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?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 8

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

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?

• 12

• 6

• 8

• 10

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

• 10 dollars

• 7 dollars

• 12 dollars

• 8 dollars

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

Each box had 9 prizes.

How many prizes were there in all?

• 12 prizes

• 27 prizes

• 6 prizes

• 4 prizes

There are 40 jelly

beans in Jim’s jar. If

the jelly beans are

organized into 8

groups, how big is

each group?

• 32

• 48

• 5

• 4

There are 3 baskets. In

each basket there are 7

apples. How many apples

are there in all?

• 10

• 14

• 24

• 21

Eliza has 27 flowers. If

she shares them among

3 friends, how many

flowers does each friend

get?

• 9

• 8

• 24

• 10

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?

• 50

• 5

• 4

• 14

There are 3 hamburgers

in a box. If there are 8

boxes, how many

hamburgers are there in

all?

• 21

• 30

• 11

• 24