Multiplication and Division

Reams of paper come in packs of 1,000. If Mrs. Arterberry purchases 525 reams for VRE, how many pieces of paper does the school have?*Remember what we do when we multiply and divide by 10s, 100s, and 1,000s. Ask yourself if you know your total or not. That will help you decide what strategy to use.

• 525,000

• 5,250

• 52,500

• 500,025

Lauren is solving 6 x 283. Which equation shows one way to solve 6 x 283?

• 6 x 283 = (6+200) x (6+80) x (6+3)

• 6 x 283 = (6x200) + (6x80) + (6x3)

• 6 x 283 = (6x200) x (6x80) x (6x3)

• 6 x 283 = (6+200) + (6+80) + (6+3)

What is the quotient of 876 and 4?

*Use the box method to solve this problem.

• 219

• 3,504

• 291

• 912

There are 336 cookies that will be packed into bags. Each bag will contain 8 cookies. How many bags of cookies will be filled?*Do you know your total? What do you do if you do know it? If you do know it, your answer cannot be greater than it.

• 24 bags

• 2,688

• 42 bags

• 43 bags

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sara bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 5 x 3 = 15

• 4 x 4 = 16

• 3 x 5 = 15

• 3

• 6

• 12

• 2

• 12

• 8

• 6

• 5