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.There are 7 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 56 pencils
- 7 × 8 = 56
2.There are 8 boxes with 7 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 56 pencils
- 8 × 7 = 56
3.Zoe packs 28 muffins into bags of 5. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 5 full bags, 3 left over
- 28 ÷ 5 = 5 remainder 3
4.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
5.Liam shares 32 lollies equally between 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 8 lollies each
- 32 ÷ 4 = 8
6.There are 9 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 72 pencils
- 9 × 8 = 72
7.Kai shares 80 lollies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 10 lollies each
- 80 ÷ 8 = 10
8.Olivia packs 59 muffins into bags of 6. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 9 full bags, 5 left over
- 59 ÷ 6 = 9 remainder 5
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