Simple Multiplication and Division Word Problems

 Admission to the carnival costs 5 dollars. If a family of 5 people attends the carnival, how much must they pay for admission in all?

• 34

• 10

• 76

• 25

James wrote 3 math problems on 12 pages in his math journal. How many math problems did James write in his journal?

• 24

• 15

• 32

• 36

Nikki has 24 strawberries. She needs 6 strawberries to make a smoothie. How many smoothies can she make?

• 6

• 24

• 4

• 8

The students at EP Foster School collected 2,790 cans of fruit for Cheers for Children. Each student brought in 5 cans. How many students attend the school?

• 840 students

• 585 students

• 855 students

• 558 students

There are 570 students at a school. If each classroom holds 30 students, how many classrooms are needed at the school? 

• 15

• 19

• 17,100

• 600

Tim bought 405 crayons that came in packs of 15. How many packs of crayons did Tim buy?

• 6,075

• 27

• 25

• 420

I bought 245 packs of baseball cards.  Each pack has 16 cards in it.  How many total cards did I buy?

• 261

• 229

• 3920

• 4920

Ms. Kahley bought 4 bags of candy.

Each bag had 80 pieces.

How many pieces of candy are there in all?

• 300 pieces

• 84 pieces

• 320 pieces

• 300 pieces

A farmer has 26 employees. He pays each employee $410 per week. After paying his workers for one week, he has $162 left. How much did the farmer have at first?

• $162

• $572

• At first the farmer had $3,280.

• At first the farmer had $10,822.

 A box of chalk contains 8 pieces of chalk. If Ms. Daye buys three boxes, how many pieces of chalk does she buy?

• 11

• 24

• 32

• 2