3rd Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 3rd Grade problem solving & word problems worksheet.
3rd Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Show your work for each problem.
1.There are 9 boxes with 11 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 99 pencils
- 9 × 11 = 99
2.There are 3 boxes with 15 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 45 pencils
- 3 × 15 = 45
3.Noah shares 136 candies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 17 candies each
- 136 ÷ 8 = 17
4.Cooper shares 18 candies equally between 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 6 candies each
- 18 ÷ 3 = 6
5.There are 7 boxes with 12 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 84 pencils
- 7 × 12 = 84
6.Kai shares 128 candies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 16 candies each
- 128 ÷ 8 = 16
7.There are 9 boxes with 7 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 63 pencils
- 9 × 7 = 63
8.Jack packs 46 muffins into bags of 7. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 6 full bags, 4 left over
- 46 ÷ 7 = 6 remainder 4
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