Multistep Word Problems Multiplication and Division

There were 25 bouncy balls in the bucket.

If they were shared among 5 friends, how many would each friend get?

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• 5

• 3

• 2

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

• 4

• 5

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• 7

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

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

• 20

• 5

Ethan wants to check the division problem below. 6 ÷ 3 = 2. Which number sentence represents the inverse operation he can use?

• 3 + 3 = 6

• 6 - 3 = 3

• 2 x 3 = 6

• 3 + 2 = 6

Amy and her mom went to the store to get Halloween candy. Each bag of candy cost $2. They bought 6 bags of candy. How much did they spend on all of the candy they bought?

• $8

• $12

• $6

• $4

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?

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• 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

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