Division or Multiplication Word Problems

Each batch of blueberry muffins requires 2 cups of blueberries. If Lakisha has ten cups of blueberries, how many batches of muffins can she make?

• 5

• 12

• 10

• 5

 A restaurant uses 3 cups of cornmeal to make one loaf of cornbread. If they have 27 cups of cornmeal, how many loaves of cornbread can the restaurant produce? 

• 4

• 9

• 30

• 21

Stacy wanted to share
some pictures she had taken on
her trip to the Grand Canyon
with her friend Laura. She put
them in 7 stacks to keep them
in order. Each stack had 6
pictures. How many pictures
did Stacy have to show Laura?

• 55

• 13

• 42

• 76

Joseph had 25 trophies.  He put an equal number of trophies on each of his 5 shelves. How many trophies were on each shelf?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 7

Susan had 20 pieces of candy.  She was going to share them equally with herself and 3 friends. How many pieces will each person get?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Veronica had 48 marbles.  She sorted them into 8 groups.  How many marbles will be in each group?

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 5

Mark had a jar containing 430 skittles. For his upcoming birthday party, Mark split the candy equally among nine treat bags for his guests. How many skittles did Mark put in each treat bag?

• ÷

• X

Mr. Ming used 783 bricks to build a wall. The wall was 9 brick rows high. How many bricks were in each row of the wall?

• ×

• ÷

Mr. Guerrero cooked 105 pounds of shrimp for the Fish Fry Fest. He served the shrimp that cooked. If Mr. Guerrero served each person 3 pounds of shrimp, how many people ate shrimp?

• Multiply the shrimp he cooked by the 3 pounds per guest

• Divide the cooked shrimp by the 3 pounds per guest

The auditorium had 416 seats that were grouped quality into 4 different sections. How many seats were in each section of the auditorium?

• Find the product of 416 and 4

• Find the quotient of 416 and 4