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Total questions: 65

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Name
Class
Date
1.
Joseph had 25 trophies.  He put an equal number of trophies on each of his 5 shelves. How many trophies were on each shelf?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
7
2.
Susan had 20 pieces of candy.  She was going to share them equally with herself and 3 friends. How many pieces will each person get?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
3.
Mr. Smith has 3 science classes.  Each group has 15 students in it.  How many students does Mr. Smith have?
a)
45
b)
30
c)
15
d)
40
4.
Rebecca sorted 42 marbles into 7 groups. Which number sentence is NOT in the same fact family as 42 ÷ 7 = 6 ?
a)
6 X 7 = 42
b)
42 ÷ 6 = 7
c)
6 x 42 = 252
d)
7 x 6 =42
5.
Rebecca sorted 42 marbles into 7 groups. Which number sentence is NOT in the same fact family as 42 ÷ 7 = 6 ?
a)
6 X 7 = 42
b)
42 ÷ 6 = 7
c)
6 x 42 = 252
d)
7 x 6 =42
6.

Mrs. Ivey was making muffins. She made a total of 28 muffins. If she shared them on 4 plates, how many would be on each plate?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

8

7.

Frisco ran 4 laps in the backyard.

Jack ran twice as far as Frisco.

How far did Jack run?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

2

8.

There were 28 bouncy balls in the bucket.

If they were shared among 7 friends, how many would each friend get?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

9.

Two loaves of pumpkin bread cost a total of 12 dollars. How much did each loaf cost?

a)

3 dollars

b)

4 dollars

c)

5 dollars

d)

6 dollars

10.
Kyle and Vanessa were
sharing the candy they brought
to school. Vanessa had 3 bags
of Skittles with 9 Skittles in
each bag. Kyle had 4 bags of
M&Ms with 6 in each bag. How
many pieces of candy did they
have to share?
a)
51
b)
45
c)
24
d)
27
11.
Stacy wanted to share
some pictures she had taken on
her trip to the Grand Canyon
with her friend Laura. She put
them in 7 stacks to keep them
in order. Each stack had 6
pictures. How many pictures
did Stacy have to show Laura?
a)
55
b)
13
c)
42
d)
76
12.
Josefina's cat Whiskers, climbed into a tree and is afraid to get down. Her Dad climbed up a ladder to get Whiskers down. If he climbed up a ladder 15 steps, and each step is 32 centimeters, how far did he go?
a)
192
b)
480
c)
160
13.
A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If the theater fills every seat for 3 weeks, how many tickets were sold?
a)
1,380
b)
9,660
c)
9,200
d)
13,800
14.
Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?
a)
156 inches
b)
36 inches
c)
83 inches
d)
93 inches
15.
Sami, Joeli, Angel, and Eli bought 88 green slimy candy bars. They wanted to divide the candy evenly. How many candy bars would each kid get, and how many would be left over?
a)
Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.
b)
Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.
c)
Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8  would be left over.
d)
Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.
16.
Complete the missing number in this pattern.....
5, 8, 11, 14 , ___, ___
a)
15, 18
b)
16, 19
c)
17, 20
d)
17, 21
17.
James wrote 3 math problems on 12 pages in his math journal. How many math problems did James write in his journal?
a)
24
b)
15
c)
32
d)
36
18.
Joe made $24.00 dollars mowing lawns last week.  He charges 4 dollars per lawn.  How many lawns did he mow last week?
a)
8
b)
6
c)
3
d)
5
19.
There are 45 students in the 7th grade band class.  The director wants to put them into rows of 5 students.  How many rows will he need?
a)
10
b)
5
c)
3
d)
9
20.
Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?
a)
6
b)
24
c)
7
d)
25
21.
The answer to a division question is called . . . 
a)
Divisor
b)
Multiplier
c)
Quotient
d)
Sum
22.
What do you call the answer to a multiplication problem?
a)
product
b)
multiply
c)
tree diagram
d)
equal groups
23.

There are 24 cupcakes. Riley, Maggie, and Laura each have an equal amount of cupcakes. How many cupcakes does each person have?

a)

24/3

b)

3/24

c)

3 · 24

24.

There are 20 cupcakes at the bakery. 4 kids buy all of the cupcakes and share them equally. How many cupcakes would each kid get?

a)

4/20

b)

20/4

c)

4 · 20

25.

Raleigh has 24 cookies. 4 kids share them equally. How many cookies does each kid get?

a)

4/24

b)

24 · 4

c)

24/4

26.

Tom went to the store and bought chairs. Each chair cost 5 dollars. How much money did Tom spend for the 4 chairs he bought?

a)

5 · 4

b)

5/4

c)

4/5

27.

Maggie had 21 mini cookies. She had 3 baskets. How many cookies can go in each basket if she divides them equally?

a)

21/3

b)

3/21

c)

3 · 21

28.

Sunrise Goat Farm has 5 pens. Each pen has 9 goats. How many goats are on the farm?

a)

5/9

b)

9 · 5

c)

9/5

29.

Ann bought 4 boxes of pencils. If there are 8 pencils in each box, how many pencils did she buy?

a)

8/4

b)

4 · 8

c)

4/8

30.

