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Multiplication and Division Real World Problems

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,345 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves, how many books fit equally on each shelf?

a)

293

b)

1

c)

294

d)

469

2.

A pet store sold 74 puppies in one week. If each of the puppies cost $60, how much money did the pet store make?

a)

$4,440

b)

$4,432

c)

$3,810

d)

$4,810

3.

A fourth grade class has 22 students. Each box of crayons has 24 colors. If each student brings 2 boxes crayons for school supplies, how many crayons is that in all?

a)

1056

b)

1048

c)

1156

d)

1088

4.

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

5.

There are 570 students at a school. If each classroom holds 30 students, how many classrooms are needed at the school? 

a)

15

b)

19

c)

17,100

d)

600

6.

Tim bought 405 crayons that came in packs of 15. How many packs of crayons did Tim buy?

a)

6,075

b)

27

c)

25

d)

420

7.

I bought 245 packs of baseball cards.  Each pack has 16 cards in it.  How many total cards did I buy?

a)

261

b)

229

c)

3920

d)

4920

8.

A farmer has 26 employees. He pays each employee $410 per week. After paying his workers for one week, he has $162 left. How much did the farmer have at first?

a)

$162

b)

$572

c)

At first the farmer had $3,280.

d)

At first the farmer had $10,822.

9.

The 5th grade classrooms received 12 new iPads, each iPad cost $465. How much did it cost to buy all the iPads?

a)

5,580

b)

1,395

c)

5,880

10.

For two weeks, Kimberly must walk her neighbor's dog two times a day. Kimberly's neighbor will pay her $15 for each day. How much money will Kimberly make?

a)

$310

b)

$180

c)

$240

d)

$210 

11.

The students at EP Foster School collected 2,790 cans of fruit for Cheers for Children. Each student brought in 5 cans. How many students attend the school?

a)

840 students

b)

585 students

c)

855 students

d)

558 students

12.

The veterinarian saw 6 times as many dogs at the office this week as cats.  He saw 42 dogs.  How many cats did he see?

a)

8

b)

252

c)

241

d)

7

13.

John has 8 cabinets, he splits 139 papers between 7 cabinets. He put the remaining papers in the 8th cabinet. How many papers did he put in the 8th cabinet?

a)

19

b)

20

c)

6