Word Problems
What is the answer to a multiplication problem?
Product
795 x 9
7,155
544/8
68
Evan bought packages of 24 cups and put 3 pieces of candy in each cup. How many packages did he buy?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
8 packages
Division
236/ 4
59
What are the numbers called that you multiply together?
Factors
56 x 92
5,152
368/9
40r8
Jessie and Megan sold 34 cups for $2.00 a cup. How much money did they make?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
$68.00
Multiplication
480/8
60
Lily has 42 strawberries. She shares them equally among 6 friends.
How many strawberries does each friend get?
7 strawberries
83 x 44
3,652
49r1
Jessie worked for 12 days and worked a total of 144 hours. How many hours did she work each day?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
12 hours
Division
918/12
76 R5
There are 275 books to be placed on shelves. Each shelf holds 9 books.
How many full shelves can be filled, and how many books will be left?
30r5
759 x 52
39,468
385/12
32 R1
There were 140 baked goods for a bake sale. There were 70 customers who all bought the same amount of baked goods. How many baked goods did each customer buy?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
2 baked goods
Division
884/3
294 r2
230 students are going on a field trip. Each bus can carry 27 students.
How many full buses are needed?
9 buses
630 x 53
33,390
1,322/18
73 r8
Mrs. Patience baked 5 cupcakes and each cupcake was 50 calories. How many calories are in the whole batch?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
250 Calories
Multiplication
950/25
38