Multiplication or Division Word Problem

Multiplication or division word problem?

After going to the candy store, Mary had 11/12 of a pound of candy. Her mom had her put it into bags with 1/6 of a pound in each bag. How many bags of candy did she have?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem? Jerry is organizing his book shelf. His book shelf is 8/9 of a foot. Each of his chapter books is 1/12 of a foot wide. How many books can he fit on the shelf?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem? Naira had 6 mini watermelons for her family barbeque. She cut each watermelon into fourths. How many pieces of watermelon would she have?

• Multiplication

• Division

The bakery makes 6 pies. Each slice is 1/8 of the whole pie. How many slices are there?

• Multiplication

• Division

There are 45 students in the 7th grade band class.  The director wants to put them into rows of 5 students.  How many rows will he need?

• 10

• 5

• 3

• 9

Morgan planted 30 pumpkin seeds equally in 5 rows. How many pumpkin seeds did Morgan plant in each row?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8

Logan, Abdiel, Leo, and JJ bought 88 green slimy candy bars. They wanted to divide the candy evenly. How many candy bars would each kid get, and how many would be left over?

• Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8 would be left over.

• Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.

Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?

• 156 inches

• 36 inches

• 83 inches

• 93 inches

Sami, Joeli, Angel, and Eli bought 88 green slimy candy bars. They wanted to divide the candy evenly. How many candy bars would each kid get, and how many would be left over?

• Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8  would be left over.

• Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.

Emily is a baker.  She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags.  How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48

• 60

• 6

• 4