Multiplication and Division Word Problems
Two Step Word Problems
Multiply by Multiples of 10
Finding Area
Finding Perimeter
100
Jerry put 21 tennis balls into 3 bags. He put the same number of balls in each bag. How many tennis balls are in each bag?
A. 7
B. 4
C. 10
D. 18
A. 7
100
Alex had 31 coins in his collection. He found 5 coins in his house and gave Bill 9 coins. How many coins does Alex have now?
A. 27
B. 45
C. 28
D. 17
A. 27
100
A. 210
B. 190
C. 200
D. 240
C. 200
100
Kristen bought a new tray. The rectangular bottom of the tray has side lengths of 9 inches and 4 inches.
What is the area of the bottom of the tray?
A. 26 square inches
B. 36 square inches
C. 13 square inches
D. 45 square inches
B. 36
100
A rectangular rug is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the rug?
A. 36 feet
B. 18 feet
C. 27 feet
D. 81 feet
A. 36 feet
200
The local zoo has a collection of 46 snakes. If 9 of the female snakes each lay 8 eggs, how many eggs will there be in all?
A. 70
B. 17
C. 80
D. 72
D. 72
200
Anthony is setting up chairs for the band concert tonight. He had 10 chairs in each row, but had to remove 4 from each row to make room for a walkway. If there are 7 rows, how many chairs are set up for the band concert?
A. 98
B. 21
C. 42
D. 13
C. 42
200
6 × 70 = ?
A. 100
B. 360
C. 280
D. 420
D. 420
200
Jack measured a section of his lawn. The rectangular patch has side lengths of 9 feet and 6 feet.
Note: Picture is not drawn to scale.
What is the area of the rectangular patch of lawn?
A. 15 square feet
B. 54 square feet
C. 48 square feet
D. 60 square feet
B. 54
200
The perimeter of the following polygon is 25 centimeters.
Picture not drawn to scale.
What is the unknown side length?
A. 3 centimeters
B. 6 centimeters
C. 10 centimeters
D. 12 centimeters
A. 3 centimeters
300
Ryan is finishing the fence around his house. He needs 9 pieces of wood, each 6 feet long. How much wood does Ryan need in all?
A. 15 feet
B. 48 feet
C. 63 feet
D. 54 feet
D. 54 feet
300
Matthew has 5 orange fish and 5 white fish. If he gives each fish 2 drops of medicine in their water each day, how many drops of medicine does Matthew give the fish in all every day?
A. 20
B. 8
C. 50
D. 12
A. 20
300
A. 450
B. 420
C. 400
D. 360
C. 400
300
What is one possible way to arrange unit squares to form a rectangle with an area of 45 square units?
A. 4 rows of 5 unit squares each
B. 9 rows of 4 unit squares each
C. 9 rows of 5 unit squares each
D. 5 rows of 8 unit squares each
C. 9 rows of 5 unit squares
300
What is the perimeter of the shape above?
A. 16 centimeters
B. 14 centimeters
C. 18 centimeters
D. 10 centimeters
B. 14 centimeters
400
Taylor bought 27 barrettes to split equally among her 9 friends. How many barrettes will each friend be given?
A. 36
B. 3
C. 18
D. 4
B. 3
400
Nathan had 8 pencils. His mother gave him 2 packs of pencils with y pencils in each pack. Now, he has 20 pencils in all. Which equation can be used to find how many pencils are in one pack?
A. 8 × 2 × y = 20
B. 8 × 2 + y = 20
C. 8 + 2 + y = 20
D. 8 + 2 × y = 20
D. 8 + 2 x y = 20
400
Mr. Shepherd got crayons for his classroom.
- He got 2 crates of crayons.
- Each crate has 7 boxes of crayons.
- Each box has 10 crayons inside.
How many crayons did Mr. Shepherd get in all?
A. 140
B. 700
C. 70
D. 1,400
A. 140
400
Monica received a new jewelry box from her aunt. The rectangular lid of the jewelry box has side lengths of 9 inches and 6 inches.
What is the area of the rectangular lid?
A. 45 square inches
B. 63 square inches
C. 54 square inches
D. 108 square inches
C. 54 square inches
400
What is the perimeter of the polygon pictured below?
Picture not drawn to scale.
A. 57 centimeters
B. 76 centimeters
C. 77 centimeters
D. 67 centimeters
D. 67 centimeters
500
Lissa charges $8 an hour to walk dogs. She charges $3 an hour to house sit.
Which number sentence can be used to find how much Lissa will earn if she walks dogs for five hours?
A. $11 × 5=
B. $8 × 3=
C. $8 × 5=
D. $5 × 8=
C. $8x5=
500
Brock's Deli had 371 bottles of water for the weekend. They sold 152 bottles of water on Saturday and 110 bottles of water on Sunday.
The following equation can be used to find the number of bottles of water left, b, after the weekend.
How many bottles of water, b, does Brock's Deli have left after the weekend?
A. 109
B. 413
C. 119
D. 329
A. 109
500
In a store, there are 4 boxes of chewing gum. Each box has 6 packs of gum.
In all, how many pieces of gum are in the store?
A. 240
B. 24
C. 600
D. 60
A. 240
500
Brian bought a new blanket. The rectangular blanket has side lengths of 7 feet and 5 feet.
Note: Picture is not drawn to scale.
What is the area of the blanket?
A. 42 square feet
B. 24 square feet
C. 35 square feet
D. 12 square feet
C. 35 square feet
500
Adam is buying a border to put around his favorite picture.
The picture is 5 inches long and 11 inches wide.
Picture not drawn to scale.
How much border should he buy?
A. 55 inches
B. 16 inches
C. 10 inches
D. 32 inches
D. 32 inches