Gretta places 32 stamps into groups of 8. How many groups of stamps are there?

a)

8 · 32

b)

32/8

c)

8/32

31.

Ms. Rojas baked 27 cookies. 3 kids are sharing the cookies equally. How many cookies does each kid get?

a)

27/3

b)

3/27

c)

3 · 27

32.

Lindsey, Lyle, Matt, and Rishi each brought 6 guests to the school play. How many guests were at the school play?

a)

4/6

b)

6/4

c)

6 · 4

33.

A basketball team has 9 players. Each player has a white shirt and a blue shirt. How many shirts does the basketball team have?

a)

2 · 9

b)

9/2

c)

2/9

34.

There are 7 pairs of sneakers in the closet. How many sneakers are in the closet?

a)

7/2

b)

7 · 2

c)

2/7

35.

Ty’s dog eats 4 cups of dog food each day. How many cups of dog food does Ty’s dog eat in 7 days?

a)

7 · 4

b)

4/7

c)

7/4

36.

There were 10 go-karts on the track. Each go-kart has 4 wheels. How many wheels are there altogether?

a)

10/4

b)

4/10

c)

10 · 4

37.

Your friend brought 18 pretzels for you both to share at lunch. If you share the pretzels equally, how many will you get?

a)

18/2

b)

2/18

c)

2 · 18

38.
Shontal had 70 pine cones. She divided them equally into 10 bowls. How many pine cones are in each bowl?
a)
10
b)
70
c)
7
d)
700
39.
An airplane can hold 10 passengers. If there are 5 rows of seats on the airplane, how many seats are in each row?
a)
2
b)
10
c)
5
d)
50
40.
An airplane can hold 10 passengers. If there are 5 rows of seats on the airplane, how many seats are in each row?
a)
2
b)
10
c)
5
d)
50
41.
Sidney had 24 ice cubes. She divided them equally into 6 glasses. How many ice cubes did Sidney put in each glass?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
79
d)
24
42.
Sam wants to purchase 60 bars of soap. If the bars of soap come in packs of 6, how many packs should Sam buy?
a)
6
b)
640
c)
60
d)
10
43.
A librarian took 9 magazines and arranged them in stacks of 3. How many stacks did the librarian make?
a)
9
b)
3
c)
27
d)
30
44.
Sam shipped 50 glass bowls to his mother. If he divided the bowls equally among 10 boxes, how many bowls did Sam put in each box?
a)
50
b)
5
c)
10
d)
500
45.
There are 24 people running around the track. If the runners are evenly divided among the track's 4 lanes, how many people are running in each lane?
a)
40
b)
24
c)
4
d)
6
46.
There are 24 people running around the track. If the runners are evenly divided among the track's 4 lanes, how many people are running in each lane?
a)
40
b)
24
c)
4
d)
6
47.
For a parade, 18 dancers arranged themselves evenly in 6 rows. How many dancers were in each row?
a)
3
b)
18
c)
12
d)
6
48.
Blake bought 24 tomato plants. He planted them in his garden in 8 even rows. How many tomato plants did Blake put in each row?
a)
8
b)
24
c)
3
d)
2
49.
A photographer needs to mail 15 photographs to a newspaper in another town. If she can put 5 photographs in each envelope, how many envelopes will the photographer need to use?
a)
3
b)
20
c)
15
d)
5
50.
39 divided by 4
a)
6
b)
9 r 3
c)
3 r 9
d)
8 r 3
51.

495 ÷ 5

a)

97

b)

98

c)

99

d)

100

52.

528 ÷ 6

a)

84

b)

85

c)

86

d)

88

53.

476÷2

a)

237

b)

238

c)

250

54.

which number is the Quotient?

a)

3

b)

32

c)

96

55.

Which number is the Divisor?

a)

32

b)

96

c)

3

56.

A farmer packs 52 oranges into trays for market. Each tray holds 6 apples. How many apples are in the partially filled tray?

a)

4 oranges.

b)

8 oranges

c)

8 remainder 4 oranges

57.

85 divided 2

a)

42 r 1

b)

42

c)

44

58.
The answer to a division problem is called the:
a)
dividend
b)
divisor
c)
product
d)
quotient
59.
12 trees were planted in 3 rows.  to determine how many trees are in each row, we would do which of the following:
a)
Subtract
b)
Divide
c)
Multiply
d)
Add
60.
The number used to divide by in a division problem is called the:
a)
quotient
b)
dividend
c)
product
d)
divisor
61.
144 divided by 18 equals 8.
Which number is the quotient?
a)
144
b)
18
c)
8
62.
144 divided by 18 equals 8.
Which number is the divisor?
a)
144
b)
18
c)
8
63.
144 divided by 18 equals 8.
Which number is the dividend?
a)
144
b)
18
c)
8
64.
Johnny and his 6 friends divide 63 baseball cards amongst themselves.  How many baseball cards does each one get?
a)
10r3
b)
9
c)
8
d)
11
65.
If 5 students divide 22 pencils so that each student has the same number of pencils, how many pencils are left over?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4