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Solving Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Mathematics · Multiplication & Division · ages 8-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A 28 cm ribbon is cut into 4 cm pieces. How many pieces?

    • 6
    • 8
    • 24
    • 7

  2. There are 5 bags with 6 apples in each bag. How many apples altogether?

    • 35
    • 11
    • 30
    • 25

  3. 5 bags have 3 balls in each bag. Which operation finds how many balls in all?

    • Add 5 + 3
    • Multiply 5 x 3
    • Divide 5 / 3

  4. A 12-cm ribbon is cut into 4-cm pieces. Which operation finds how many pieces?

    • 12 x 4
    • 12 / 4
    • 12 - 4

  5. Noah solved 'How many 5 cm pieces from a 40 cm rope?' with 40 ÷ 5 = 8. Is his method right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  6. A 45-minute movie is split into 9-minute segments. How many segments are there?

    Answer: ______________

  7. Each ticket costs £7. What do 8 tickets cost?

    • £56
    • £54
    • £55
    • £57

  8. A shop packs 7 boxes with 12 pencils in each box. How many pencils?

    Answer: ______________

  9. Leo divided 36 / 4 = 9 to find the pieces, then multiplied 4 x 9 to check his answer. Is checking by multiplying back a good way to check division?

    Circle one:   True   False

  10. Ella says a 3 by 5 array holds 3 + 5 = 8 counters. Is Ella right?

    Circle one:   True   False

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Solving Multiplication and Division Word Problems W1-mt_Zdv-b-iW5K-s1

  1. 7 · 7 is right because 28 ÷ 4 = 7.
  2. 30 · 30 is right because 5 x 6 = 30.
  3. Multiply 5 x 3 · Equal groups asking for a total mean multiply: 5 x 3 = 15.
  4. 12 / 4 · You are finding how many 4-cm groups fit in 12 cm, so divide: 12 / 4 = 3.
  5. True · Noah is right: equal pieces means divide, and 40 ÷ 5 = 8.
  6. 5 · Divide the total time by the segment size: 45 / 9 = 5.
  7. £56 · £56 is right because 8 x 7 = 56.
  8. 84 · 7 x 12 = 84 pencils.
  9. True · Multiplying the pieces by the piece size should rebuild the total: 4 x 9 = 36.
  10. False · Ella is wrong: arrays multiply, so 3 x 5 = 15 counters.
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