Multiplication and Division Word Problems

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?

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There were 28 bouncy balls in the bucket.

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

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

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Joey had 18 pieces of candy to eat. If he was going to eat the same amount each day for three days, how much would he eat in one day?

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Brittany bought three cups of coffee. Each cup cost 4 dollars. How much did she spend on coffee? (a)  

• 10 dollars
• 7 dollars
• 12 dollars
• 8 dollars

The Halloween party had 3 boxes of prizes to choose from. (a)  

• 12 prizes
• 27 prizes
• 6 prizes
• 4 prizes

There are 10 students

in the class and there

are 40 stickers. If the

stickers are divided

equally among the

students, how many

does each student get?

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Boston made 24 cupcakes for a birthday party. She will place them in boxes evenly. If each box holds 6 cupcakes, how many boxes will Boston need for all her cupcakes?

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Miss Skelton put her magnetic
letters in 5 separate bags to
keep them organized. If she
put 8 letters in each bag, how
many total letters does she
have to work with?

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Mrs. Bremer needs to feed 21 people at a pizza party. If each person will eat exactly one slice and a pizza contains 7 slices, how many pizzas should she order?

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Each batch of blueberry muffins requires 2 cups of blueberries. If Lakisha has ten cups of blueberries, how many batches of muffins can she make?

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