Year 5 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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1.There are 9 boxes with 4 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 36 pencils
- 9 × 4 = 36
2.There are 5 boxes with 7 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 35 pencils
- 5 × 7 = 35
3.Sienna packs 29 muffins into bags of 3. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 9 full bags, 2 left over
- 29 ÷ 3 = 9 remainder 2
4.Zoe shares 45 lollies equally between 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 15 lollies each
- 45 ÷ 3 = 15
5.Jack packs 125 muffins into bags of 8. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 15 full bags, 5 left over
- 125 ÷ 8 = 15 remainder 5
6.There are 5 boxes with 10 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 50 pencils
- 5 × 10 = 50
7.There are 5 boxes with 4 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 20 pencils
- 5 × 4 = 20
8.There are 4 boxes with 4 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 16 pencils
- 4 × 4 = 16
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