Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Santa's elves made 5 toys for each house on Main Street. There are 5 houses on Main Street. How many toys in all did the elves make?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

Juan solved 8 math problems every day for 7 days. How many problems did he solve all together?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

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

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

Danny and Journey have 25 pieces of gold. They sort them into 5 equal groups. How many pieces of gold are in each group?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

Sophia and Maddie baked 40 cookies. If they share them equally, how many cookies does each girl get?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 40

Kim mother wants to make 3 ribbons of equal length.  She has 21 inches of ribbon.  How long will each ribbon be?

• 12 inches

• 3 inches

• 7 inches

• 5 inches

Hazel mother wants to make 3 ribbons of equal length.  She has 21 inches of ribbon.  How long will each ribbon be?

• 12 inches

• 3 inches

• 7 inches

• 5 inches

Hazel wants to make 3 ribbons of equal length.  She has 21 inches of ribbon.  How long will each ribbon be?

• 12 inches

• 3 inches

• 7 inches

• 5 inches

Christina & Aileen had 24 brownies. They wanted to split the brownies into 3 baskets. How many brownies did the girls put in each basket?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

Jean had 28 pieces of candy. She split them evenly among her 7 friends. How many pieces did each friend get?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide