Multiplication + Division Word Problems
Lailah has 8 cupcakes. Each cupcake has 8 sprinkles. How many sprinkles are on the cupcakes in all?
64
Santa left the North Pole at 11:00 and rode for one hours to Bartlett, TN. What time did he arrive?
12:00
The number of drummers drumming plus the number of geese-a-laying.
12 + 6 = 18
Lucy wants to buy her mother a new cookie cutter. She has $4 and the cookie cutter costs $4.50. Enough money or not enough money?
Not enough money
What food should you leave out for Santa?
Milk and cookies
Patty baked 20 chocolate chip cookies for her 4 children. If the cookies are divided equally among her 4 children, how many cookies will each child get?
5
Rudolph left his stable to get to the reindeer airport at 10:00. He had to travel for 15 minutes to get there. What time did he arrive at the reindeer airport?
10:15
The number of ladies dancing minus the number of calling birds
9 - 4 = 5
Gabe returned a coat that cost $10. When he returned it, they gave him $8 because he didn't have his receipt. How much money did he lose?
True or false: All snowflakes are identical
False
There are 9 students in the class and 63 peanuts. If the peanuts are divided equally among the students, how many does each student get?
7
The reindeers flew for 3 hours all around the world. They started at 12:30. What time did they finish?
3:30
The number of lords-a-leaping divided by the number of golden rings
10 / 5 = 2
Jason bought his sister a new bag. He paid $3.75 for it with $5. How much change does he have left?
$1.25
In the song "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch", what are the three words that best describe him?
Stink, stank, stunk
A fruit basket has 6 apples, 4 oranges, and 5 bananas. If you buy 3 of these baskets, how many pieces of fruit do you have in total?
45
The elf started making a doll at 11:00 and finished making it at 3:00. How long did he work on the doll?
4 hours
The number of pipers piping multiplied by the number of french hens
11 x 3 = 33
Rosie has $28.90. Her father gives her $45 more for Christmas. How much does Rosie have now?
$73.90
Name all of Santa's reindeer
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
Carla purchased a total of 147 mini-croissants from a local bakery to sell at the cafe. If she plans on selling the mini-croissants in packs of 4, how many croissant packs can she sell? How many will she have left over?
36 with 3 left over
Santa planned to take off at 11:30 on Christmas Eve. But oh no! He was supposed to leave 45 minutes earlier! What time was he actually supposed to take off?
10:45
The number of drummers drumming multiplied by the number of swans-a-swimming, then divided by the number of turtle doves.
12 x 7 = 84, 84/2 = 42
Zach wants to get his mother and father a gift certificate for Outback Steakhouse. He wants to get a $25 gift certificate with two $20 bills. How much change would he get?
$15
What is the biggest selling Christmas song of all time?
"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby