Year 6 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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1.Max packs 34 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 8 full bags, 2 left over
- 34 ÷ 4 = 8 remainder 2
2.Max packs 35 muffins into bags of 8. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 4 full bags, 3 left over
- 35 ÷ 8 = 4 remainder 3
3.There are 3 boxes with 5 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 15 pencils
- 3 × 5 = 15
4.There are 7 boxes with 5 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 35 pencils
- 7 × 5 = 35
5.Amelia packs 41 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 10 full bags, 1 left over
- 41 ÷ 4 = 10 remainder 1
6.There are 4 boxes with 4 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 16 pencils
- 4 × 4 = 16
7.There are 7 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 56 pencils
- 7 × 8 = 56
8.Layla packs 39 muffins into bags of 8. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 4 full bags, 7 left over
- 39 ÷ 8 = 4 remainder 7
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