Division
Multiplication/Division Story Problems
Volume
Volume Story Problems
100

What is the answer to a division problem called?

quotient

100

Jina has put her coins into 4 stacks. Each stack has 20 coins. How many coins total are there? 

80

100

Given the following information, what is the volume of the figure?

L= 10 cm W= 6 cm H=5 cm

V= 300 cm3

100

A company makes wax candles in the shape of a rectangular prism. Each candle is 5 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. How much wax will they need to make 320 candles? 

51,200 in3

200

3200 / 4

800

200

Trey wants to play a game in which each player gets 5 cards. He has a total of 18 cards. How many people can play? How many cards will be remaining?


Number of people: 3

Number of cards: 3

200

Given the following information, what is the volume of the figure?

B= 15 in2  H= 4 in

V= 60 in3

200

A concrete foundation for a building has the shape of a rectangular prism. The foundation is 20 yards long, 15 yards wide, and 8 yards high. If concrete costs $16 per cubic yard, how much did the concrete cost for the foundation? 

$150

300

Solve 2,555 / 4. Write the answer and remainder separate.

Quotient: 638

Remainder: 3

Remainder as fraction: 3/4 (Bonus 50 points)

300

Henry needs 262 programs for the school play on Thursday. How many boxes of programs will he need, given that each box contains 35 programs? 

8 boxes

300

The solid below is made from cubes.
Find its volume.

40 in3

300

A company rents storage sheds shaped like rectangular prisms. Each shed is 9 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 11 feet tall. The rental cost is $3 per cubic foot. How much does it cost to rent one shed? 

$2079

400

Solve 1234 / 25

49 9/25

400

Alonzo has to carry 4,265 apples from a farm to the market. How many baskets will he need, given that each basket can hold 22 apples? 

194 baskets

400

The figure below shows a rectangular prism. One base of the prism is shaded. Write an expression to find the volume of the prism using its length, width, and height. 

2 x 7 x 8


400

A company makes concrete bricks shaped like rectangular prisms. Each brick is 10 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. If they used 18,000 inof concrete, how many bricks did they make? 

50 bricks

500

Solve 6785 / 46. Simplify

147 1/2

500

Ravi has 12 shelves on each bookshelf. He has 5 bookcases in all. He can put 24 stickers on each shelf. How many How many stickers can fit on each bookshelf? How many stickers can he fit on all 5 bookshelves? 

Each bookshelf: 288 stickers

All bookshelves: 1,440 stickers

500

The volume of a figure is 1088 ft 3. The length and width are the same measurement and the height is 17 ft. What is the length and width?

L= 8 ft

W= 8 ft

500

A company makes wax candles shaped like rectangular prisms. Each candle is 5 mm long, 3 mm wide, and 10 mm tall. If the company used 3900 mm3 of wax, how many candles did they make? 

26 candles