Division and Multiplication Word Problems

Amy will need tickets to ride the rides at Six Flags.  She has 86 tickets and she needs 4 for each ride.  How many rides will she be able to go on with 4 tickets per ride? How many tickets does she have leftover?

• 22 rides with 4 tickets left
• 21 rides with 4 tickets left
• 20 rides with 2 tickets left
• 21 rides with 2 tickets left

A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If the theater fills every seat for 4 days, how many tickets were sold?

• 1,840
• 4,609
• 3,090
• 8,400

There were 1,250 students participating in a race. The race was held over 5 days. An equal number of students ran the race each day. How many students ran each day?

• 470 Students
• 400 Students
• 350 Students
• 250 Students

A store received a shipment of 9 televisions. Each television is worth $4,756. How much is the shipment worth?

• $41,750
• $42,804
• $49,025
• $42,020

Drew has 4 gardens in his backyard. He bought 218 plants to share equally among each garden. How many plants are in each garden, and how many plants are left over?

• 49 with 2 left over
• 52 with 0 left over
• 54 with 2 left over
• 72 with 0 left over

Fort Bend ISD is building a new elementary school. The district plans to purchase 27 desks for each of the classrooms, and there are 36 classrooms. How many desks does the district need to buy?

• 252
• 360
• 972
• 100

Shawn had 1,898 marbles. He gave an equal number of marbles to each of 8 friends. How many marbles does Shawn have left? 

• 10 marbles
• 4 marbles
• 2 marbles
• 8 marbles

There were 168 contestants in a bicycle race. The riders were divided into 3 equal groups. How many riders were in each group?

•  56 riders
• 58 riders
• 165 riders
• 171 riders

Elizabeth built a castle using 72 blocks. She used an equal number of blocks on all six sides. How many blocks did she use on each side?

• 78 blocks
• 66 blocks
• 13 blocks
• 12 blocks

There are 124 fourth grade students divided equally among 4 classes.  How many students are in each class?

• 29 students
• 30 students
• 31 students
• 32 students