Identifying Multiplication & Division Word Problems

Sunrise Goat Farm has 5 pens.

Each pen has 9 goats. How many goats are on the farm?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Alani has 2 buckets of worms. Each bucket has 5 in it. How many worms is that?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

At a restaurant, there are 6 tables. If there are 48 people, how many will sit at each table?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Read the problem below. Determine

whether you need to multiply or

divide.

Tylin has 12 boxes of cookies. If each

box of cookies contains 6 cookies, how

many cookies does Tylin have in all?

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Read the problem below. Determine

whether you need to multiply or

divide.

There are 35 students in gym class. There are 7 students on each team. How many teams are there?

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Read the problem below. Determine

whether you need to multiply or

divide.

Vanique made 20 cupcakes. If she wants to

split them equally among herself and 4

friends, how many cupcakes will each

person receive?

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Read the problem below. Determine

whether you need to multiply or

divide.

Anthony bought 6 boxes of dog treats. If Anthony purchased a total of 36 dog

treats, how many dog treats were in each box?

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Read the problem below. Determine

whether you need to multiply or

divide.

Valerie bought 81 flowers. If she wants

to split the flowers equally among 9

vases, what is the number of

flowers Valerie should put in each vase?

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Juan solved 8 math problems every day for 7 days. How many problems did he solve all together?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Logan has 11 boxes of gum. Each box has 5 pieces. How many pieces of gum does Logan have?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3