Year 6 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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Show your working for each problem.
1.There are 7 boxes with 4 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 28 pencils
- 7 × 4 = 28
2.There are 4 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 32 pencils
- 4 × 8 = 32
3.There are 4 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 24 pencils
- 4 × 6 = 24
4.Zoe packs 27 muffins into bags of 5. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 5 full bags, 2 left over
- 27 ÷ 5 = 5 remainder 2
5.There are 8 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 48 pencils
- 8 × 6 = 48
6.There are 7 boxes with 9 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 63 pencils
- 7 × 9 = 63
7.Jack shares 25 lollies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 5 lollies each
- 25 ÷ 5 = 5
8.Zoe shares 40 lollies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 5 lollies each
- 40 ÷ 8 = 5
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