Multiplying and Dividing in Real-Life Scenarios

A bakery makes 48 cupcakes. If they pack them into boxes of 6, how many boxes do they need? If they want to make 5 times that amount, how many cupcakes will they need in total?

• 6 boxes needed, 180 cupcakes in total.

• 8 boxes needed, 240 cupcakes in total.

• 4 boxes needed, 120 cupcakes in total.

• 10 boxes needed, 300 cupcakes in total.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.1

A school has 120 students and wants to divide them into groups of 8 for a project. How many groups will there be? If each group needs 3 supplies, how many supplies are needed in total?

• 60 supplies

• 24 supplies

• 30 supplies

• 45 supplies

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A farmer has 250 apples and wants to sell them in bags of 10. How many bags can he fill? If he sells each bag for $5, how much money will he make if he sells all the bags?

• $200

• $125

• $100

• $150

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

A library has 1,200 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 30 books per shelf. How many shelves will they need? If they plan to add 4 more shelves, how many books can they hold in total?

• 1320

• 1340

• 1260

• 1200

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A toy store has 150 toys and wants to display them in sets of 5. How many sets can they create? If they want to create 3 times as many sets, how many toys will they need?

• 600

• 450

• 750

• 300

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

A concert hall has 600 seats. If 75% of the seats are filled, how many seats are empty? If they plan to add 50 more seats, what will the new total be?

• 150 empty seats and a new total of 650 seats.

• 150 empty seats and a new total of 600 seats.

• 100 empty seats and a new total of 700 seats.

• 200 empty seats and a new total of 600 seats.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A gardener plants 120 flowers in rows of 10. How many rows are there? If he wants to plant 4 times as many flowers, how many flowers will he plant in total?

• 10 rows and 240 flowers in total

• 15 rows and 600 flowers in total

• 8 rows and 320 flowers in total

• 12 rows and 480 flowers in total

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

A factory produces 500 gadgets a day. If they work 6 days a week, how many gadgets do they produce in a week? If they want to increase production by 20% next week, how many gadgets will they produce then?

• 4800

• 3000

• 3600

• 4200

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A restaurant serves 250 meals a day. If they want to serve 5 times that amount for a special event, how many meals will they need? If they can prepare 50 meals an hour, how many hours will they need to prepare for the event?

• 2000 meals, 40 hours

• 1500 meals, 30 hours

• 1000 meals, 20 hours

• 1250 meals, 25 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A sports team has 18 players and wants to divide them into teams of 3 for practice. How many teams can they form? If they want to have 2 more players join, how many teams will they have then?

• 4 teams initially, 5 teams with 2 more players.

• 6 teams initially, 5 teams with 2 more players.

• 6 teams initially, 6 teams with 2 more players.

• 5 teams initially, 7 teams with 2 more players.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3