Pass the Oranges!
James has 12 oranges, and he wants to share them with Myla. How many oranges will each person get if he shares them equally? Equation: 12 ÷ 2 = __
Each person gets 6 oranges.
10
Sofia has 18 needles and wants to share them equally between 3 sewing boxes. How many needles go in each box?
18 ÷ 3 = 6 needles per box
Emma has 10 Needohs and wants to share them equally with 2 friends. How many Needohs does each friend get?
10 ÷ 2 = 5 Needohs per friend
6 divided by 1/2
12
James shares his oranges with 3 people in total (himself and 2 friends). If each person gets 4 oranges, how many oranges does he have altogether?
3×4=12
This is multiplication because it’s about 3 groups of 4 oranges each, not dividing a total, even though the original problem could be seen as division.
20 divided by 4=
5
Each sewing kit needs 6 needles. If a tailor has 18 needles, how many sewing kits can he make?
number of kits × needles per kit=total needles
The tailor can make 3 sewing kits
Multiplication describes “groups of equal size". Here, each kit is a group with 6 needles, and there are x such groups. The problem asks for how many groups (kits) will make up the total, which is naturally written as a multiplication equation
Sadie has 3 friends. She gives each friend 6 Needohs. How many Needohs does she give out in total?
Sadie gives out 18 Needohs
This is multiplication because it’s about 3 groups of 6 Needohs each, not splitting a total, which would be division
6 divided by 1/6
36
James has 12 oranges and wants to share them with 3 friends at his lunch table, but he also wants to keep some for himself. If he shares the oranges equally among the 4 people (himself + 3 friends), how many oranges does each person get?
12 divided by 4= 3 oranges per person
20 divided by 5=
4
Maria has 18 needles and wants to split them evenly among 2 friends. How many needles does each friend get?
18 ÷ 2 = 9 needles per friend
Sophia has 24 Needohs and splits them evenly among 4 friends. How many Needohs does each friend get?
24 ÷ 4 = 6 Needohs per friend
12 divided by 1/4
48
James wants to give 1 orange to each of 12 people at his lunch table (himself plus 11 friends). How many oranges does he need in total?
12x1=12
James needs 12 oranges in total.
This is multiplication because it’s about 12 groups of 1 orange each, not splitting a total, even though it could also be solved with division.
20 divided by 20=
1
A sewing class has 18 needles and 9 students. If each student gets the same number, how many needles does each student get?
18 ÷ 9 = 2 needles
Olivia has 5 friends. She gives each friend 6 Needohs. How many Needohs does she give out in total?
Olivia gave out 30 Needohs
This is multiplication because it shows 5 groups of 6 Needohs each, not splitting a total, which would be division
8 divided by 1/8
64
James has 12 oranges and wants to share them with everyone at his lunch table and the table next to him. If he gives half an orange to each person, how many people can get oranges?
12 ÷ 1/2 = 24. James can make 24 orange halves, so 24 people can each get half an orange.
20 divided by 1/2=
40
Each project gets ½ of a needle. Liam makes 18 projects. How many needles does he use in total?
18×1/2=9
This is multiplication because it’s about 18 groups of ½ needle each, not splitting a total, which would be division.
A class has 36 Needohs and wants to share them evenly among 6 friends. How many Needohs does each friend get?
36 ÷ 6 = 6 Needohs per friend
20 divided by 1/5
100