Mixed Multiplication and Division Word Problems

A baker is making cakes for a big party. She uses 1/4 cup of oil for each cake. How many cakes can she make if she has a bottle of oil that has 6 cups in it?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

At Polk High School, 1/2 of the students play a sport. Of the students who play a sport, 2/3 play football. What fraction of the students at Polk High School play football?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

twice

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

On Wednesday, a team of students cleaned 1/5 of a city block. On Thursday, the team cleaned 2 ¹/₂ as many blocks as on Wednesday. How many city blocks did the students clean on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

If a factory produces 600 gadgets a day and they need to fill an order of 4800 gadgets, how many days will it take to fill the order?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

How many hamburgers are there?

• 10 hamburgers

• 2/20 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 14 hamburgers

Multiplication or division word problem?

Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem? A mother makes 1/2 of a pound of white fudge. She divides the fudge into three equal containers. How much fudge does she put in each container?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem?

Jayson needs to read 1/4 of his book this week. He plans to read an equal amount each day for five days. What fraction of his book does he need to read daily?

• Multiplication

• Division