Word Problems with Multiplication and Division

A grocery store receives a delivery of 2,760 packets of potato chips. There were 23 boxes delivered that each contained the same number of packets. How many packets were in each box?

• 100 packets

• 120 packets

• 125 packets

• 150 packets

A 5th grade class collects 608 cans in their fall food drive. To transport it to a local food bank, the students will pack it in boxes that hold 32 cans. How many boxes will they need?

• 18.5 boxes

• 18 boxes

• 19 boxes

• 1,500 cans

An aquarium has 1134 fish, inlcuding 18 different species. The aquarium has the same number of each species. How many fish of each species does the aquarium have?

• 63

• 67

• 46

• 73

The school librarian unpacked boxes containing 2,408 new books. She divided the books equally among the 28 elementary classes in the school. How many books did the school librarian give each class?

• 97

• 88

• 86

• 84

The 5th grade class at Greenways Intermediate School sold more chocolate bars than any other class. They ordered 576 boxes of chocolate. Each box held 24 chocolate bars. How many chocolate bars did they sell?

• 13,818

• 3,456

• 13,824

• 13,248

A banana contains 105 calories. Last week, Nate and Haley ate a total of 14 bananas. How many calories did they eat?

• 525

• 1,450

• 1,470

• 4,305

An office needs to buy 20 new printers and 100 packages of paper. Each printer costs $300. Each package of paper costs $25. What is the cost of the printers and paper combined?

• $8,000

• $445

• $8,500

• $325

Gary has 7070 books. He has shared his books equally to his 70 juniors in his school. How many books does each junior get?

• 101

• 100

• 70

• 110

It takes 62 apples to make a pie. Beverly has 744 apples. How many pies can she make?

• 12

• 21

• 15

• 14

Burger city will need to hire 648 new employees for all the restaurants it plans on opening next year.  If 24 employees are needed to run each restaurant, how many restaurants are being opened next year?

• 24

• 37

• 30

• 27