Year 6 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — 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.Max shares 80 lollies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 16 lollies each
- 80 ÷ 5 = 16
2.Aisha shares 135 lollies equally between 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 15 lollies each
- 135 ÷ 9 = 15
3.Olivia packs 82 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 20 full bags, 2 left over
- 82 ÷ 4 = 20 remainder 2
4.There are 9 boxes with 20 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 180 pencils
- 9 × 20 = 180
5.There are 5 boxes with 7 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 35 pencils
- 5 × 7 = 35
6.There are 6 boxes with 18 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 108 pencils
- 6 × 18 = 108
7.There are 5 boxes with 13 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 65 pencils
- 5 × 13 = 65
8.There are 9 boxes with 16 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 144 pencils
- 9 × 16 = 144
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