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Division Strategies
Mult/Div Word Problems
Unknowns
Area
100
Solve for 40 x 6 = ?
240
100
Write the division equation that is shown by the repeated subtraction.
24 - 6 = 18
18 - 6 = 12
12 - 6 = 6
6 - 6 = 0
24 ÷ 6 = 4
100
Joe put 5 pretzels in each bag. He made 5 bags. How many pretzels does Joe have in all?
5 x 5 = 25
100
Fill in the missing value to make the number sentence true.
3 x ? = 24
? = 8
100
4 x 5 = 20 sq units
200
Which basic fact can you use to multiply 7 x 80?
7 x 8
200
Which division equation is modeled by the array?
x x x x x
x x x x x
x x x x x
x x x x x
20 ÷ 4 = 5 or 20 ÷ 5 = 4
200
Jake has 30 dimes. He put 5 dimes in each pile. How many piles of dimes did Jake make?
30 ÷ 5 = 6
200
32 ÷ ? = 4
? = 8
200
What is the area of the figure?
3 x 5 = 15 sq units
300
There are 30 tennis players on the courts. Each player needs 3 tennis balls. How many tennis balls are needed?
30 x 3 = 90
300
Which problem has a quotient that is equal to 8? Use your strategies to solve.
a. 63 ÷ 9 = ?
b. 28 ÷ 4 = ?
c. 48 ÷ 6 = ?
d. 36 ÷ 4 = ?
c. 48 ÷ 6 = 8
300
A puppy weighs 4 pounds. A dog weighs 7 times as much as the puppy. How many pounds does the dog weigh?
4 x 7 = 28 pounds
300
Which equation is true when r = 8?
a. 4 = 24 ÷ r
b. 7 = 64 ÷ r
c. 7 = 49 ÷ r
d. 9 = 72 ÷ r
d. 72 ÷ 8 = 9
300
Find the total area using the distributive property.
(5 x 5) + (5 x 2) =
25 + 10 =
35
400
Which has a product of 360?
a. 4 x 90
b. 5 x 70
c. 6 x 50
d. 9 x 30
4 x 90
400
Seven teams participated in a basketball tournament. Each team had the same number of players. There were 49 players in all. How many players were on each team?
49 ÷ 7 = 7
400
A bear weighs 54 pounds. That is 6 times as much as a cub weighs. How many pounds does the cub weigh?
54 ÷ 6 = 9
400
What is the value of the unknown?
5 = n ÷ 3
15
400
Ben's bedroom is 8ft long and 7ft wide. Peter's bedroom is 9ft long and 6ft wide. Whose bedroom has the greater area?
Ben's 8ft x 7ft = 56 sq ft
500
Kayla bought 4 boxes of gold beads. Each box has 50 gold beads. She also bought 3 boxes of silver beads. Each box has 20 silver beads. How many more gold beads than silver beads did Kayla buy?
140 more gold beads
500
Which equation can you use to find the quotient of 24 ÷ 6?
a. 6 + 18 = 24
b. 8 x 3 = 24
c. 6 x 4 = 24
d. 12 x 2 = 24
c. 6 x 4 = 24
500
The school library has 97 books about space. John and 3 of his friends each check out 9 books. How many space books are still in the school library?
61 space books
500
What number is the solution to the equation below?
3 = B ÷ 9
B = 27
500
The cover of the book has an area of 42 sq in. The width of the book is 6 in. What is the length of the book?
7 in