Multiplication word problems
Keyla collected 8 coins each day. How many coins did she collect in 3 days? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer
8 x 3 = 24 coins
81 divided by 9 =
9
Evan bought packages of 24 candy and put 3 pieces of candy in one cup. How many cups will he need to use all of the packages of candy?
Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve the problem.
Division
8 cups
10x9=
90
Joel had 6 cookies. He wanted to split them with his friend. How many cookies can Joel and his friend each get?
6 divided by 2 equals 3.
5 athletes ran 3 laps each. How many laps were run in all by the athletes? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer
5 x 3 = 15
30 divided by 3 =
10
Jessie and Megan sold 8 cups for $5.00 a cup. How much money did they make?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
Multiplication
$40
9 x 5 =
Ellie had 25 stickers. She wants to give 5 of her friends the same amount of stickers. How many stickers can each friend get?
25 divided by 5 equals 5.
Mr. Aiden, Mrs. Lila, and Mr. Shawn each taught 6 online class. How many classes did they teach altogether? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer
3 x 6 = 18
35 divided by 7 =
5
Jessie worked for 7 days and worked a total of 42 hours. How many hours did she work each day?
Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve.
Division
6 hours.
7 x 4 =
28
A baker made 45 pies. They want to put 5 pies in a box. How many boxes will they need?
45 divided by 9 equals 5.
9 students won 4 free ice creams from the Snack Shack. How many ice creams were won? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer
9 x 4 = 36
72 divided by 8 =
9
There were 54 baked goods for a bake sale. There were 9 customers who all bought the same amount of baked goods. How many baked goods did each customer buy?
Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve.
Division
6 baked goods.
6 x 6
36
A teacher wants to organize pencils. They have 63 pencils and wants to put them into groups of 7. How many groups will they have?
63 divided by 7 equals 9.
Nine people showed up to the park every day. How many people showed up to the park after a week? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer
9 x 7 = 63
120 divided by 12 =
10
Mrs. Patience baked 10 cupcakes and each cupcake was 15 calories. How many calories are in the whole batch?
Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve.
Multiplication
150 calories.
11 x 5 =
55
Ringo has 50 treats. Ms. Swanson gives him 2 treats a day. How many days will all of the treats last?
50 divided 2 equals 25.