Multiplication and Division Word Problem Practice

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.

The 5th grade classrooms received 12 new iPads, each iPad cost $465. How much did it cost to buy all the iPads?

• 5,580

• 1,395

• 5,880

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

 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

Yudith has 19 red shirt and 37 black shirts. She wants to put them into 8 equal groups. How many will be in each group?

• 56

• 70

• 7

• 560

A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If the theater fills every seat for 3 weeks, how many tickets were sold?

• 1,380

• 9,660

• 9,200

• 13,800

Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?

• 156 inches

• 36 inches

• 83 inches

• 93 inches

Each grade level at Hooperville schools has 298 students. If there are 13 grade levels, how many students attend Hooperville Schools?

• 3,784 students attend Hooperville Schools.

• 7,748 students attend Hooperville Schools.

• 894 students attend Hooperville Schools.

• 3,084 students attend Hooperville Schools.

Tom went to the store and bought chairs. Each chair cost 5 dollars. How much money did Tom spend for the 4 chairs he bought?

• $20

• $1

• $15

• $10

Emily is a baker.  She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags.  How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48

• 60

• 6

• 4