Vocabulary
Multiplication word problems
Division
Multiplication or Division?
Multiplication
100

What is the answer to a multiplication problem?

Product

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

18 ÷  9 = 

2

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. What was the operation CLUE word

Division

8 cups

100

800x6= 

4,800

200

What are the numbers called that you multiply together?

Factors

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

63/9

7

200

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

Is this Multiplication or Division? What was the operation CLUE word?

Multiplication

$68

200

9x9 =

81

300

What is the answer to a division problem?

Quotient

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

63 ÷ 7

9

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.  What was the operation CLUE word?

Division

6 hours. 

300

4x9

36

400

Division and Multiplication are what type of operations?

Inverse NOT OPPOSITE. will not accept OPPOSITE

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

21 ÷ 3 =

7

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.   What was the operation CLUE word?

Division

8 baked goods.

400

200x5

2,500

500

If you are looking for the product of an equation, you are doing what?

multiplying

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

DAILY DOUBLE. (double points not a wager)

100÷ 2= 

50

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.  What was the operation CLUE word?

Multiplication


120 calories.

500

300x6

1,800