Word Problems
There are 4 bunches of bananas. Each bunch has 5 bananas. How many bananas are there in all?
20
6 x 6 =
36
81 divided by 9 =
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?
Division
4 x 9 =
36
80 lemons are placed in groups of 10. How many groups of lemons are there?
8 groups
8 x 4 =
32
49 divided by 7 =
Jessie and Megan sold 34 cups for $2.00 a cup. How much money did they make?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
Multiplication
6 x 9 =
54
If 72 children are organized into a group of 9, how many groups of children would there be?
8
6 x 8 =
48
81 divided by 9 =
Jessie worked for 24 days and worked a total of 144 hours. How many hours did she work each day?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
Division
8 x 7 =
56
I have 2 yards of ribbon, how many feet do I have?
(hint: how many feet are in a yard)
6 feet of ribbon
9 x 8 =
72
63 divided by 7 =
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?
Division
3 x 12 =
36
George pays $6.00 a week on his phone, Bill pays 4 times that. How much does Bill pay for his phone a week?
$24.00
12 x 8 =
96
60 divided by 5 =
12
Mrs. Patience baked 24 cupcakes and each cupcake was 50 calories. How many calories are in the whole batch?
Is this Multiplication or Division?
Multiplication
11 x 8 =