces of candy in each sack. How many pieces of candy were there in all?

• 17 pieces of candy

• 72 pieces of candy

• 81 pieces of candy

• 27 pieces of candy

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Tom went to the store and bought 4 chairs. Each chair cost $5. How much money did Tom spend for the 4 chairs he bought?

• $20

• $1

• $15

• $10

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Lucas went to a baseball game with his family. They purchased 5 tickets that were $15 each and a program that cost $12. How much did they spend altogether?

HINT - multi-step word problem

• $75

• $32

• $87

• $20

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jack and his brothers have 60 trophies. They will put the same number of trophies on each shelf in their game room. There are 5 shelves in the game room. How many trophies will go on each shelf?

• 65 trophies

• 12 trophies

• 55 trophies

• 300 trophies

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Isabel made cupcakes for the teachers at her school. She made 2 dozen chocolate cupcakes (there are 12 in a dozen). She also made 10 strawberry cupcakes. How many total cupcakes did Isabel make?

HINT - multi-step word problem

• 12 cupcakes

• 24 cupcakes

• 34 cupcakes

• 20 cupcakes

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Rachel's pet store has 24 tropical fish. They keep 3 fish in each fish tank. How many fish tanks are there at the pet store?

• 21 fish tanks

• 12 fish tanks

• 543 fish tanks

• 8 fish tanks

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Chendall planted 5 rows of rose bushes in her garden. She planted 5 bushes in each row.How many rose bushes did she plant in her garden in all?

• 10 rose bushes

• 25 rose bushes

• 15 rose bushes

• 20 rose bushes

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Scott has 28 toy cars to put on 4 shelves. He wants to put the same number of cars on each shelf. How many toy cars should Scott put on each shelf?

• 32 toy cars

• 112 toy cars

• 7 toy cars

• 24 toy cars

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

Gerardo bought 3 packages of mint gum and 2 packages of bubble gum. Each package had 8 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum did Gerardo buy?

HINT - multi-step word problem

• 26 pieces of gum

• 40 pieces of gum

• 12 pieces of gum

• 48 pieces of gum

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8