Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Which operation would be used to solve this problem?

• multiplication

• division

• addition

• subtraction

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,345 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves and was putting the same amount of books on each shelf. How many books did not fit on a shelf?

• 5

• 1

• 8

• 2

Mrs. Ivey was making muffins. She made a total of 28 muffins. If she shared them on 4 plates, how many would be on each plate?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 8

There were 28 bouncy balls in the bucket. If they were shared among 7 friends, how many would each friend get?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

Joey had 18 pieces of candy to eat. If he was going to eat the same amount each day for three days, how much would he eat in one day?

• 12

• 6

• 8

• 10

Brittany bought three cups of coffee. Each cup cost 4 dollars. How much did she spend on coffee?

• 10 dollars

• 7 dollars

• 12 dollars

• 8 dollars

The Halloween party had 3 boxes of prizes to choose from.

Each box had 9 prizes.

How many prizes were there in all?

• 12 prizes

• 27 prizes

• 6 prizes

• 4 prizes

There are 10 students

in the class and there

are 40 stickers. If the

stickers are divided

equally among the

students, how many

does each student get?

• 50

• 5

• 4

• 14

Boston made 24 cupcakes for a birthday party. She will place them in boxes evenly. If each box holds 6 cupcakes, how many boxes will Boston need for all her cupcakes?

• 32

• 12

• 6

• 4

Miss Skelton put her magnetic
letters in 5 separate bags to
keep them organized. If she
put 8 letters in each bag, how
many total letters does she
have to work with?

• 13

• 40

• 45

• 16