Year 4 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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1.Cooper shares 72 lollies equally between 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 8 lollies each
- 72 ÷ 9 = 8
2.There are 5 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 30 pencils
- 5 × 6 = 30
3.Max packs 39 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 9 full bags, 3 left over
- 39 ÷ 4 = 9 remainder 3
4.There are 7 boxes with 10 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 70 pencils
- 7 × 10 = 70
5.There are 9 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 72 pencils
- 9 × 8 = 72
6.There are 5 boxes with 5 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 25 pencils
- 5 × 5 = 25
7.Archie packs 39 muffins into bags of 6. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 6 full bags, 3 left over
- 39 ÷ 6 = 6 remainder 3
8.There are 4 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 24 pencils
- 4 × 6 = 24
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