Multiplication and Division Word Problems
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Multiplication Challenges
Order of Operations
Order of Operations word problems
100

Wilma bought 7 packs of baseball cards with 8 cards in each pack. How many baseball cards did she buy?

56 cards

100

(35 ÷ 7) X (20 - 17)

5 X 3 = 15

100

13 X 8 

13 X 8 = (10 X 8) + (3 X 8) = 80 + 24 = 104

100

(2 X 9) - 12 

18 - 12 = 6

100

A soccer coach brought 4 six packs of water bottles to practice. Her players drank 13 water bottles. How many water bottles were left after practice?

4 x 6 - 13 = 11 water bottles

200

Ally's little brother spend 7 minutes each night reading. If he read every day of the week, how many minutes did he read?

49 minutes

200

72 ÷ (8 X 3) 

72 ÷ 24 = 3

200

19 X 6

19 X 6 = (10 X 6) + (9 X 6) = 60 + 54 = 114

200

29 - (2 x 5)

29 - 10 = 19

200

Simon has a basket of 32 apples. He made 5 apple pies with 5 apples in EACH pie. How many apples were left after he baked his pies?

32 - (5 x 5) = 7 apples

32-25 = 7

300

Jeff sleeps 9 hours every school night. How many hours of sleep does he get during the SCHOOL week?

45 hours
300
20 - 5 X 2 

20 - 10 = 10

300

15 X 11

15 X 11 = (15 X 10) + (15 X 1) = 150 + 15 = 165

300

9 + (9 x 5) 

9 + 45 = 54

300

At her slumber party, Missy served 4 pizzas, each cut into 6 slices. Each girl at the party ate 3 slices, and there was no pizza left. How many girls were at the slumber party?

(4 x 6) ÷ 3 = 8 girls

400

There were 72 people in the movie theater. There are nine people in each row. How many rows of people were there?

8 rows

400

1 + 2 x 3 - 4

1 + 6 - 4 = 7 - 4 = 3
400

17 X 7

17 X 7 = (10 X 7) + (7 X 7) = 70 + 49 = 119

400

(3 x 5) - 15

15- 15 = 0
400

The 17 girls in Tina's scout troop and the 11 girls in Bonnie's scout troop posed together for a picture. They stood in 4 equal rows. How many girls were in each row?

(17 + 11) ÷ 4 = 7

28 ÷ 4 = 7 girls

500

Six friends picked 48 apples total. How many apples did each friend pick?

8 apples

500

8 - 20 ÷ 4

8 - 5 = 3

500

26 X 5

26 X 5 = (10 X 5) + (10 X 5) + (6 X 5) = 50 + 50 + 30 = 130

500

(42 ÷ 7) + 10

6 + 10 = 16

500

The 24 students in Ms. Adams' class and the 25 students in Mr. Chiappetta's class went to an art museum. They were divided into 7 equal tour groups. How many students were in each group?

(24 + 25) ÷ 7 = 7 students

49 ÷ 7 = 7 students