Year 7 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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1.There are 3 boxes with 10 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 30 pencils
- 3 × 10 = 30
2.Olivia packs 25 muffins into bags of 3. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 8 full bags, 1 left over
- 25 ÷ 3 = 8 remainder 1
3.Hunter shares 40 lollies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 5 lollies each
- 40 ÷ 8 = 5
4.There are 4 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 32 pencils
- 4 × 8 = 32
5.Tom shares 80 lollies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 10 lollies each
- 80 ÷ 8 = 10
6.Priya packs 23 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 5 full bags, 3 left over
- 23 ÷ 4 = 5 remainder 3
7.Emma shares 28 lollies equally between 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 4 lollies each
- 28 ÷ 7 = 4
8.Oliver shares 30 lollies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 6 lollies each
- 30 ÷ 5 = 6
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