Understanding Division and Multiplication

How can you express the division of 10 by 5 as a multiplication problem?

• 5 times 5 equals 25

• 5 times 2 equals 10

• 10 times 5 equals 50

• 2 times 5 equals 12

Lucy has 15 balloons to divide into 3 equal bunches. How many balloons will each bunch contain?

• 15 balloons

• 5 balloons

• 3 balloons

• 10 balloons

If Lucy made 21 cupcakes and wants to distribute them equally on 3 plates, how many cupcakes will each plate have?

• 8 cupcakes

• 7 cupcakes

• 5 cupcakes

• 6 cupcakes

How many slices of pizza will each guest receive if there are 22 slices and 11 guests?

• 1 slice

• 2 slices

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

Which multiplication equation represents the division of 22 slices among 11 guests?

• 11 times 4 equals 22

• 11 times 3 equals 22

• 11 times 2 equals 22

• 11 times 1 equals 22