5's
10's
Word Problems
Unknown Number
Inverse Operation
100

40 ÷ 5 = ____

8

100

50 ÷ 10 = ____

5

100

Rhianna puts 10cm of ribbon on each present. She uses 30cm of ribbon altogether. How many presents has she wrapped?

She has wrapped 3 presents.

30 ÷ 10 = 3

100

___ ÷ 5 = 8

40 

100

What is the inverse operation of 2 x 6 = 12?

(12 ÷ 6 = 2) or (12 ÷ 2 = 6)

200

35 ÷ 5 = ___

7

200

60 ÷ 10 = ___

6

200

A baker puts five cakes into each box. How many boxes can she fill if she bakes 45 cakes?

She can fill 9 boxes. 

45 ÷ 5 = 9

200

70 ÷ ____ = 7

10

200

What is the inverse operation of 10 x 8 = 80?

(80 ÷ 10 = 8) or (10 ÷ 8 = 10)

300

100 ÷ 5 = ___

20

300

200 ÷ 10 = ____

20

300

Ms. Sandin needed 70 donuts. The donuts were sold in packs of 10. How many packs of donuts does Ms. Sandin need to buy?

She needs 7 packs of donuts. 

70 ÷ 10 = 7

300

___ ÷ 5 = 50

250 

300

What is the inverse operation of 6 x 5 = 30?

(30 ÷ 5 = 6) or (30 ÷ 6 = 5)

400

500 ÷ 5 = ___

100

400

90 ÷ ___ = 10

9

400

Emily has 55 Valentine's to give away. She wants to give each of her friends 5 Valentine's. How many friends will she be able to give Valentine's to? 

She can give 5 Valentine's to 11 of her friends. 

55 ÷ 5 = 11

400

___ = 500 ÷ 5

100

400

What is the inverse operation of 300 ÷ 10 = ___? 

(10 x 30 = 300) or (30 x 10 = 300) 

500

65 ÷ 5 = ___

13

500

___ ÷ 10 = 60

600

500

There are 850 students at the school. Each classroom has 10 students in it. How many classrooms are there? 

There are 85 classrooms in the school.

850 ÷ 10 = 85

500

200 = ___ ÷ 5

1,000

500

What is the inverse operation of 75 ÷ ___ = 15

(15 x 5 = 75) or (5 x 15 = 75)