5th Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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Show your work for each problem.
1.There are 5 boxes with 9 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 45 pencils
- 5 × 9 = 45
2.Grace shares 24 candies equally between 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 4 candies each
- 24 ÷ 6 = 4
3.There are 6 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 48 pencils
- 6 × 8 = 48
4.There are 6 boxes with 4 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 24 pencils
- 6 × 4 = 24
5.Ava packs 39 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 9 full bags, 3 left over
- 39 ÷ 4 = 9 remainder 3
6.There are 3 boxes with 5 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 15 pencils
- 3 × 5 = 15
7.There are 9 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 54 pencils
- 9 × 6 = 54
8.Jayden shares 81 candies equally between 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 9 candies each
- 81 ÷ 9 = 9
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