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Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jerry has four packs of brownies. Each pack has three brownies. If he wants to split the brownies among six people, how many brownies does each person get?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

2.

There are 12 cookies on the counter. If you are sharing the cookies equally among three bags, how many cookies will go in each bag?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

2

3.

The teacher divides the class into 4 lines with 6 students in each line. How many children are in the class?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

20

d)

24

4.

The bag has 36 hair clips, and Laura and her three friends want to share them equally. How many hair clips will each person receive?

a)

9

b)

12

c)

6

d)

16

5.

Max the monkey loves bananas. Molly, his trainer, has 24 bananas. If she gives Max 4 bananas each day, how many days will the bananas last?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

12

d)

96

6.

Rachel has 3 bags. There are 4 marbles in each bag. How many marbles does Rachel have altogether?

a)

9

b)

16

c)

7

d)

12

7.

A blue scarf costs $3. A red scarf costs 6 times as much. How much does the red scarf cost?

a)

$9

b)

$18

c)

$2

d)

$12

8.

A book costs $18. That is 3 times more than a DVD. How much does a DVD cost?

a)

$9

b)

$6

c)

$54

d)

$12

9.

A red scarf costs $18. A blue scarf costs $6. How many times as much does the red scarf cost compared to the blue scarf?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

10.

Deb ran 3 miles. Karen ran 5 times as many miles as Deb. How many miles did Karen run?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

15

d)

20

11.

There are 90 students going on a field trip. If each bus held 30 students, how many buses are needed?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

Mary had 42 pencils. Six pencils fit into each of her pencil pouches. What is the smallest number of pencil pouches needed for all her pencils?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

13.

Sally is five years old. Her mom is eight times older. How old is Sally’s Mom?

a)

13

b)

20

c)

40

d)

50

14.

Sally has five times as many pencils as Mary. If Sally has 5 pencils, how many does Mary have?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

25

d)

50

15.

Ethan has 56 cookies. He has to split them evenly among 8 people, so how many cookies does each person get?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

16.

Spencer has five bags of chocolate. If each bag has three chocolates inside, how many chocolates does he have in total?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

10

d)

15

17.

Each octopus has 8 legs. If Tyler sees that there are 5 octopi in the tank, how many legs are there in the tank?

a)

13

b)

25

c)

40

d)

52

18.

Sydney has 12 pairs of socks. How many socks does she have in total?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

48

d)

144

19.

Jenny has 60 crayons in total, and she knows that each box holds 12 crayons. How many boxes will she need?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

20

d)

48

20.

CHALLENGE QUESTION: On the first day, Eddy brings in 3 packs with 6 bottles in each pack. Terry wheels in 6 packs with 6 bottles in each pack. How many bottles did the two bring in combined?

a)

18

b)

36

c)

54

d)

648