Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Henry wants to split his

crayons into groups of 3.

Henry has 33 crayons.

How many groups will he create?

• 99 (multiply)

• 11 (divide)

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There are 3 baskets.

In each basket there are 7 apples.

How many apples are there in all?

• 21 (multiply)

• 10 (add)

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There are 40 jelly beans in Jim’s jar.

If the jelly beans are put into 8 groups,

how big is each group?

• 5 (divide)

• 320 (multiply)

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Eliza has 27 flowers.

If she shares them among 3 friends,

how many flowers does each friend get?

• 9 (divide)

• 81 (multiply)

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Rachel made 7 sweaters.

On each sweater she sewed 4 buttons.

How many buttons does she need in all?

• divide

• multiply

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Lilly has 9 candies stored in boxes.

If there are 3 boxes,

how many candies must go

in each box?

• 27 (multiply)

• 3 (divide)

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Jacob is inviting 5 friends to a party.

He has 15 hot dogs.

How many hot dogs does each friend get?

• 3 (divide)

• 75 (multiply)

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There are 3 hamburgers in a box.

If there are 8 boxes, how many

hamburgers are there in all?

• divide

• multiply

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Boston made 24 cupcakes.

She will place them in boxes evenly.

If each box holds 6 cupcakes,

how many boxes will Boston need for all her cupcakes?

• 144 (multiply)

• 4 (divide)

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Coach Roldan has 15 basketballs. He will place them evenly into 3 boxes. How many boxes will Coach use for all his basketballs?

• 45 (multiply)

• 5 (divide)

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