Year 6 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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1.Ava packs 16 muffins into bags of 3. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 5 full bags, 1 left over
- 16 ÷ 3 = 5 remainder 1
2.There are 6 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 36 pencils
- 6 × 6 = 36
3.Olivia shares 49 lollies equally between 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 7 lollies each
- 49 ÷ 7 = 7
4.Olivia shares 60 lollies equally between 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 10 lollies each
- 60 ÷ 6 = 10
5.Leo shares 25 lollies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 5 lollies each
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5
6.Tom packs 14 muffins into bags of 3. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 4 full bags, 2 left over
- 14 ÷ 3 = 4 remainder 2
7.Lucas shares 30 lollies equally between 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 5 lollies each
- 30 ÷ 6 = 5
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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