Multiplying and Dividing Word Problems

Answer the question in the picture

• More than 2

• Less than 2

Dividing a fraction by ¼ is the same as multiplying that fraction by 4.

• True

• False

Jamie bought 4 pounds of sugar for $2.56. What is the cost of sugar per pound?

• Multiplication

• Division

The cost of one chair is $349.50. Find the cost of 5 chairs?

• Multiplication

• Division

Merkel bought 10 cups. The cups cost $1.25 a piece. How much money does he need to pay?

• Multiplication

• Division

Emily bought 15 books at a cost of $172.50. What is the cost of each book if they all cost the same?

• Multiplication

• Division

30 students went on the school trip. If the total cost of the trip was $802.50, then how much money does each student need to contribute?

• Multiplication

• Division

Susie, Eric, Kim, and Tom each sold 10 boxes of candy bars to raise money for their school. Each box contained 45 candy bars. How many candy bars did the four friends sell together?

• 180 candy bars

• 450 candy bars

• 900 candy bars

• 1800 candy bars

Veronica baked 12 cookies. Her sister baked twice as many cookies as Veronica. How many cookies did they bake altogether?

Mr. Johnson ordered 32 boxes of paper clips. There were 86 paper clips in each box. How many paper clips does Mr. Johnson have for his classroom now?

• 2,679 paper clips

• 2,752 paper clips

• 3,302 paper clips

• 3,592 paper clips