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 4 boxes with 10 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 40 pencils
- 4 × 10 = 40
2.Mia packs 22 muffins into bags of 3. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 7 full bags, 1 left over
- 22 ÷ 3 = 7 remainder 1
3.Noah packs 24 muffins into bags of 5. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 4 full bags, 4 left over
- 24 ÷ 5 = 4 remainder 4
4.Archie packs 35 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 8 full bags, 3 left over
- 35 ÷ 4 = 8 remainder 3
5.Cooper shares 40 lollies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 8 lollies each
- 40 ÷ 5 = 8
6.Aisha shares 18 lollies equally between 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 6 lollies each
- 18 ÷ 3 = 6
7.Amelia shares 50 lollies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 10 lollies each
- 50 ÷ 5 = 10
8.Emma packs 39 muffins into bags of 7. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 5 full bags, 4 left over
- 39 ÷ 7 = 5 remainder 4
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