5th Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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 8 boxes with 17 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 136 pencils
- 8 × 17 = 136
2.Ethan packs 103 muffins into bags of 6. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 17 full bags, 1 left over
- 103 ÷ 6 = 17 remainder 1
3.Mason shares 90 candies equally between 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 15 candies each
- 90 ÷ 6 = 15
4.Mason packs 66 muffins into bags of 9. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 7 full bags, 3 left over
- 66 ÷ 9 = 7 remainder 3
5.Amelia packs 33 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 8 full bags, 1 left over
- 33 ÷ 4 = 8 remainder 1
6.Olivia shares 85 candies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 17 candies each
- 85 ÷ 5 = 17
7.Isla shares 72 candies equally between 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 12 candies each
- 72 ÷ 6 = 12
8.Olivia shares 48 candies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 6 candies each
- 48 ÷ 8 = 6
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