Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Sturdy Furniture Shop sold

5 chairs last week. If each chair costs 6 dollars, which equation can be used to find the total cost of the 5 chairs?

• 5+6=?

• 5x6=?

• 6-5=?

• 6/5=?

Answer explanation

Each chair i $6 so we are repeating six five times to find the total. Since the total is missing, it is multiplication.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Lily purchased 9 CD's at the

music store. The total cost of the CD's that Lily purchased was 63 dollars. If the price of each CD is the same. Which equations would help find the cost of one CD?

• ?/9=63

  63x?=9

• 63/9=?

  63x9=?

• 63x9=?

  9x?=63

• 63/9=?

  9x?=63

Answer explanation

This problem is division because we are splitting the total amount of money by 9 for each CD. you can turn the equation 63/9=? into a multiplication equation by trying to see what you can multiply 9 by to get a product of 63. 9x?=63

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

Noli needs to send 7 letters to his friends abroad. If he needs 6 stamps on each letter, how many stamps does he need in all?

• 42

• 36

• 30

• 24

Answer explanation

This problem is multiplication because we have the groups and the amount in each.We need to find the total. 6x7=42.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There are 9 rows of trees at the park. The same number of trees are planted in each row. If there is a total of 81 trees. how many trees are planted in each row?

• 72

• 9

• 6

• 7

Answer explanation

This problem is division because we are splitting the 81rees into equal rows. 81/9=9

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Alvindra, Simone, and Theodorah collected a total of 27 nuts yesterday. If each of them collected the same number of nuts, how many nuts did Alvin collect?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

Answer explanation

This problem is division because we are slitting the 27 nuts among the 3 friends. 27/3=7

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Charice wants to fill 4 shelves with books. If she can put 8 books on each shelf, how many

books does she need?

• 32

• 40

• 24

• 16

Answer explanation

This problem is multiplication because we are trying to find the total number of books. 4x8=32

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Each ticket at the school play costs 3 dollars. If Joan purchased a total of 7 tickets, how much did she pay for the tickets she purchased?

• 27

• 10

• 4

• 1

Answer explanation

This problem is multiplication because we are trying to find the total amount of money. 7x3=27

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3