Vocabulary
Multiplication
Division
Word Problems
100

What is the answer to a multiplication problem?

product

100
56 x 8
448
100
72 ÷ 8
9
100
Nancy has 25 books. Sara has 5 times more books than Nancy. How many books does Sara have ?
125 books
200
What is the name for the numbers being multiplied together?
factors
200
734 x 4
2,936
200
85 ÷ 5
17
200
Sara has 49 orange balloons and 17 blue balloons. Sally has 5 times more orange balloons than Sara. How many orange balloons does Sally have?
245 orange balloons
300

What is the name of the number you divide by?

divisor

300
3,834 x 8
30,672
300
365 ÷ 2
182 r 1
300
There are 43 calories in a candy bar. How many calories are there in 41 candy bars ?
1,763 calories
400

What is the name for the number that is dividing into another number?

dividend

400
12 x 74
888
400

835 ÷ 10

83 r 5

400

Tom was at the beach for five days and found 18 seashells and 38 starfish. He plans to divide equally as many starfish as he can to his 4 friends and keep the remainder for himself. How many starfish will Tom get?

2 starfish

500

What is the answer to a division problem?

quotient

500
78 x 94
7,332
500

602 ÷ 28

21 r 14

500

Tom bought 5 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 47 cards left. How many cards did Tom start with ?

89 baseball cards