Writing Equations
Division
2 step word problems
Multiplication or Division
100

Ben has 18 erasers. He separates them equally into 2 different piles. Write a division equation that gives the number of marbles in each bag.

18 ÷ 2 = 9

100

There are 28 kids on a soccer team. The coach puts them in 7 equal groups. How many kids are in each group?

4

100

Tim buys 4 cookies and 3 waters. He spends $21. If the items are all the same price, how much does each item cost?

$3 

100

Daniel wrote three equations. 

30 = ? × 5 

50 ÷ 10 = ? 

? × ? = 25

What number will make all of Daniel's equations true?

? = 5

200

Jenny needs to put 4 toys in each box. She has 24 toys. Write an equation that shows how many boxes Jenny can fill.  

24 ÷  4 = 6

200

Peter has 42 fidget toys. He gives the same number of toys to each of his 6 friends. How many toys does Peter give to each friend?

7 toys

200

Joanne has 80 dollars. She buys 6 stuffed animals for 6 dollars each. How much money does she have left?

$44

200

The art teachers at Oliver′s school need 9 boxes of paint. Each box has 30 paint jars. How many paint jars do the teachers need?

270 paint jars

300

Sal buys 12 stickers to share with his friends. He wants to give 3 stickers to each friend. Which equation can Sal use to figure out how many friends he can give stickers to?

a. 3 ÷ 12 = 4

b. 12 x 12 = 124

c. 12 ÷  3 = 4

d. 12 x 3 = 36


c. 12 ÷ 3 = 4

300

10 ÷ 0 = ?

a. 0

b. not possible

c. 10

d. 11

b. not possible

300

Kenny has 4 piles of Yu-Gi-Oh cards with 6 cards in each pile. He wants to share his cards with 3 friends. How many cards will each friend get?

8 cards

300

Write true or false for each set of equations.

a. 0 x 5 = 4 ÷ 4 

b. 42 ÷ 7 = 6 ÷ 1

c. 4 x 7 = 3 x 8

d. 0 x 9 = 0 ÷ 3


a. false

b. true

c. false

d. true

400

Ginny wrote a multiplication and a division fact for the array below. Select all of the equations that show a fact Ginny could have written.

O O O O O O O

O O O O O O O

a. 7 x 2 = 14

b. 6 x 2 = 12

c. 16 ÷ 8 = 2

d. 14 ÷ 7 = 2

e. 12 ÷  6 = 2


a. 7 x 2 = 14

d. 14 ÷ 7 = 2

400

A group of objects is divided into 2 equal groups and there are no objects left over. Is the total number of objects even or odd?

even

400

Rachel has $30. She buys a dog toy for 14 dollars. She also wants to buy dog treats for $4 dollars each. How many dog treats can she buy?

4 dog treats

400

Lexi is trying to find 8 ÷ 0. He says the answer is 8 because 8 × 0 = 8. Is Lexi right?

Lexi is not correct. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0. It is not possible to divide by 0.

500

Look at the multiplication fact 7 x 2 = 14 Which of these is a way to rewrite the product in it?

a. (7 x 2) + (7 x 2)

b. (5 x 2) + (2 x 2)

c. (1 x 1) + (6 x 1)

d. (2 x 1) + (5 x 1)

b. (5 x 2) + (2 x 2)

500

What is the value of the ?

? ÷ 353 = 0

? = 0

500

Joy and Teddi wanted to go to the zoo. Each ticket cost $30. They have 75 dollars. How much money will they have left to spend at the zoo, after buying their tickets?

$15.

500

Select all of the expressions that are equal to 6 x 80. 

A. (6 x 8) x 10 

B. 3 x (3 x 80) 

C. 3 x 90 

D. 3 x (2 x 80) 

E. 6 x (3 x 20)

A. (6 x 8) x 10 

D. 3 x (2 x 80) 

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