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Multiplication word problems
Division
Multiplication or Division?
Multiplication
100

64 x 3

192

100

Andrew collected 12 coins each day. How many coins did he collect in 3 days? Give the multiplication sentence with the answer  

3 x 12 = 36 coins

100

81 ÷  9 = 

9

100

Erica bought 24 candies and put 3 pieces of candy in one cup. How many cups will she need to use all of the candy?

Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve the problem. 

Division

8 cups

100

8 x 342

2736

200

54 ÷ 9

6

200

5 athletes ran 3 laps each. How many laps were run in total by the athletes? 

Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

5 x 3 = 15 laps

200

30 ÷  3

10

200

Jolene and Brynne sold 34 cups for $2.00 a cup. How much money did they make? 

Is this Multiplication or Division?

Multiplication

$68

200

125 x 7 =

875

300

93 x 3

279

300

William, James, and Gavin each won 2 gold medals during Track and Field. How many gold medals did they win in total? 

Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

3 x 2 = 6 gold medals


300

633 ÷ 3 = 

211

300

Alex worked for 24 days and worked a total of 144 hours. How many hours did he work each day?

Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve. 

Division

6 hours. 

300

28 x 54= 

1512

400

35 ÷ 5

7

400

9 students won 2 free ice creams each from the Snack Shack. How many ice creams were won?  

Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

9 x 2 = 18

400

324 ÷ 2 =

162

400

There were 72 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

8 baked goods.

400

30 x 120

3600

500

45 x 7

315

500

Three people showed up to the park each day of the week. How many people showed up to the park after 7 days?  

Give the multiplication sentence with the answer

3 x 7 = 21

500

260 ÷ 6 = 

43r2

500

Isabelle baked 10 cupcakes and each cupcake was 12 calories. How many calories are in the whole batch?

Is this Multiplication or Division? Solve.

Multiplication


120 calories.

500

42 x 7 =

294