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Simple Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Target had 6 boxes of sleds. Each box had 8 sleds in it. How many sleds did Target have altogether?

a)

48

b)

14

c)

2

d)

45

2.

Carmen wanted to put an equal number of marshmallows in 6 mugs of hot chocolate. If she has 42 marshmallows, how many will she put in each mug?

a)

252

b)

36

c)

48

d)

7

3.

5 friends were building 1 snow person each. Each snow person needed 3 snowballs. How many snowballs did the friends need altogether to build their snow people?

a)

9

b)

15

c)

8

d)

16

4.

There were 35 snowflakes on 7 fence posts. How many snowflakes were on each fencepost?

a)

42

b)

28

c)

245

d)

5

5.

There are 136 students in the school cafeteria. There are 8 students sitting at each table. How many tables are in the cafeteria?

a)

12 tables

b)

16 tables

c)

17 tables

d)

18 tables

6.

Mr. Nolan paid $36.95 for each adult shirt and $23.95 for each youth shirt he bought. Mr. Nolan bought 2 adult shirts and 5 youth shirts. How much money did he spend on these shirts?

a)

$167.35

b)

$258.65

c)

$232.65

d)

$193.65

7.

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood.  He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house.  Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood.  Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

a)

p = (185+25)+40 

b)

p = (185−25)−40 

c)

p=(185+25)×40 

d)

p=(185−25)÷40 

8.

Marcus sleeps 60 hours a week. This is 5 times as many hours as he plays Among Us. How many hours a week does Marcus play Among Us?

a)

11 hours

b)

12 hours

c)

13 hours

d)

14 hours

9.

Ximena used 224 lilies to make flower arrangements. She used 8 lilies in each arrangement. Then she sold half the arrangements. How many flower arrangements did Ximena sell?



(a)  

10.

Robert has 40 shells. This is 5 times as many as Kay has. How many shells does Kay have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

11.

Ashten bought winter hats for her and her friends. They came in packs of 4. If she bought 3 packs, how many hats did she have altogether?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

12

d)

1

12.

Ja'Kyi has 3 pizzas. If each pizza is cut into 6 slices, how many slices of pizza does he have altogether?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

3

d)

24

13.

Kari had 20 mittens and wanted to divide them into pairs. How many pairs of mittens does she have? HINT: Think about how many are in a pair?

a)

44

b)

40

c)

22

d)

10

14.

Mona is having a party at her house to celebrate her birthday. She invited some friends and family. Mona prepared rainbow-colored cupcakes for dessert. If she made one box of cupcakes for each of the 7 colors of the rainbow and each box has 6 cupcakes, how many cupcakes did Mona prepare in total?

a)

21 cupcakes

b)

18 cupcakes

c)

42 cupcakes

d)

45 cupcakes

15.

Mona is having a party at her house to celebrate her birthday. She invited some friends and familyThey planned to serve some cold drinks as well. If they make 9 pitchers of drinks and each pitcher can fill 6 glasses, how many glasses of drinks are they preparing?

a)

54 glasses

b)

20 glasses

c)

6 glasses

d)

34 glasses

16.

Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet The kids from Oakwood Elementary School are visiting a bird zoo for their field trip. To get to the bird zoo from the school, the kids have to ride some buses. If there are 7 buses and each bus has 3 adult supervisors to guide the children, how many supervisors are there in total?

a)

21 supervisors

b)

11 supervisors

c)

20 supervisor

d)

50 supervisors

17.

10 divided by 2

a)

7

b)

5

c)

6

d)

3

18.

24 divided by 6

a)

7

b)

8

c)

4

d)

5

19.

Eric bought 5 posters from a bookstore. Each poster cost $10. What was the total cost of the 5 posters?

a)

$50

b)

$15

c)

$5

d)

$2

20.

Derron bought a box of pizza that has 24 slices. Derron shared the pizza equally among 4 persons. How many slices did each person receive?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

6

d)

4