Solving Multiplication and Division Word Problems

This video lesson focuses on solving multiplication and division word problems. It begins with an introduction to the concepts of multiplication as repeated addition and division as equal sharing. The lesson includes practice problems to help students identify when to use multiplication or division. It concludes with examples of mixed operations, incorporating addition and subtraction, to solve complex word problems.

What is the concept of multiplication often referred to as?

• Equal grouping

• Repeated addition

• Repeated subtraction

• Equal sharing

If you have 18 candies and want to share them equally among 3 friends, which operation would you use?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

Avianna buys 4 pizzas, each costing $8. Which operation would you use to find the total cost?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

Hillmo works 20 hours and makes $480. How would you find her hourly wage?

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

Samantha divides her students into 3 groups with 6 students each. How many students are there in total?

• 18

• 9

• 3

• 6

Dion, Destiny, and Donald buy 72 pencils to share equally. How many pencils does each person get?

• 12

• 36

• 24

• 18

Crystal House Schools purchase 9 boxes of pencils, each containing 62 pencils. How many total pencils did they purchase?

• 558

• 55800

• 620

• 5580

Chantal found 22 seashells and wants to share them with 4 friends. How many seashells does each person get?

• 6

• 5

• 7

• 4

If a word problem asks for the total of several groups of the same size, which operation should you use?

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

If a word problem involves equally sharing or splitting something, which operation should you use?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction