5th Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade problem solving & word problems worksheet.
5th Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Show your work for each problem.
1.There are 4 boxes with 20 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 80 pencils
- 4 × 20 = 80
2.There are 4 boxes with 15 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 60 pencils
- 4 × 15 = 60
3.Kai shares 136 candies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 17 candies each
- 136 ÷ 8 = 17
4.There are 3 boxes with 15 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 45 pencils
- 3 × 15 = 45
5.Zoe shares 140 candies equally between 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 20 candies each
- 140 ÷ 7 = 20
6.Isla shares 40 candies equally between 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 10 candies each
- 40 ÷ 4 = 10
7.Hunter packs 29 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 7 full bags, 1 left over
- 29 ÷ 4 = 7 remainder 1
8.Ethan shares 18 candies equally between 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 6 candies each
- 18 ÷ 3 = 6
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