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Repeated Subtraction and Multiplication in Word Problems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ashley and Avionna are making a sticker page.  They made 8 rows of stickers. They put 6 stickers in each row.  How many stickers did they place in rows?

a)

14

b)

48

c)

42

d)

56

2.

Mr. Starling wants to rearrange his closet of shoes.  There are 32 pairs of shoes in his closet.  He wants 4 rows of shoes.  How many pairs of shoes will go in each row?

a)

7

b)

28

c)

36

d)

8

3.

Ms. Brown bought 5 bags of candy.  In each bag there were 10 pieces of candy.  How many pieces of candy did Ms. Brown buy?

a)

15

b)

50

c)

5

d)

55

4.

Josiah picks 25 apples.  He places 5 apples in each bag.  How many bags does Josiah have?

a)

25

b)

30

c)

20

d)

5

5.

Frandier and Bryant helped pack boxes to donate to charity. Frandier packed 28 boxes with 32 books in each box. About how many books did Frandier pack?

a)

300

b)

900

c)

600

d)

1,200

6.

Frandier and Bryant helped pack boxes to donate to charity. Frandier packed 28 boxes with 30 books in each box. Bryant packed 31 boxes with 25 books in each box. How many more books did Frandier pack?

a)

3

b)

65

c)

118

d)

230

7.

Damien had a supply of 3,016 pencils.  There were 273 students who EACH borrowed 4 pencils.  How many pencils are left in the supply bin?

a)

2,084

b)

2,743

c)

1,924

d)

1,929

8.
a)
30
b)
40
c)
60
d)
80
9.

Mr. Parker has 982 pounds of grain. He feeds 240 to his pigs and 460 to his cows. How much grain does he have left?

a)

522 pounds

b)

228 pounds

c)

742 pounds

d)

282 pounds

10.

Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

a)

136 - (15 x 3)

b)

136 + (15 x 3)

c)

(136 - 15) x 3

d)

(136 + 15) x 3

11.
a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

a)

136 - (15 x 3)

b)

136 + (15 x 3)

c)

(136 - 15) x 3

d)

(136 + 15) x 3

13.

I can use skip counting on a number line, arrays, picture, or repeated addition to solve this type of problem

a)

division

b)

addition

c)

subtraction

d)

multiplication

14.

A fifth grader has 75 Pokemon cards. He lets his friend borrow 8 cards. Then he lets his other friend borrow 4 cards. How many cards does the fifth grader have after he lets his friends borrow some cards?

a)

52 cards

b)

71 cards 

c)

67 cards

d)

63 cards 

15.

Some tools I can use are repeated subtraction and drawing a picture to solve this type of problem

a)

division

b)

subtraction

c)

addition

d)

multiplication

16.

The local school is collecting money to help pay for new recess equipment. The school wants to collect $2,000.00. If the school collects $1,455.00, then how much more money do they need to collect?

a)

$545

b)

$645

c)

$445

d)

$535

17.

In order to find the product, you must _________________ the factors.

a)

subtract

b)

multiply

c)

divide

d)

row

18.

The picture shows a subtraction ___________________.

a)

multiplication

b)

equation

c)

word problem

d)

repeated addition

19.

Abby had 3 baskets of apples. In each basket were 6 apples. How many apples did she have in all?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

18

d)

6

20.

Which word problem matches the number sentence: 4 x 7? 

a)

Niko has 7 pencils. He bought 4 more at the school store. How many pencils does Niko have now? 

b)

Kaydance has 7 pencils. She gave 4 of them to her friend Lilia. How many pencils does Kaydance have left? 

c)

Haiden has 4 bags of pencils. There are 7 pencils in each bag. How many pencils does Haiden have?