Multiplication
Division
Volume
Word Problems
100

45 x 4

180

100

25 / 5

5

100

A rectangular prism has a length of 4 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 2 cm.
What is the volume of the prism?

24 centimeters cubed

100

A box of pencils has 12 pencils, and your class orders 8 boxes.
How many pencils does your class have in total?

Answer: 96 pencils

200
397 x 8

3176

200

750 / 25

30

200

A box has a volume of 120 cubic inches. If the length is 10 inches and the width is 4 inches, what is the height of the box?

Volume = length × width × height
120 = 10 × 4 × height
120 = 40 × height
height = 120 ÷ 40
height = 3 inches

200

Emma ate 3/8 of a pizza, and her brother ate 4/8 of the same pizza.
How much pizza did they eat altogether?

Answer: 7/8 of the pizza

300

51 x 74

3774

300
469 / 36

13 R1

300

A fish tank measures 8 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet tall.
If you fill it halfway with water, what is the volume of water in the tank?

Full volume: 8 × 3 × 2 = 48 ft³
Half full means ½ × 48 = 24 cubic feet

Answer: 24 ft³

300

Liam earns $5 each time he walks his neighbor’s dog.
If he walks the dog 3 times a week for 4 weeks, how much money does he earn in all?

$5 per walk × 3 times per week = $15 per week
$15 × 4 weeks = $60
Answer: $60 

400

748 x 64

47872

400

8623 / 154

55 R153

400

A storage container is made by stacking two rectangular prisms:

  • The bottom prism is 10 cm long, 6 cm wide, and 4 cm tall.

  • The top prism is 10 cm long, 6 cm wide, and 2 cm tall.

What is the total volume of the entire container?

 

Bottom prism: 10 × 6 × 4 = 240 cm³
Top prism: 10 × 6 × 2 = 120 cm³
Total volume: 240 + 120 = 360 cm³

Answer: 360 cm³

 

400

The fifth graders are setting up booths for the school fair.
Each booth needs 12 chairs. There are 9 booths, and each package of chairs contains 6 chairs.

How many packages of chairs do they need to buy?

 

Step 1: Find the total number of chairs needed
12 × 9 = 108 chairs

Step 2: Divide by number of chairs per package
108 ÷ 6 = 18 packages

500

418 x 759

317262

500

98274 / 32

3071 R2

500

A storage container is made by stacking two rectangular prisms:

  • The bottom prism is 25 cm long, 7 cm wide, and 8 cm tall.

  • The top prism is 34 cm long, 29 cm wide, and 10 cm tall.

What is the total volume of the entire container?

Volume = length × width × height
= 25 × 7 × 8

✅ Bottom prism volume = 1,400 cm³


Volume = 34 × 29 × 10

✅ Top prism volume = 9,860 cm³


1,400 + 9,860 = 11,260 cm³

500

There are 145 students going on a field trip.
Each bus can seat 30 students.
How many buses are needed so every student has a seat?

145 ÷ 30 = 4 R25 → You can’t have 25 students left behind, so you need 5 buses.

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