Vocabulary
Multiplication word problems
Division
Multiplication or Division?
Multiplication
100

What is the answer to a multiplication problem?

Product

100

Keyla collected 12 coins each day. How many coins did she collect in 2 days? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer  

2 x 12 = 24 coins

100

81 ÷  9 = 

9

100

Evan bought packages of 24 candy and put 3 pieces of candy in one cup. How many cups will he need to use all of the packages of candy?

Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve the problem. 

Division

8 cups

100

8x6= 

48

200

What are the numbers called that you multiply together?

Factors

200

5 athletes ran 3 laps each. How many laps were run in all by the athletes? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

5 x 3 = 15

200

30 ÷  3

10

200

Jessie and Megan sold 34 cups for $2.00 a cup. How much money did they make? 

Is this Multiplication or Division?

Multiplication

$68

200

12 x 7 =

84

300
What is the answer to a division problem?

Quotenient

300

Aiden, Lila, and Mrs. Signes each taught 2 online class. How many classes did they teach altogether? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

3 x 2 = 6


300

633 ÷ 3 = 

211

300

Jessie worked for 24 days and worked a total of 144 hours. How many hours did she work each day?

Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve. 

Division

6 hours. 

300

8 x 50= 

400

400

True or False: Division is the inverse operation of multiplication.

True.

400

9 students won 2 free ice creams each from the Snack Shack. How many ice creams were won?  Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

9 x 2 = 18

400

321 ÷ 3 =

107

400

There were 72 baked goods for a bake sale. There were 9 customers who all bought the same amount of baked goods. How many baked goods did each customer buy? 

Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve. 

Division

8 baked goods.

400

30 x 120

3600

500

What does the word quotient mean?

to divide

500

Three people showed up to the park each day of the week. How many people showed up to the park after 7 days?  Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

3 x 7 = 21

500

260 ÷ 6 = 

43r2

500

Mrs. Patience baked 10 cupcakes and each cupcake was 12 calories. How many calories are in the whole batch?

Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve.

Multiplication


120 calories.

500

42 x 7 =

294

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