Multiplication & Division: Estimating and Solving Word Problems

A farmer has 24 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes with 6 apples each. How many boxes can he fill?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There are 48 students in a school. If they are divided into groups of 8, how many groups will there be?

• 5

• 7

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A baker makes 5 dozen cookies. How many cookies does he make in total? (Estimate the total first)

• 72 cookies

• 48 cookies

• 60 cookies

• 30 cookies

A toy store has 120 toys. If they are sold in packs of 10, how many packs can be made?

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 12

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2B

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2C

A gardener plants 7 rows of flowers with 9 flowers in each row. How many flowers are there in total?

• 81

• 63

• 54

• 72

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A library has 150 books. If they are arranged on shelves with 15 books each, how many shelves are needed?

• 12

• 20

• 8

• 10

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A box contains 36 chocolates. If each child gets 4 chocolates, how many children can receive chocolates?

• 6

• 12

• 8

• 9

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A school has 60 pencils. If each student gets 5 pencils, how many students can be served?

• 8

• 15

• 10

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A movie theater has 200 seats. If tickets are sold in groups of 10, how many groups of tickets can be sold?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 15

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 12 cookies. How many cups of flour are needed to make 36 cookies? (Estimate first)

• 15 cups

• 9 cups

• 6 cups

• 12 cups

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C