Year 6 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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1.There are 7 boxes with 20 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 140 pencils
- 7 × 20 = 140
2.There are 3 boxes with 5 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 15 pencils
- 3 × 5 = 15
3.Oliver packs 79 muffins into bags of 5. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 15 full bags, 4 left over
- 79 ÷ 5 = 15 remainder 4
4.There are 7 boxes with 11 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 77 pencils
- 7 × 11 = 77
5.There are 4 boxes with 7 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 28 pencils
- 4 × 7 = 28
6.Zoe shares 72 lollies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 9 lollies each
- 72 ÷ 8 = 9
7.There are 8 boxes with 17 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 136 pencils
- 8 × 17 = 136
8.There are 3 boxes with 14 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 42 pencils
- 3 × 14 = 42
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