Year 5 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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1.There are 6 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 48 pencils
- 6 × 8 = 48
2.Layla packs 53 muffins into bags of 9. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 5 full bags, 8 left over
- 53 ÷ 9 = 5 remainder 8
3.Mason shares 72 lollies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 9 lollies each
- 72 ÷ 8 = 9
4.Amelia packs 69 muffins into bags of 8. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 8 full bags, 5 left over
- 69 ÷ 8 = 8 remainder 5
5.Liam shares 45 lollies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 9 lollies each
- 45 ÷ 5 = 9
6.Jack packs 50 muffins into bags of 7. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 7 full bags, 1 left over
- 50 ÷ 7 = 7 remainder 1
7.Max packs 25 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 6 full bags, 1 left over
- 25 ÷ 4 = 6 remainder 1
8.There are 3 boxes with 10 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 30 pencils
- 3 × 10 = 30
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